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What canonical tags are, how they work, and how to use them correctly to avoid duplicate content issues.
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Lessons from hiring 60+ people in one year: the most common mistakes freelancers make when applying for jobs.
How SEO metrics like traffic and domain authority influence website valuations, with lessons from the $5M Backlinko acquisition.
A 150-website case study showing how authority scores from different SEO tools can vary wildly for the same domain.
Side-by-side comparison of four major domain authority metrics, how they differ, and which one to trust.
Data from 6,271 websites shows how long it takes to build Google authority, and why older domains command premium prices.
How Majestic calculates Trust Flow, how it differs from Citation Flow, and whether TF can be manipulated.
How Moz calculates Domain Authority, what it actually predicts, and how it compares to newer authority metrics.
How Semrush calculates Authority Score, why it factors in traffic and spam signals, and how it compares to DR and DA.
How Ahrefs calculates Domain Rating, what it actually measures, and how easily it can be manipulated.
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