Clever Hack to Increase Domain Rating

A smart trick to increase your Domain Rating is to link it from a domain that has a high Domain Rating. Bonus points if you own the site with a high Domain Rating.

What is Domain Rating?

Domain Rating is a score from 0 to 100 that predicts how well a website will rank on search engines. The higher the score, the better.

Case Study: Marc Lou

Indiepage is a brilliant link-in-bio platform for Indiehackers. You can link your projects, display your startups’ revenue using verified Stripe metrics, and all your links are do-follow.

Marc Lou's Indiepage has his own page that showcases all his startup metrics.

Marc Lou increased his Domain Rating by linking his new site Datafast from IndiePage.

In just 72 hours, Datafast saw its Domain Rating soar from 0 to 23. It even ranked #1 for its branded keyword. Just 9 days later, it grew to 35.

Indiepage grew rapidly because of Marc's marketing efforts. Today, 12,316 Indiehackers are part of it. Each Indiehacker links back to Indiepage from their site or social media, boosting Indiepage's Domain Rating.

Now, even you can link to any site from Indiepage. If you join Indiepage, Marc even gets paid when someone uses it to increase their startup's Domain Rating.

Other experts, like Danny Postma and Damon Chen, suggest doing the same.

The Power of Backlinks from Product Hunt

Although Product Hunt might not drive as much traffic as before, its backlinks are still valuable.

Ashley Higgins, former CEO of Product Hunt, consolidated link authority to single pages to boost traffic to maker websites.

Why Directories and Social Media Matter

Directories and large social media accounts can be great sources of backlinks. They send strong signals to Google.

In conclusion, get a link to your site from a high-quality domain to increase your Domain Rating. Platforms like Indiepage and backlinks from Product Hunt can be powerful tools in your SEO strategy.

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