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    • qlkasdjfw
      qlkasdjfw last edited by

      Which one do you weigh more than the other? I prefer high-authority sites over low-authority but relevant sites/pages personally. From my experience, non-relevant'authoritative' websites/pages tend to have a bigger impact than 'relevant' websites/pages.

      What do you think? What is your experience?

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      • Modbargains
        Modbargains last edited by

        High Domain authority > Relevancy of site(if it's a low domain site)

        I usually find that high domain authority sites even if they are not relevant give you a bigger boost than relevant sites with less Domain authority.

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        • qlkasdjfw
          qlkasdjfw @Modbargains last edited by

          Same here.

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          • EGOL
            EGOL last edited by

            If you go to Google and search for a highly competitive keyword the authoritative sites will rank highest.

            It is very easy to be relevant - any idiot can do it.  Becoming authoritative is very hard.

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            • AWCthreads
              AWCthreads @EGOL last edited by

              Well said Oracle.

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