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Now DA does not matter. best traffic is very important in website. google focus on relevance traffic and Quality content.
Do high DA backlinks really make a big difference?
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- Feb 22, 2024
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don't think so, even lately sometimes you get lucky and one Sarkar pack or similar can get your site to rank no. 1-3, idk how it still works, but it does
- Dec 31, 2024
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Your thinking does not influence the algo.don't think so, even lately sometimes you get lucky and one Sarkar pack or similar can get your site to rank no. 1-3, idk how it still works, but it does
What you see is bias.
You bought a Sarkar pack and for other reasons your site goes up in SERP. So you think is was the backlinks. But its not.
Correlation is not the same as causal relation.
- Jan 9, 2026
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- DA metrics alone are no longer enough to improve rankings. Relevant niche backlinks and contextual placements now carry greater SEO value for sustainable growth.
- Search engines prioritize topical relevance more than high authority scores. Contextual links from industry-related websites usually generate stronger long-term ranking signals.
- Building niche-specific backlinks is more effective today than focusing only on domain authority. Relevant placements help improve trust, visibility, and organic performance.
- Dec 31, 2024
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No, you are wrong.
As Googles knows 98% of backlinks are created to manipulate their algo, they cut it out of the algo a long time ago.
Or do you (like lots of BHW members) really think they build systems to detect the 98% and you are able to fool these systems again. So you are smart and Google is stupid? Yeah, right.
- Mar 21, 2013
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Think of links as money
If your site suddenly has a high DA link pointing to it, no plausible reason for it, google will just consider it money laundering and will discard it
It's not about links themselves, it's about history. How did you get the links? What is the intent? Where did the link come from? Do people see it?
If you got a good story for all those questions, then yes a high DA link will pass a lot of juice. Otherwise it'll be ignored and busted just like money laundering
If your site suddenly has a high DA link pointing to it, no plausible reason for it, google will just consider it money laundering and will discard it
It's not about links themselves, it's about history. How did you get the links? What is the intent? Where did the link come from? Do people see it?
If you got a good story for all those questions, then yes a high DA link will pass a lot of juice. Otherwise it'll be ignored and busted just like money laundering
- Dec 31, 2024
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Interesting, but another form of bias. Its about the good story thats recognized by your visitors. Not about the backlink.
- Jun 26, 2018
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You can't cut authority out as a ranking factor. Therefore, backlink quality will always matter, and authority metrics indicators like DA/DR/AS/TF will always matter. The issue of how reliable they are, is a different matter.
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- Mar 20, 2026
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High-DA backlinks can make a difference, but the impact is often exaggerated. The key thing to understand is that Google does not use third-party metrics like “DA” directly in rankings. DA is just an SEO industry estimate of a site’s overall link strength.
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High DA backlinks do work but relevance is what matters more. If you can get some bscklinks from relevant high authority websites your SEO will improve significantly.
SyedHabib-SEOExpert
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Relevance matters more than DA .A niche-relevant DA 30 link beats a random DA 90 link any day. High DA links from unrelated sites are mostly vanity metrics now. Contextual, relevant backlinks are what actually move rankings long-term.
- Apr 6, 2026
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DA alone means very little now. A relevant link from a smaller real-traffic site usually moves rankings more than a random high-DA placement. Context + trust > metrics.
- Dec 31, 2024
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Yes, you are right. When people click on a backlink, they go to your site!
isn't this a briljant feature?
Wengou
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A few high DA links worth much more than a ton of medium or low quality links. But as others said, niche relevance is as important as a high DA, if not more important. You should also consider traffic and other metrics in order to determine if it's a good backlink or no for your site.
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That is correct as well. Since most phones are logged in somehow, they're tracking what visitors do, so they know whether your link is interesting or not.
DigitalRiseHQ
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- May 10, 2026
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High DA links can still help, but I don't think DA alone means as much as people used to think. I've seen more consistent movement from relevant links on smaller niche sites than random high-metric placements.
Context and relevance seem to matter a lot more now, especially for holding rankings long term.
farooq104104
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- Nov 13, 2022
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In my experience, DA alone is not enough now. High DA links can help, but niche relevance and contextual placement give better long-term ranking results. I’ve seen lower DA, but relevant backlinks perform better than random high DA links.