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How to Increase Domain Rating: The Mechanics, Honestly
Domain Rating moves on one input: followed links from unique, reasonably strong domains, diluted by how many sites each linker links out to. Ahrefs' own mechanics explained, demonstrated on our own junk-heavy profile (1,300 referring domains, only 441 dofollow — contributing ~nothing), the leverage-ordered list of what moves DR, what backfires, realistic timelines — and the reminder that DR is a proxy for editorial links, not a Google ranking factor.
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