Why are web 2.0 links considered high DA when they are not?

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Web 2.0s I see are very popular as backlinks because of them being on very high DA domains such as wordpress.com. But when you actually create a blog there, you get a subdomain like myblog.wordpress.com and this URL (myblog.wordpress.com) where you will place you backlink will have zero DA. Same goes for Tumblr or any other web 2.0. So why does SEO community think these links are so good when the subdomain you actually post your link on doesn't have any DA?
 
You'll start out with zero PA on that link.

However, those web 2.0 links essentially leech off of the authority (trust) of the domain they're created on. So it makes it easier to raise the PA.

You also can make the web 2.0 about anything you want which means that it can be specifically niche relevant.
 
You'll start out with zero PA on that link.

However, those web 2.0 links essentially leech off of the authority (trust) of the domain they're created on. So it makes it easier to raise the PA.

You also can make the web 2.0 about anything you want which means that it can be specifically niche relevant.

I understand about PA being 0. But DA is also 0. I checked with Moz tool. This is what makes me think what's the point of putting a backlink there when the DA is 0. But you're saying regardless of Moz tool showing DA as 0, web 2.0 is powerful because it's going to be leeching authority from the main domain?
 
I understand about PA being 0. But DA is also 0. I checked with Moz tool. This is what makes me think what's the point of putting a backlink there when the DA is 0. But you're saying regardless of Moz tool showing DA as 0, web 2.0 is powerful because it's going to be leeching authority from the main domain?

It's true that web 2.0's aren't as powerful or useful as they once were. However, they're still good for building fast authority & diversity on your backlink profile.

You won't rank from web 2.0's alone, but they're still strong asset if you're also building links to your web 2.0's.
 
I understand about PA being 0. But DA is also 0. I checked with Moz tool. This is what makes me think what's the point of putting a backlink there when the DA is 0. But you're saying regardless of Moz tool showing DA as 0, web 2.0 is powerful because it's going to be leeching authority from the main domain?
They will have zero da. U have to do some tier2 links for ur web2.0s and their da/pa will increase.

Web2.0s are on public high da website and they can take on a lot of tier2 links without any problem.


If u want to get maximum juice from a web2.0 then- make your web2.0 niche relevant and post 5-6 more articles on ur web2.0.
This way your tumblr, blogspot or any web2.0 will have a few articles, look legit.


Do some tier2 links each month for your web2.0 and publish new arricle on ur web2.0 every few months.

if u do this then your web2.0 will send you a lot of link juice.


Properly built web2.0 ranks faster than a new website.
 
They will have zero da. U have to do some tier2 links for ur web2.0s and their da/pa will increase.

Web2.0s are on public high da website and they can take on a lot of tier2 links without any problem.


If u want to get maximum juice from a web2.0 then- make your web2.0 niche relevant and post 5-6 more articles on ur web2.0.
This way your tumblr, blogspot or any web2.0 will have a few articles, look legit.


Do some tier2 links each month for your web2.0 and publish new arricle on ur web2.0 every few months.

if u do this then your web2.0 will send you a lot of link juice.


Properly built web2.0 ranks faster than a new website.

So you mean to say that if one is building web 2.0 links, they should also be building T2 links on these web 2.0s to it's DA gets boosted? But without T2 links, are these web 2.0s any beneficial?
 
Do web 2 even work today, they were going out of fashion even a couple of years ago?
 
Do web 2 even work today, they were going out of fashion even a couple of years ago?

That's my query too but apparently they still work, especially considering almost all SEO services offer it still and people buy it.
 
most marketplace services offer it cause they are easy to build and sell. What's the indexing rate like, and link longevity like.
 
So you mean to say that if one is building web 2.0 links, they should also be building T2 links on these web 2.0s to it's DA gets boosted? But without T2 links, are these web 2.0s any beneficial?
I believe that without tir 2-3 they are useless, they can affect DA, DR, etc, but not pass link juice. I know several people who use this linkbuilding method, and they make sure to build link tir 2-3.
 
Every Web 2.0 is not on Subdomain.

Sub domain Web 2.0 DA Can be Increased by giving some backlinks to web 2.0

Do web 2 even work today, they were going out of fashion even a couple of years ago?
Web 2.0 are still useful , for Diversified Backlinks profile and also it helps for SERP movement if keyword competition is low, Few people use on tier 2 Backlinks as well to power up
 
First thing to remember: DA is a 3rd party metric that is not in any way affiliated with ANY search engine, and Moz does not have any special insight into Google's algorithm than you or I.

That said, what that is about is that some time ago, Moz started devaluing subdomains of certain (not all) web 2.0s that everyone and their mother had been hammering shamelessly with complete garbage, in a lot of cases building DA solely on those sites

Affected sites are your most commonly built with software (at the time) such as WordPress (.com) , Weebly, wix, webs, hatena, jimdo (their old domain for free sites), blogspot, live journal, over-blog, Tumblr, and about a dozen or so others because Moz believes that links from these subdomains are more likely than not devalued by Google. (This is probably true, but I caveat that statement because again, they are not Google and they can only go by educated guess and speculation, although IMO this one's probably true)


Because this happened around the same time as a particular Twitter interview with John Mueller where he said subdomains are sometimes (mealry mouthed Mueller), treated as separate domains,


a lot of people think that Moz devalues all subdomains across the board to DA 1, but this is. Not at all true.

examples of complely unaffected high DA web 2.0s Include jimdo (their newer domain for free sites) all of WordPress.com's ".blog" domains(home.blog subdomains are DA 91 PA 41), telegra.ph (subdirectory), pagexl, webador, my strikingly, puzl, website.com (website2.me) and any of literally hundreds if not thousands of others.



If you are looking specifically for Web 2.0 with the vanity numbers of appearing higher da and PA, there are still thousands of options available to you, but IMO Google most likely is well aware of all of these being exactly what they are and probably treats them absolutely no differently than they do any wordpress.com website

So, if you're looking to these types of easy links to improve your actual search rankings and get you actual traffic, you're going to be sorely disappointed no matter which one you use, unless of course you treat it as a parasite SEO property and pump it up with tons of backlinks to power It up in order to pass on a bunch of link juice to you., And of course you would need to post some content on there that is at least halfway decent and would provide some value to someone in

On the other hand, if you are just looking to improve your da to boost your morale or make your site look better or as though it has a more robust variety of sites linking to you, this approach might work for you.
 
When you are creating your own web2.0 then it's a pure niche sub domain, and google loves the pure niche website because user can get all the details details regarding query.

So I thought it's very beneficial for your domain.
 
Do web 2 even work today, they were going out of fashion even a couple of years ago?
As the phpinjected said, They are still good for diversity and authority.

And link juice would also pass if you can index them.
 
I've recently uses some web 2 sites on a 7 month old website. The domain rating has shot up from 5 to 21 :)

Rankings have improved a lot.

It's a local site.

See @onlineventures web 2 services. They work very well.
 
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