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Steve,

Thank you for sharing this.

That's a great location but it seems like most of the info there is pretty spread out in regards to my question. I was interested in figuring out if the number of external link on a site will influence their own reputation, and how.

For example, if site A has 500 external link, and site B has 1000 - and assuming all other metrics are the same for both sites - which one should I try to pursue as far as getting an external link to my own site (i.e. which has the highest SEO value for me)?

Also, I am assuming that when a site has 500 external links, that is 500 external links going out (not coming in).

Hi all!

After using the "Compare Links Metrics" in the research tools, a few questions popped up. Particularly, in regards to what key metrics to look for when determining if a websites outbound links are trustworthy and may pass Link-juice. Basically, "if my link is put on that website, will search engines trust it"? I've copied an example below and typed a few comments next to particular metrics.  Please share some insight them:

Page Authority: 48

Page MozRank: 4.94 -Is 4.94 considered OK?

Page MozTrust: 4.96 -Is 4.96 considered OK?

Internal Equity-Passing Links: 2,819

External Equity-Passing Links: 2,326 -Lower = better?

Total Equity-Passing Links: 5,145

Total Internal Links: 2,844

Total External Links: 2,383 - Lower = better?

Total Links: 5,227

Followed Linking Root Domains: 88

Total Linking Root Domains: 129

Linking C Blocks: 30

Equity-Passing Links vs
Non-Equity-Passing Links:** I am assuming that the higher the Non-equity passing links VS the Equity passing links is typically better? What would be an idea ratio?**

Internal Links vs
External Links: Lower external = better?

Good afternoon & Happy Friday!

I've ran into the following disclosure multiple times on different blogs. It seems to me like it would be a red flag and counter productive for both the blogger and the brand sending the samples as "free samples" are subject to google link scheming.

Am I correct? What are your thoughts on bloggers using this disclaimer in regards to SEO?

Disclosure: Some of these products were samples provided to me to try. Opinions and the choice to review are 100% my own! I was not financially compensated for writing this blog post. This post contains affiliate links.

Thanks for the answer guys. I would agree guest posting like all other tactics might not work is abused or over-done.

But is the strategy is only post the unique articles ones, how much of it can be borrowed into another article while still maintaining it's "unique" factor? ex: 0% 50%, 80%,  etc.

Good morning Moz community

What do you guys think would be the best practice as a starting blogger offering guest articles to other 3rd party blogs when it comes to building up my own website's SEO points (assuming I have a link in the guest article to my website).

1. If I have the opportunity to post the guest article on two+ different blogs, should I go for it?

-OR-

2. Only post the article on one specific blog and write a different one for the others?

In a world with unlimited resources, the latter option would prevail, but considering that it takes time to write, what would you recommend if I am trying to build my websites SERPs?

Carlos

Good day all,

We are entertaining the idea of changing the Domain Name & Brand Name for straplessfashion.com. While still in development, the website sells women undergarments.

We did some survey research and it seems that women (age 18-40) really liked either "Demi's Dream" or "Almost Skin" as a good name. More specifically, Almost Skin seems to be the more popular choice over "Demi's Dream". I think "Almost Skin" catches attention quicker and may work best in PPC. However, when personalizing a brand name is considered, "Demi's Dream" might be the best choice.

Would you please offer your advise on which of these two names might be the best for a new Domain and Brand name for the website mentioned above? Which would convert better?

Thank you for your help.

Carlos

Thanks Andy & Cyrus,

So what would one need to look out for; the SEO keyword visibility and their trends?

Also, if a website is penalized, would it be penalized entirely across all keywords or just for the applicable keyword(s)?

Carlos

Thanks for that Andy,

How would I be able to take a look at a website's SERPs and also compare it to others?

Carlos

Hi all

What would be a good way to track weather a website is doing good or bad in regards to link-building in google's eyes? Is the Domain Authority the best credential?

If a website is penalized for link-building schemes, would it reflect on the Domain Authority shown in Moz Analytics? What other Moz score would reflect this scenario?

Best regards & Thank you for your help.

Carlos