How much Page Authority passes?
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Hi,
I have a little question maybe you Mozers can solve me.
I have a friend has a website, highly reputated (Page Authority 73 / Domain Authority 69), actually my website its a 30/17 score. Just have 6 domains roots linking to me.
My question is, how much of that linkjuice will pass to me in numbers?
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Hi Daniel,
Disclaimer: I'm not a data scientist and can't speak to the mathematically specifics of how much "juice" a particular link will pass in terms of Moz Metrics (Domain Authorithy, Page Authority, MozTrust) but I can tell you the answer depends on several variables, including but not limited to:
- Specific authority metrics of the linking page
- Number of links on the page
And from Google's point of view especially, factors such as the position of the link on the page, relevance of the page/domain and anchor text are just a few considerations at play.
In fact, beyond the pure mathematically calculations, there are literally dozens of factors that determine the value of link. For a good introduction to the subject, one of my all-time favorite blog posts was written by my boss Rand:
http://moz.com/blog/10-illustrations-on-search-engines-valuation-of-links
Hope this helps!
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You could also try and build absolutely zero more links after this date and see the change. Tongue firmly in cheek
- Mike's answer is correct.
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There are so many factors that go into play when figuring out how much a certain link will benefit your SEO. I wouldn't look to quantify it if I was you. Just be happy that your friend shared some link love. Maybe you should buy him a Coke!
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