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Hi there @adrianTNT
Sorry for the confusion, we have new shiny methods to call DA being released shortly, until then you can use the current V2 API - https://moz.com/help/links-api/making-calls/url-metrics
We have more info on using the Moz API and limits here https://moz.com/help/links-api
@cupll-rs1
This is a good list, if we can expand beyond 10, I would also add
Dr Pete Meyers - Owner of Mozcast, data marekting scientist and Dr of the SERPs
Britney Muller - AI consultant and course instructor, well known for making incredible AI workflows and courses
Chima Mmeje - Founder of Zenith copy and current Moz marketing manager, incredible social media presence, conference talks on personal branding content marketing
@Tourizee Hi there, it's always tricky to out compete high authority domains like Yelp. But there are some basic rules you can follow to improve your chances, like listing your store locations and making sure your Google business Profile ( GBP) links to your landing page targeting that city.
Amanda Jordan has some great videos on optimizing local landing pages
https://moz.com/blog/create-local-landing-pages-whiteboard-friday
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibdAegmk57Q
I think the most important thing here is for you to give yourself a crash course in Local SEO. This is a good place to start: https://moz.com/learn/local
I hope this helps!
@monika_rawat
Spam Score is calculated based on 27 flags that we identified that correlate with spamminess, that means that Spam Score is based on your own site and its features, setup, and content. To reduce your Spam Score you need to work on improving your site. Please follow our guide on investigating your own site's Spam Score
Best of luck!
Hi there,
While it can be hard to know for sure if this was due to a temporary outage at the time you were generating that list I can offer some support to help you resolve this and additional resources.
Typically if you see the error 'getting keyword list failed' when uploading a list of keywords using the CSV import functionality this is often caused by characters such as á or à, or other accented characters. Please check through your keyword list and remove these characters.
If you're still having trouble please read through our guide here https://moz.com/help/keyword-explorer/keyword-lists/overview
and you can always create a ticket with our help team for additional support, please let them know the process you're following and any screenshots you have that might help them with diagnostics https://moz.com/help/contact
Best of luck!
Jo
Hi there,
Please start by investigating what is triggering these Spam Score flags on your, or your client's site. To start making improvements please review the factors that make up spam score, and then I would recommend that you prioritise what improvements you can make on your own site and its features, setup, and content with minimal disruption.
Best of luck!
Jo
@harshvaghani123
Hi there!
First off, we do not recommend disavowing backlinks unless you have a Google penalty. Disavowing is unlikely to improve your Spam Score and, as you've experienced, can affect your site's authority and have wider implications.
Before disavowing please review Google documentation, if you see adverse affects you may want to consider removing the disavow.
If you're working on improving Spam Score on your client's site then it is worth explaining that Spam Score reflects features on your site that may correlate with spammy sites. So you will need to investigate what is triggering these Spam Score flags on your client's site and figure out whether there is any room for improvement. The end goal isn't to reduce spam score to 0, but to identify areas for improvement It may be worth exploring your client's competitor's Spam Score to set expectations.
I hope this helps give you some ideas on how to progress! Do let me know how you get on 
Hi Erica,
Sorry for the trouble here, and thanks for letting us know! That is odd that you whole team is having trouble, I hope I can help.
First, to answer your questions:
yes, it is required that you're logged into your Moz account to use Mozbar.
and yes, it should be sufficient to allow all cookies from moz.com https://www.screencast.com/t/D9CbAaKP5p
Please also clear your browser's cache and cookies, restart your browser again and then log into moz.com.
If you or your team are still having trouble I have an extended video covering troubleshooting steps here https://moz.com/help/research-tools/mozbar/troubleshooting-mozbar
If all else fails I'd love to see a screenshot of what you're seeing so I can get an idea of where you're getting stuck.
Best of luck!
Jo
Hi there! @alisajoycee
Looking in Link Explorer I can see that your Spam Score is 5%, anything under 30% is considered low, and the end goal isn't to get to 0, but rather to identify areas of your site that can be improved
Please take a look at our guide on investigating spam score.
It’s important to remember that Spam Score is NOT a measurement of the spamminess of links pointing to your site. It is NOT dependent on your backlink profile but instead represents the percentage of sites with similar features to the site you’re researching which we've found to be penalized or banned by Google.
I hope this helps!
@sivakonireddy_y
Hi there!
I appreciate that this can be a challenging conversation to have with your client.
