External links in Ahrefs refer to the number of backlinks pointing from other websites to a particular domain or URL. This metric helps to evaluate the link popularity and authority of a website, which is important for SEO.
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Backlinks is a metric that refers to the number of external websites linking to a particular webpage. It is used to measure the authority and credibility of a website, and is a key factor in determining its search engine ranking.
The referring domains by new vs lost metric allows you to track the number of domains that have newly linked to your site and the ones that have unlinked from it. This helps you measure your website's growth potential and identify areas of improvement.
The Crawled pages metric shows the total number of pages that Ahrefs has successfully crawled and indexed for a particular website or domain.
The Nofollow metric is a link attribute that tells search engines not to follow or pass any SEO value to a linked webpage, thus restricting its ranking ability.
The Internal links by Backlink referring page metric shows the number of internal links on a website that are coming from pages that have backlinks pointing to them. This can help identify pages with strong backlink profiles that may be useful for internal linking and improving overall website authority.
The .gov backlinks metric in Ahrefs shows the number of backlinks pointing to a website from government domains. It is useful for assessing the site's authority and trustworthiness.
The Rss metric in Ahrefs measures the number of unique referring domains that link to a website's RSS feed. It can help gauge a site's overall link authority and potential for increased traffic through syndication.
The Cost metric in Ahrefs refers to the estimated cost per click (CPC) for a particular search term, based on advertising data from Google Ads, providing insights into the potential financial value of a keyword.