Can someone explain these metrics to me?

UR is killer, DR is killer, backlinks, ahrefs rank, ref domains are all rising FAST. Why am i not ranking for ANYTHING.

My top keyword is on the 4th page.

You can't expect to rank high 'just because' your metrics are high. It's all about the quality and of course whether you have a nice tiered structure beneath. Analyze what your competitors are doing and then you will have an idea of what you have to improve in your SEO strategy.

BHKing777 said:

You can't expect to rank high 'just because' your metrics are high. It's all about the quality and of course whether you have a nice tiered structure beneath. Analyze what your competitors are doing and then you will have an idea of what you have to improve in your SEO strategy.

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Thanks

UR and DR aren't exactly killer, anything below 50 UR is questionable. Also, rankings in Google take a long time to take effect these days, sometimes up to two months. So you might need to play the waiting game.

Kuz32 said:

UR and DR aren't exactly killer, anything below 50 UR is questionable. Also, rankings in Google take a long time to take effect these days, sometimes up to two months. So you might need to play the waiting game.

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Launched the site 6 months ago. Been linkbuilding aggressively since.

Agreeing with Kuz32 that those metrics are not killer.

Also, if the domain is brand new then you can typically expect at least a year wait to rank for anything significant. There's a lot more to it than just backlinks. Are you doing anything for onpage? Is your content on point? What about the structure of your site and the site speed?

Everyone is so focused on backlinks and, don't get me wrong, there's value there but it's just one piece of the puzzle.