The latest MOZ update

[katykicker]

Did you miss my post above [member=117]Blackpepper1[/member] ? What was your DA improvement when you made the switch to disqus please?

Well done on your enquiry. The UK bloggers group on Facebook is good for finding paid ops.

 

[Blackpepper1]

Can't remember exact DA but it is certainly better now using Disqus. Also easier for people to find your Blog using that since anyone using that can then search other blogs to comment on. [emoji4]

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[tocku]

I think it is worth trying to improve. The reason for that is because sponsored post opportunities are usually given out based on your DA (ie they want someone with 25+ or something)

Definitely. I am finding since using Disqus for comments I am ranking better.
Think the CommentLuv thing was having a negative impact as that means more links so can look a bit spammy as far as MOZ goes.
So just one improvement and it has already made a difference.

There's certainly value in having a high DA, but I still think that focussing on DA is an odd strategic goal!

As independent bloggers we have limited time and resources. Focussing on abstract numbers like DA (which is effectively the new PageRank - a number that people can focus on but doesn't actually mean much) means that our actions are based on short-term tactics as we chase the DA unicorn.

It's more of a strategic thing. Would I rather focus upon core business metrics, such as revenue, ROI, subscribed users and customers, or a fuzzy number which as even the company behind it acknowledges is pretty pointless as a way of gauging how well you've improved your site?

I do recognise the importance of DA for things like advertising and sponsorship, but jumping on the latest tactic is a short-term game. DA is an abstraction of MOZ's understanding of Google's unknown algorithm, and Google dislikes people trying to game the system.

Far better to focus on building value for your audience. That's what Google (and therefore MOZ) is looking for, and you should get rewarded for it. A DA-first approach seems the wrong way round to me.

 

[Blackpepper1]

Looked at the URLs of spam score and it shows Alditoharrods as a score of 2 then the green site Forum 3 ?
How can those have any sort of spam score when Alditoharrods is a quality Blog and the green site Forum is only a Forum like any others?
Seems like spam score is not correct so should be nothing to worry about.

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[Pbrail]

I'm not sure it was a real update - it still says the next one due is September 10th (was previously the 9th) and there is usually always a month in between updates, if not more.

Not saying the numbers aren't real or anything, but perhaps should be considered 'in flux' and may still change over the coming week.

My DA is the same (21) but my PA is only showing as 1. While a drop is obviously completely possible, I was PA31 before so a drop like that is highly unlikely (especially as my DA stayed the same). I'll only really take the numbers as gospel when the whole thing is completed it's cycle.

 

[katykicker]

Looked at the URLs of spam score and it shows Alditoharrods as a score of 2 then the green site Forum 3 ?
How can those have any sort of spam score when Alditoharrods is a quality Blog and the green site Forum is only a Forum like any others?
Seems like spam score is not correct so should be nothing to worry about.

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If you sign up to a months free trial of premium (you can cancel online no problem) you'll see the specific reasons why. The spam score that Moz count in their metrics will have an impact on things but as it is something that is probably really difficult to change like you say nothing really worth worrying about. Bit like DA really

The most common reasons for the spam score are things like:

Large number of external links (natural when you're linking to cash earning websites)
Small Proportion of branded links (I guess they don't class all big brands as branded links).

 

[Blackpepper1]

Looked at the URLs of spam score and it shows Alditoharrods as a score of 2 then the green site Forum 3 ?
How can those have any sort of spam score when Alditoharrods is a quality Blog and the green site Forum is only a Forum like any others?
Seems like spam score is not correct so should be nothing to worry about.

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If you sign up to a months free trial of premium (you can cancel online no problem) you'll see the specific reasons why. The spam score that Moz count in their metrics will have an impact on things but as it is something that is probably really difficult to change like you say nothing really worth worrying about. Bit like DA really

The most common reasons for the spam score are things like:

Large number of external links (natural when you're linking to cash earning websites)
Small Proportion of branded links (I guess they don't class all big brands as branded links).

Thanks. Yes that makes sense having a few links as we do for cash earning blogs which we can't change that much.

 

[RSBeauty]

They either updated and my score didn't change or they have changed the update to the 10th October now. I suppose that gives more time to try and up the score

 

[alicat]

one of my sites is DA 17 PA 30 Spam 1/17 how do I fix the spam one please??

 

[katykicker]

They moved the update.

Ali, a spam score of 1 really isn't a big deal - mine is 5 and I rank fine on Google You can create a free moz trial account for one month, that would tell you the specific reason, but 1 isn't much to worry about.

Also, [member=2397]RSBeauty[/member] they postponed the update until October

 

[RSBeauty]

I thought that may be the case, thanks for letting me know

 

[Annimousey]

I bought my own domain a couple of months ago and I was so excited when my blog was finally ranked (DA 14) in the last update!

 

[xploit]

Domain I have for a incentive marketing forum - devsters.com was originally purchased to be part of a PBN, but as it's used for a forum now the benefits could be more to me for sponsored posts in the future.

Anyhow It's got a DA of 29 and a PA of 31. If you do same check with non www version of the domain the PA drops to 1 but still DA of 29.

Buying domains with good metrics is often a way for people to start a fresh site with a bit of a hidden helping hand

 

[Jon]

new MOZ update

The blog has dropped by 8 points!!

 

[katykicker]

There has been an early moz update.

Seems like lots of pissed off people have seen their DA go down (again). Mines either gone up 2 or down 1, I can't remember. But fine with me compared to some of the drops I've already heard of.

 

[Chammy]

Mine is up 2, I'm now on 13

 

[alicat]

Blog is DA 6 PA 20 but do not know what that actually means lol

 

[Jon]

Blog is DA 6 PA 20 but do not know what that actually means lol

You want to get a higher DA (Domain Authority) than 6 ideally

so you want sites with higher DAs in your niche linking TO your site

Maybe offering to do guest posts on poetry blogs or something would help

 

[katykicker]

Also domain age contributes too I believe.

 

[alicat]

Blog is DA 6 PA 20 but do not know what that actually means lol

You want to get a higher DA (Domain Authority) than 6 ideally

so you want sites with higher DAs in your niche linking TO your site

Maybe offering to do guest posts on poetry blogs or something would help

awesome idea! but not poetry you have me confused with someone else I'm going to work more on my own content first though as Im so new I doubt anyone would have me.