Domain Authority score is not a new phrase in the world of SEO, but there are many bloggers who are unaware of domain authority and it’s significance.
Following is a detailed guide in which you will learn what you need to know about “domain authority” (including how to check your domain’s authority score!), as well as some additional related terms which are important to understanding.
Domain authority is one of the main factors that define how well your website will rank in search engines.
Page authority
Long Tail Pro use the Page Authority value on the competitor analysis screen. You can find it here in this screenshot
Page Authority predicts the likelihood of a single page to rank well, regardless of its content. The higher the Page Authority, the greater the potential for that individual page to rank well in search results.
We score Page Authority on a 100-point, logarithmic scale. Thus, it’s easier to grow your score from 20 to 30 than it would be to grow from 70 to 80. We constantly update the algorithm used to calculate Page Authority, so you may see your score fluctuate from time to time.
DA:- Domain authority is a measure of the power of a domain name and is one of many search engine ranking factors. Domain authority is based on three factors: Age, Popularity, and Size. SEO gurus Moz can be credited with the metric known as DA or domain authority.
PA:- Page Authority (PA) is a score developed by Moz that predicts how well a specific page will rank on search engine result pages (SERP). Page Authority scores range from one to 100, with higher scores corresponding to a greater ability to rank.
Difference between DA and PA
Whereas Domain Authority measures the predictive ranking strength of entire domains or subdomains, Page Authority measures the strength of the individual page. The same is true for metrics such as MozRank and MozTrust.
If you ever forget what domain authority is, you can also just hover over the column to get a refresher.
Overall, these metrics are very important in determining the overall strength of individual ranking pages or domains. Page Authority is specifically used heavily in the calculation of keyword competitiveness.