Anything below 30% is considered a low Spam Score. If you're working on improving Spam Score on your client's site then it is worth explaining that Spam Score reflects features on your site that may correlate with spammy sites. So you will need to investigate what is triggering these Spam Score flags on your client's site and figure out whether there is any room for improvement. The end goal isn't to reduce spam score to 0, but to identify areas for improvement It may be worth exploring your client's competitor's Spam Score to set expectations.
I hope this helps give you some ideas on how to progress! Do let me know how you get on
Hi there!
Please note that Spam Score updates quarterly, so any changes you've made to the features on your site that correspond to Spam Score flags won't update immediately.
Please take a look at your guide on how to investigate Spam Score
I hope this helps!
Jo
@ankitakale
Hi there!
It may help to note that anything under 30% is considered a low Spam Score. If you're looking to reduce your own site's spam score then you will need to look at the features on your site that correspond to the relevant Spam Score flag. Please take a look at your guide on how to investigate and reduce Spam Score
I hope this helps!
@dodo123
Hi there!
If you're wanting to change your domain name then you would be exploring a site migration. This can be quite a big job, depending on the type, and size of your site.
For this to be successful you'd be wanting to ensure that crawlers and human visitors can easily and smoothly access the new site, even if they clicking links pointing to your old site. So you'll want to explore correctly implementing a 301 redirect, among other things.
There are lots of articles on this topic on the Moz Blog
https://moz.com/blog/executing-a-domain-migration
https://moz.com/blog/make-or-break-your-site-migration
To answer your question directly, there isn't a way to transfer DA, however if you follow proper domain migration procedures you'll be well placed to serve previous and new visitors with minimal disruption. Then you can work on building up the authority of your new site.
I hope this helps!
Jo
@pollyb Heya Polly!
It's not uncommon to see this sort of thing when looking a backlink data at a granular level. The data isn't updated live as crawling and indexing the web is quite a heavy load on resources to it takes time to gather and "crunch"
The most important thing here is to make sure that you're using the Spam Score tool and data in the most helpful way possible. If you're exploring spammy sites linking to your site, and you're finding that they don't exist then * dusts hands * job done.
Please also note that 'disavowing' links won't impact your own site's spam score as we don't have insight into which links are 'disavowed'.
If you're investigating improving your own site's Spam Score then I would recommend taking some time to explore which of the 27 flags you are triggering. We have a great guide on our Help Hub outlining what you can do to reduce your Spam Score
If you're still stuck please reach out to our help team help [@] Moz.com
Best,
Jo
Hi there!
It's hard to speak to what exactly is going here and what the intention is. I've had a look at your backlink profile for the site you have linked here, but I'm not seeing those mentioned sites in the Inbound Links report.
I'm sorry I don't have a better answer for you. If you are still stuck and have details of the site you're searching and a screenshot of what you're seeing please send it over to help [@] moz.com
Cheers
Jo
HI there!
Pages can be flagged as duplicate if there isn't enough unique content on each page to distinguish them from each other.
The Moz tools have a 90% threshold for duplicate content, which means that any pages with code that is at least 90% the same will be flagged as duplicates of one another.
There is a great Whiteboard Friday video which explains duplicate content, in addition to how unique pages can get flagged.
To solve this you may want to add more unique and valuable content to each page.
At time of writing, you won't get a penalty for duplicate content, however anything you can do to help search engines understand what you content is about, and at the same time creating value for your visitors, will support a strong content marketing and SEO strategy.
I hope this helps!
Jo
@designbump Hi there!
A score of 1%-30% is considered a Low Spam Score.
If you look at the 27 factors or signals we use to determine Spam Score (https://moz.com/help/link-explorer/link-building/spam-score#spam-score-signals)
There are two that may be impacted by the quantity of outbound links:
20. Number of External Outlinks Spam sites are more likely to have abnormally high or low external outlinks.
However these are just two of 27 factors that are considered as part of Spam Score.
Spam Score represents the percentage of sites with similar features to the site you’re researching which we've found to be penalized or banned by Google. Spam Score is based on our machine learning model which identified 27 common features among the millions of banned or penalized sites in the data we fed it.
It's best used in the context of reviewing the overall quality of your site so that it best serves your users.
If you do make changes please note that Spam Score is updated quarterly, however we don't currently have an exact date of when the next update is due.
I hope this helps!
Jo
@saeedroshan Spam Score represents the percentage of sites with similar features to the site you’re researching which we've found to be penalized or banned by Google. Spam Score is based on our machine learning model which identified 27 common features among the millions of banned or penalized sites in the data we fed it.
A score of 1%-30% is considered a Low Spam Score.
