Lower PA and DA but ranking at #5
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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.
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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
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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
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