====== Domain Popularity ======

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===== Definition =====

The **domain popularity** is measured by a website's number of [[backlink|backlinks]]. In contrast to the [[link popularity]], only one backlink counts per domain for the domain popularity.

**Example**

A blog about software has 10 different links to the Hello Engines! website. All those links will only count as a single backlink.

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===== Importance for SEO =====

Domain popularity is an important element for search engines. In the past a website's popularity was measured by its total number of backlinks. Because this number could be manipulated very easily, it was replaced by the Domain Popularity.