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I agree. Just like page rank, the DA & PA don't have any influence on ranking or banking

I love it, thats awesome!!

Sounds like a great strategy and all you have to do now is rinse/repeat. Seems to me like you are becoming quite the expert, but I respect your humbleness. I know a good amount of self-proclaimed "SEO Experts" who've been in the business for years that can't think outside the box enough to pull off what you are doing.

Great work DLG, cheers!!

Hey CalicoKitty2000!

Funny story, I actually have a Calico Kitty named "Cali.

I came across your questions and it made me think to share this video with you from Brian dean about zombie pages. Spoooookeyyyyyyy but good stuff! Definitely dump any of your unnecessary pages! Cheers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZCIbskIFkk

My pleasure Taylor If you don't mind tapping that "Good Answer" button, it would be greatly appreciated! Cheers

Hey Vizergy!!

Great question and I've dug into this myself in the past.

So that it made sense to me, what I did was this...

I took one of the root domains from my initial report (in your example: your clients site) and ran it through OSE to see how many "Established Links" it had. I would then go to the section that shows the number of "Established Links" (then hover over "Root Domains"). This number should be consistent with the number of "Linking Root Domains" from the previous report you ran on your clients website.

After tracing this back, I came to the conclusion that the "Linking Root Domains" are defined as: The Number of unique root domains (e.g., *.example.com) containing at least one linking page to this URL.

I hope I explained this in a way that is understandable. If not please let me know and I will try to revise my response. Hope this helps you understand.

Hey James!

The typical form of press releases being spun across a network of PR sites is a dark path. Over the years Google has implemented several algorithmic changes to discount these links.

Before going this route be sure to read up on Google's link scheme guidelines. Would hate to see you (or anyone for that matter) caught up being penalized. Consider Press Release links as "Nofollow" and be sure not to use multiple links with keyword optimized anchor text to avoid any penalties.

We stopped using press releases 10+ years ago and have focused our efforts in other areas of value.

Press releases that are sourced from the press side is where you'll get the most value. Those are difficult to acquire but they are the best source for links & referrals. Hope this helps! Cheers James!

Hi Jeannie!!

Have you tried submitting a ticket to MoZ? Or try sending them a message on FB!

http://moz.com/help/pro

Hope you get this sorted out asap!!

Its not which service you use its what you do on the actual release. Are you releasing great news about your company or are you announcing a website upgrade? Most likely no one will really care about a website update. If the content is not intriguing you're better off not doing it at all.

What you need is some #RCS (google + search for #RCS for some ideas)

If your company has attended any charity events or if they are doing some major things in the industry, new inovations etc.. Then a PrWeb or NewsWire article should work.

IMO if you create a PR article it has to be based on something real, usually local to your office or within your office. Also, networking with others in your local area that have something to do with the event (#RCS) can earn you extra traffic, and social mentions, resulting in links.

Hey PompanoArtist!

I use Firefox as well but have discovered that most of the issues I've had were directly related to specific plugins/addons I had installed. By process of elimination I was able to find the addons that were creating the issues. Once I disabled them, problems went away! Hope this helps!

I don't have anything against Chrome but in my experience using a Mac, Chrome seems to use a lot of resources to run. On a PC however, Chrome seems to work much better. But I am a MAC HEad and refuse to use a PC LOL

Hope this helps!!

Ahhh ok I follow you

Yes, in that case, that is be a much better approach! Thanks for clearing that up. Cheers!

Wait a minute, after reading your question again....

Is your question asking about a promo code for "Moz"? Or are you asking about a "Moz Pro" perk for Mail Chimp?

I may have answered incorrectly if you are asking about a promo code for Moz that you received from Mail Chimp. My apologies if that is the case.

They are both good if the content is good. Ive always used PrWeb and have been happy with it. I would call both companies and compare their distribution outlets, see which site delivers to more quality, or more niche related sites to your own.

Oh absolutely! Thats what the Moz community is all about!

Yes, I've also noticed that (with the recent Firefox updates) the browser is slower than usual. And I never run very many windows simultaneously. Hopefully they get this fixed!!

Glad to hear you are a fellow MAC!!

Hey Glinski!

No matter where you go or who you decide to work with there will and should always be a difference of opinion. Simply because SEO is not a one size fits all type of service. It is a moving target and there are always several ways to skin the cat. My best advice is for you to interview people/agencies and go with what your gut tells you. There are a lot of people in this business that do it to for the sake of making money but there are also a lot of people that do it because they are passionate about it. After you interview a few you should be able to sort through and find the best fit for YOU.

Communication is critical. Draft a strategy, implement it, make changes, measure data, tweak things again, measure data... rinse and repeat. And most important... question everything. But don't be scared to make changes and bust outside the box every once in a while. If you don't, your competitors will and you will ultimately lose the battle.

Fight the good fight. Cheers!

Ahh ok, my mistake!

I would highly recommend emailing Moz (help@moz.com) about how to apply the promo code, or maybe even ask MailChimp. They may be able to guide you since it is a code they provided you.

After you send that email to Moz (since they appear to be a little backed up in regards to support from other posts I've read), you may want to follow it up with a quick message on their Facebook page. They usually get back to me there within a day or so.

But I would think MailChimp should be able to guide you to the right place! Cheers!

Hi Jodi,

Keep up the good work. If you are creating useful content in niche related blogs, that is educating or entertaining to the users you are doing exactly what search engines want.  Adding value.

Of course, there are other non-SEO benefits too, because these are reputable sites.  But I'm wondering how this helps my SEO?

If you are creating great articles that people are sharing and interacting with, the article will get linked to naturally and gain credibility. Just make sure your are linking your guest blog posts to your site via anchor text in a natural manner. 50% URL or Brand name, 25% long tail anchor text, 25% the Exact keywords you want to rank for.

Hope this helps.

Hey Dave!

Yes, I have seen similar issues when using OSE but know that Moz is actively working to improve their tools and will have these items addressed for us all very soon.

Grobo provided that health check link below which is a perfect way to keep updated. Keep faith and don't give up on Moz, trust me you will enjoy it! Cheers

IMO the answer is: Absolutely, yes. Without a doubt.

I would type out my reasoning but feel that this post from 2016 just about covers it. Hope this helps!!

https://moz.com/community/q/messy-codes-in-page-source-affecting-my-seo

Great to know. You guys rock Erica! Thank you

Hey HarrietB!

For starters, your domain was just registered on February 22, 2013

source: http://who.is/whois/www.thebeautyswatch.com

Second, you don't have any other sites linking to your domain. See the screenshot I attached from OSE.

I wouldn't focus too much effort on your DA or PA as these numbers will naturally increase over time. Stay focused on creating quality content that visitors will find useful and like, share, etc. This will help develop your authority. Hope this helps!!

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