Why my competitors posts rank well if those posts have lower SEOMoz?
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Hello SEOMoz forum!
I have a smart phone related blog, but it's not publish new related posts. I saw that most of my competitors rank well than me, even if they don't have a higher rank on SEOMoz (PA and DA). Most of their post's SEOMoz PA rank is lower than (1-5), but similar post on my blog have higher PA rank (10-15.
Thanks!
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No worries! It's a question that often comes up. I found I was answering it by typing out long answers each time so I wrote the Moz post specifically for this type of question. It's good to have as a reference and it's understandable that you may not have found it.
Glad to help!
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Thank you matt your quick reply!
Yes, that post explain it well. Looks like I posted it without searching.
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Hi Chathuranga,
This is a fairly common question on the forums. When we see the Moz metrics, we assume that better numbers mean you should rank higher but Google uses a couple hundred ranking factors and Domain Authority and Page Authority are not the whole story.
I did write a whole post about it here:
http://www.seomoz.org/blog/going-beyond-moz-metrics-to-answer-why-is-this-site-outranking-me
Hope that helps!
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