Lower PA and DA but ranking at #5

[Kamel.Adi]

Hello everyone,

I'm hoping someone can help me suss out what I'm missing here. There are two issues that have me pretty confused.

#1: Ubersuggest is correctly indicated a ranking for this web page while it's not mentioned anywhere in Moz as a ranking keyword.

#2: The page is ranking at #5 on page 1 for this search term and beating out the likes of rollingstone.com and other 90+ DA and 50+ PA results while only having a PA 15 and DA 22.

My concern here is that I'm missing out on other rankings that might actually be attainable.

[Alick300]

Hi,

To know the reason please check below old thread on same topic. Moosa explained very well.

https://moz.com/community/q/higher-pa-and-da-but-lower-ranking

Hope this helps.

Thanks

[jocameron]

Hi there!

For your first query, it sounds like you're looking at Keyword Explorer Ranking Keywords - is that right? If so, I would note that while our database is quite large, it doesn't contain all keywords for all locations. This is why it's common for folks to use a range of tools as each will have a slightly different database with different strengths to do their keyword research.

In regards to your second query, I would echo Alick300's reply, that the thread they shared is a wealth of information.

Basically PA and DA indicate the likelihood that a page or domain will rank. However what page will actually rank for any given search is really up to the search engine algorithm, they consider a while array of factors, to do with on-page and off-page optimization. relevancy and authority.

We've got a very comprehensive guide to DA which I strongly recommend.

I hope this helps to clarify!

Jo