{"id":663,"date":"2025-04-21T22:33:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/domain-authority\/"},"modified":"2025-04-21T22:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:33:06","slug":"domain-authority","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/domain-authority\/","title":{"rendered":"Domain Authority [DA]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\" href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/authority-score\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Domain Authority<\/a> (<a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\"  href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/domain-authority\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>DA<\/a>) is a <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Software Settings Terms\"  href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/moz\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Moz<\/a> metric (0-100 scale) predicting a domain&rsquo;s ability to <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\"  href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/rank\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>rank<\/a> on search engines, based on <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\" href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/links-3\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">backlinks<\/a>, content, and SEO factors in 2025. Higher <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\"  href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/domain-authority\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>DA<\/a> signals stronger potential. The synonym &ldquo;<a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\" href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/domain-rating\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Domain Strength<\/a>&rdquo; is descriptive, while &ldquo;<a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\" href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/domain-authority\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Site Authority<\/a>&rdquo; is less specific, including non-Moz metrics. For example, a <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\"  href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/domain-authority\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>DA<\/a> of 60 makes a domain ideal for PBNs. In Domain Hunter Gatherer (DHG), <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\"  href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/domain-authority\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>DA<\/a> <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Software Settings Terms\"  href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/filters\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>filters<\/a> domains for robust link-building. In 2025, <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\"  href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/domain-authority\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>DA<\/a> remains a key indicator, though <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Software Settings Terms\"  href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/moz\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>Moz<\/a> emphasizes it&rsquo;s predictive, not a Google factor. Compared to <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\" href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/page-authority\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Page Authority<\/a>, <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\"  href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/domain-authority\/\"  data-mobile-support=\"0\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex='0' role='link'>DA<\/a> assesses the entire domain. SEO professionals prioritize high-DA domains to enhance link profiles, driving rankings. <a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Domain Stats&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Metrics Terms\" href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/authority-score\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Domain Authority<\/a> streamlines domain selection for SEO success. Find high-DA domains with Domain Hunter Gatherer!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"glossaryLink cmtt_Software Settings Terms\" href=\"https:\/\/domainhuntergatherer.com\/guides\/glossary\/moz\/\" data-mobile-support=\"0\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Moz<\/a> metric predicting a domain&rsquo;s ranking potential in 2025.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"glossary-categories":[112],"glossary-tags":[134,199,133,236,132],"glossary-languages":[],"class_list":["post-663","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry","glossary-categories-domain-stats-metrics-terms","glossary-tags-backlinks","glossary-tags-domain-authority","glossary-tags-domain-hunting","glossary-tags-link-building-2","glossary-tags-seo","entry"],"post_title":"Domain Authority","post_content":"<p>Domain Authority (DA) is a Moz metric (0-100 scale) predicting a domain\u2019s ability to rank on search engines, based on backlinks, content, and SEO factors in 2025. 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