Do backlinks, DA really matter anymore?

[Steroidz]

I have a website that's 1.5 months old (created at the same time with a fresh domain).

After publishing 30 articles, the next 5 articles I published got immediately placed at the top of search results, few of them showing up as the first results. (Google, Bing)

So my questions is - what the fuck? There's plenty of competitors in my niche, their domains have strong DA and they literally post the same content as I do (granted, my site speed is better and my english ain't broken like theirs). And these keywords are the ones that generate the most traffic, btw.

So if a newbie can show up and wipe faces off of competitors who have hundreds of backlinks and sizable DA - does any of this really matter anymore?

Because I even asked a google tag manager expert's opinion in my country and he said that the SEO game had made a complete 180 after May's core update.

Thoughts?

 

[MisterXYZ]

Maybe it is due to recent Google update.

Hope you are not logged into Google account while check serp.

 

[bumblehornet]

What if maybe new google update now reward fresh content?

This would make sense that fresh content rank above old blog post written few years ago.

 

[Mr Positive]

DA is worthless but if that same da site has high traffic and verified traffic then I like the site, possibly it’s a low comp word, and your content is better

 

[Steroidz]

Maybe it is due to recent Google update.

Hope you are not logged into Google account while check serp.

Nah, I don't check while logged in.
Also, the results are real, because once I am at the top, I've started getting 5k daily visits from those blog posts.

 

[ccmv]

Interesting, how many words your articles have?

 

[bolaplay]

I don't count on DA anymore, better do backlink analysis etc. So services that can give more volume on backlink data mostly needed.
With google update there is no more simple math depending on 1 or 2 indicator like DA/PA, TF/CF, DR/UR alone.

 

[Steroidz]

Interesting, how many words your articles have?

Around ~1k.

 

[Steroidz]

Ok, now my rank has dropped because competitors are not even using text, just pictures and a little bit of text and google seems to be ranking them to top spots. Wtf is happening ...

 

[RemmyRamp]

Maybe it is due to recent Google update.

Hope you are not logged into Google account while check serp.

Sorry for the off-topic reply, but why should you not be logged in while checking the serps?
Does it also matter if you are visiting the websites you managed while logged in at google account?

 

[Mr.Shamir]

Interesting

 

[gipulvorka]

Sorry for the off-topic reply, but why should you not be logged in while checking the serps?
Does it also matter if you are visiting the websites you managed while logged in at google account?

Google knows which websites you have added in your GSC. It can alter rankings in search results if you are logged in with same account.

 

[RankHub]

DA is not the only ranking factor..however backlinks are very important

 

[SASATHAS]

DA is third party metrics concentrate on quality of backlinks.

 

[Logical Ranker]

Organic traffic is what really matters in Seo.DA is not the only ranking factor. There are hundreds of factors. Better focus on quality content in backlinks, results will follow.

 

[Therankingrush]

Not really but sometimes in some niches, its matter.