Practical steps to increase Domain Authority
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Having read the Neil Patel's guide to DA, I am still at a loss as to practical steps, I can do to help improve my Domain Authority.
This is a summary of findings / action plan so far:
1. Building quality incoming links by producing excellent content that people will love!
2. Having "related articles" to keep users on site for longer, and provide more information
I am certain I am missing some more steps? More worryingly my DA has gone down from 8 to 5! I do not know how to improve it?
Please help with real practical steps that I can use.
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I used to try different methods to increase the Domain Authority but i still didn't get the exact reason why the DA of a page will increase a decrease.
So what i do now if keep building quality links and use the social signals as well. I have noticed that the DA of my page has increased gradually. But i do not really care about increasing the DA now.
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Hi Saddat
This is a pretty loaded question. Focus on your on-site SEO, content, local SEO, and link building.
Moz offers extremely comprehensive guides and has a great Academy area to help you learn more about how you can enhance your site and visibility.
I would also suggest you look into:
Local SEO Audit
Content Audit
Backlink Audit
Information Architecture for SEOThese resources will help you engage your audience better, as well as help you find pain points on your website and optimization.
There's no blueprint answer from the Q+A forum - this will heavily depending on learning the above resources and testing your theories.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
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I have seen the resources. Apart from all theoretical stuff, how do you put it into steps?
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Hi there,
Many, many factors go into determining DA. You might find these Moz resources helpful:
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