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Hi,
Domain age can have an impact on Domain Authority.
However, it is generally considered to be fairly minimal and there are plenty of other elements that will impact domain authority on a much larger scale.
Take a look at the following resources on Moz for more information.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks
SilverDoor
Hi,
External Followed Links: means that the links are "followed" by search engines and pass SEO value to the site they are pointing to.
Total External Links: includes links that are both "follow" and "no-follow". No-follow links pass no SEO value onto the sites they are pointing to.
Read this blog for a bit more info on the above.
Hope this helps
I suspect you may be right.
How long ago did they appear?
Are they starting to go gradually down or up?
Hey,
I'm more than happy to take the time. Always happy to help.
Use the list below as a checklist. If it meets one of the points then remove it.
Also, when your going to start building links, it's worth reading this to get an idea of the things that are seen as acceptable by Google 19 Things Matt Cutts Said in 2013 That Changed the Way We Build Links
Making a bit more sense now?
Thanks
SilverDoor
Hi,
You should never redirect to a 404 page.
Search Engines are going to see this as an error and may even think you are trying to manipulate users around your site.
I would redirect the pages to a relevant page on your site.
With regards to the huge number of errors now appearing, I need some more details to answer the question:
SilverDoor
Hey David,
Firstly, welcome to the world of SEO.
I know that things can seem pretty confusing and daunting, especially when your new to SEO. The key is to not rush into any decisions without having evidence to back the potential benefits. It's very easy to go storming into things and end up making poor decisions. Here is my recommendation for how to proceed from here:
Step 1:
Benchmark your current rankings, traffic etc. (You need to do this so you know if the changes you have made have had a positive or negative impact)
Step 2:
Do a quick health check of your website. Use Google Webmasters to check for any issues or penalties you may have received. Fix any issues as soon as possible.
Step 3:
Do a backlink audit using Open Site Explorer. Export your results to Excel and then analyse them. Look at every single URL and check to make sure that they're not harming your site. If you find any that you think may be harming your site, then get in touch with the webmaster of that site and request them to remove the link. If that doesn't work, use Google Disavow Tool to remove it. This article on Link Audit Guide For Effective Link Removals & Risk Mitigation will guide you through this process.
Step 4:
Use Open Site Explorer to analyse your competitors backlink structure. Look at the places they have obtained high quality links and attempt to target those same sites.
Step 5:
Once you have successfully obtained backlinks, analyse the results against the initial benchmark you did. Then you can see exactly what has improved and other areas that may still need work.
The above is a time consuming process and takes patience. Seriously though, it's worth doing it right as this will help prevent dips in traffic in the future.
Hope this is clear and concise enough.
Let me know if you need anything else explained.
SilverDoor
Hi David,
I'm assuming that one of the reasons you've dropped so rapidly is because you were previously engaging in black-hat tactics?
Have you done a full SEO audit? If so, what did you find the problem to be?
Did you find that you had a problem with your backlink profile? If so, have you taken action to remove any potentially harmful links (directories, link farms, low-quality unrelated sites)? If you haven't done this, I would advise this is your first step. There's no point in building up good links on an already bad profile.
Let me know where you've got to so far and I can advise you with your next step.
Thanks
SilverDoor
Hi Ash,
The best way to work out where you should point the backlink to is by asking yourself this question:
What is the most related and useful page on my website for the article I have written?
Take it from a readers perspective. Would they prefer to go to your homepage or a more specific internal page?
Once you can answer that question then you know where to link to.
Make sure to not over-optimise the keywords you use for your anchor text.Just put them on the most natural, relevant word in your article.
Hope this helps.
Hi,
External Followed Links: means that the links are "followed" by search engines and pass SEO value to the site they are pointing to.
Total External Links: includes links that are both "follow" and "no-follow". No-follow links pass no SEO value onto the sites they are pointing to.
Read this blog for a bit more info on the above.
Hope this helps
Hi Ash,
The best way to work out where you should point the backlink to is by asking yourself this question:
What is the most related and useful page on my website for the article I have written?
Take it from a readers perspective. Would they prefer to go to your homepage or a more specific internal page?
Once you can answer that question then you know where to link to.
Make sure to not over-optimise the keywords you use for your anchor text.Just put them on the most natural, relevant word in your article.
Hope this helps.
Hi,
Domain age can have an impact on Domain Authority.
However, it is generally considered to be fairly minimal and there are plenty of other elements that will impact domain authority on a much larger scale.
Take a look at the following resources on Moz for more information.
Let me know if you have any other questions.
Thanks
SilverDoor
Hey David,
Firstly, welcome to the world of SEO.
I know that things can seem pretty confusing and daunting, especially when your new to SEO. The key is to not rush into any decisions without having evidence to back the potential benefits. It's very easy to go storming into things and end up making poor decisions. Here is my recommendation for how to proceed from here:
Step 1:
Benchmark your current rankings, traffic etc. (You need to do this so you know if the changes you have made have had a positive or negative impact)
Step 2:
Do a quick health check of your website. Use Google Webmasters to check for any issues or penalties you may have received. Fix any issues as soon as possible.
Step 3:
Do a backlink audit using Open Site Explorer. Export your results to Excel and then analyse them. Look at every single URL and check to make sure that they're not harming your site. If you find any that you think may be harming your site, then get in touch with the webmaster of that site and request them to remove the link. If that doesn't work, use Google Disavow Tool to remove it. This article on Link Audit Guide For Effective Link Removals & Risk Mitigation will guide you through this process.
Step 4:
Use Open Site Explorer to analyse your competitors backlink structure. Look at the places they have obtained high quality links and attempt to target those same sites.
Step 5:
Once you have successfully obtained backlinks, analyse the results against the initial benchmark you did. Then you can see exactly what has improved and other areas that may still need work.
The above is a time consuming process and takes patience. Seriously though, it's worth doing it right as this will help prevent dips in traffic in the future.
Hope this is clear and concise enough.
Let me know if you need anything else explained.
SilverDoor