Why is the Page Authority for posts in my blog so low
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I have noticed that the Page Authority for my posts in my blog are all hovering around 1 and the rest of the pages on my website are around 20. The Domain Authority for my website is 16 and I think the page authority of my posts are negatively affecting my Domain Authority as I write more content. Any suggestions or recommendations as to why posts have such low Page Authority compared to similar pages.
I have images, links, and great content in my posts, but they are considerably lower in Page Authority*
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Hello there,
Remember that PA and DA depend on link metrics. So, if there is no link pointing to the page you are studying, there will be no metrics.
Search this topic URL in OSE and will see that it has no backlink. There you have the reason why it has PA=1. Age is not the only factor.Hope it helps.
GRPS: As a general rule, it is advisable to do not rely in only one metric (or one platform metrics), try to compare and correlate with other platforms and metrics.
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Hi all,
Out of interest, as of 16th August 2017 this page has a PA:1 DA:93 so i'm not so sure that age will naturally fix things..this is an old thread now...
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Hi Joey,
Like Gaston said, when a new page is created will get a PA=1. Since these are newer pages, the page authority of 1 is nothing to be worried about just yet.
The reason your blog posts have much less authority than your homepage, for example, is because it is likely that there are multiple websites linking to your homepage. It is much more difficult to get backlinks to your blog posts as you continue to generate website content. If you are looking to improve these, I would try to get links back to the blog posts from high authority websites. You could also try guest blogging on a website with a high domain authority that includes a link back to a related blog post. You want to guest blog on websites that are:
- Relevant to your business – either because they focus on your geographic area or industry (or both)
- Authoritative (quality sites with quality human-edited content)
- Popular (frequently read by your target customers)
Hope this help! We have a blog post that talks about building links on blog posts, so check that out if you're looking for more information. Good luck on increasing the page authority on your blogs.
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Hi Joey,
Keep in mind that Moz metrics are updated once a month. And PA, in this case, dependends on the metrics of its own page.
If it doesnt get any links, mainly, there will be not movement on that metric.
Also, by defect, when a new page is created will get a PA=1, untill the update comes (if it need to be updated).Just give it time and keep creating great content. Better metrics will come along.
Here, some information about Mozcape API Updates
Hope it helps.
GR.
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