Does it still matter when selecting backlinks.

GetCommentFlow

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Aug 25, 2026

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• Yesterday at 1:11 PM

• #21

It would be best if both of them were...

 

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quinnbrav

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Sep 3, 2026

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• Yesterday at 1:43 PM

• #22

Before anything else i will take note of relevance rather than DR or DA it would be more practical to use a site with lesser metrics but highly relevant to the niche than one with high metrics yet not relevant the metrics serve the purpose of comparisons only.

 

WHITE CAT SEO

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Jul 29, 2026

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• Today at 5:08 AM

• #23

I'd still look at DR/DA, but I wouldn't make them the main deciding factor. A relevant site in your niche with real traffic an a natural link can be much more valuable than a high-DR site that has nothing to do with your industry. Relevance + quality + real traffic should come first, metrics are more like to filter.

 

nicenic

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May 3, 2013

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• #24

I pay a lot of attention to what else the site links out to. If every new article has a bunch of commercial links going to casinos, crypto, SaaS, health and everything else, I don’t really care what the DR says.

 

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dijitmarco

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Aug 12, 2026

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Nexa Flow Digital said:

DA and DR are easily manipulated third-party metrics, so I’d choose a topically relevant site with real organic traffic over a high-DR generic site every single time.

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Exactly! I care less about DR/DA and more about being relevant and generating traffic organically. Sometimes, a website with low metrics but actual users may be much more valuable than one with high DR but no visibility at all.