Open Site Explorer vs. Linkscape... without mozRank passed how do you measure link value?
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Hi all,
Since Linkscape was retired we've been struggling without the mozRank passed data for our competitor research. However, I've read that it wasn't a particularly reliable metric to go on so my question is: what makes a link more valuable, in your opinion?
I'm trying to work out the relation between Page Authority / Domain Authority / Number of Links etc., ideally to come up with some form of ranking system where we can say:
Overall link value = ( (A x Page Authority) x (B x Domain Authority) x (C x Number of Links) ) / Number of Linking Domains
or something like that. Is this a good way to go about it? What do you guys look at when using the OSE data?
Thanks in advance for your help!
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Page authority and domain authority are worked out using an algorithm based on other metrics including MozRank, MozTrust, number of links, etc.
I tend to use domain authority as a good measure for an entire site when finding links and as it's based on more factors than MozRank alone, I personally find it more useful.
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