A score of 31%-60% is considered a Medium Spam Score.
A score of 61%-100% is considered a High Spam Score.
A high Spam Score for your site, or a site you're looking at, doesn't mean this site is necessarily spammy, or doesn't have great backlinks. It's a sign that you should do some more investigation into the quality and relevance the features on the site you're investigating.
There is a great video on Spam Score on our Help Hub here https://moz.com/help/link-explorer/link-building/spam-score
Hi there,
Welcome to Moz!
To find rankings opportunities I would recommend starting witih Keyword Research, we've got a great guide here https://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo/keyword-research
Are you're currently taking a free trial I also recommend booking a Walkthrough with our excelletn onboarding team:
There are options for a pre-recorded webinar, as well as to book a 1:1 walkthrough.
In addition to the above, we also have 136 minutes of FREE content on How to use Moz Pro on our Academy https://academy.moz.com. Our Academy also hosts a selection of paid classes including keyword research, on-site optimization, and link building.
Our Help Hub which may be helpful as you work with the tools! https://moz.com/help If there’s anything else you need, just let us know!
Hi there!
Moz's Spam Score is the percentage of sites with similar features we've found to be penalized or banned by Google (it's not based on the Spam Score of the sites linking to you). Our machine learning model identified 27 common features among the millions of banned or penalized sites in the data we fed it.
Your Spam Score - This does not mean that your site is definitely spammy. The percentage represents a wide variety of potential signals ranging from content concerns to low authority metrics. Since this is based on correlation with penalization, rather than causation, the solution isn't necessarily to change these factors on your site, but it may be worthwhile to consider them. It is best to use this percentage figure to judge the quality of inbound links to your site, giving you a signal to help you determine which of those links needs some further investigation and, perhaps, even removal.
Another site's Spam Score - Again, this doesn't mean that these sites are spammy. This percentage represents a wide variety of potential signals ranging from content concerns to low authority metrics. Since this is just based on correlation with penalization, rather than causation, the solution isn't necessarily to disregard sites or disavow links with higher Spam Scores. Instead, we'd recommend using it as a guide for kick starting investigations. Be sure to check out a site's content and its relevance in linking back to you before disregarding or disavowing.
To improve this score I would recommend reading our guide which explains the 27 factors used to make up this score. You can then look at your site and investigate areas you would like to improve on your site:
https://moz.com/help/link-explorer/link-building/spam-score
Jo
Hi there,
Jo here from the Moz Help Team.
The best way to investigate issues like this, is to start with our troubleshooting guide here https://moz.com/help/moz-pro/site-crawl/crawl-troubleshooting
I have tried this myself and I've gotten to step 3 where I can see that there is an error when I try you site in this third party status checker.
This is an indication that crawlers like ours and this tools are being blocked from accessing your site at a server level.
Please check with your website admin to see if they are not blocking AWS, or rogerbot. Once you've fixed this with your website admin you can trigger a recrawl of your site if you have a Medium subscription or higher https://moz.com/help/moz-pro/site-crawl/overview
If you're still stuck please reach out to help@moz.com.
Best
Jo
Hi there,
As you've found out our data for Keyword by site is very US-centric, but we did recently update our corpus to include UK, Canada, and Australian data.
We are working to increase our international volume data in the application, but I'm afraid we don't have an estimate for when volume data will be available for your keyword.
The good news is that your Keyword Difficulty score is unaffected by volume data, as it relies on SERP rankings, so you can definitely still find useful data here.
You can read more about our metrics on our Help Hub.
You can also read more about KWE accuracy here:
http://www.thegooglecache.com/white-hat-seo/keyword-volume-relational-accuracy/
Best of luck with your keyword research!
Jo
Hi there,
Jo from the Help Team here.
Moz's Spam Score is the percentage of sites with similar features we've found to be penalized or banned by Google. To improve this score I would recommend reading our guide which explains the 27 factors used to make up this score. You can then look at your site and investigate areas you would like to improve on your site:
https://moz.com/help/link-explorer/link-building/spam-score
Best of luck!
Jo
Hello!
Jo here from the Moz help team. While you can't delete the whole question, I would recommend editing the post and removing the mention of your site. You can edit your post on the bottom left here https://www.screencast.com/t/Y92D3XQp
If there is anything else I can help you with please do let me know.
Cheers!
Jo
HI Adam,
Thanks for reaching out.
I'm afraid this isn't currently a feature available with Moz Pro, sorry.
If there is anything else I can help you with please do let me know.
Cheers!
Jo