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A higher Domain Rating, measured every month.

Domain Rating is the score that shows how much the internet trusts your site. We raise it to 50, 60 or 70+, so Google, partners and customers see an established business, and we measure it every month.

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A target, not a hopeDR 50+, 60+ or 70+ in Ahrefs.
Measured every monthFrom day one, in Ahrefs.
Safe for GoogleLinks from high-rated, indexed sites.
Held every monthNo minimum term; a late target costs nothing extra.

The tools that measure the rating and the platforms we publish on.

New to Domain Rating? What it is, and what you gain.

Domain Rating (DR) is a score from 0 to 100 that shows how much the internet trusts your website. A new site has 0 to 10; known brands have 70 and above. Google, partners and buyers all read the same signal.

  1. Your site has a trust scoreTools like Ahrefs score every site by the strong sites that link to it. Partners and buyers check it before they deal with you.
  2. We raise itHigh-rated sites link to yours every month, and the score climbs to the target you choose.
  3. You look establishedYour pages rank more easily, partners and marketplaces accept you, and customers see a business they can trust.
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Domain Rating prices

Three monthly packages, each with a target, no minimum term. The readings, the links and the monthly report are included.

Start

A rating that looks established

€249

A month, measured every month

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The package includes:

The target

  • Domain Rating 50+ in Ahrefs
  • Links from high-rated, indexed sites
  • Safe for Google updates

Every month

  • Your rating measured before we start, then every month
  • Target reached within 30 days, then held
  • A monthly report with every link and the rating

A monthly subscription with no minimum term. If the target is not reached by the date in the package, the next month is at no extra cost. Prices exclude VAT.

Growth

Most chosen

Above most competitors

€399

A month, measured every month

Choose Growth

Everything in Start, with a higher target:

The target

  • Domain Rating 60+ in Ahrefs
  • Links from high-rated, indexed sites
  • Safe for Google updates

Every month

  • Your rating measured before we start, then every month
  • Target reached within 30 days, then held
  • A monthly report with every link and the rating

A monthly subscription with no minimum term. If the target is not reached by the date in the package, the next month is at no extra cost. Prices exclude VAT.

Pro

The rating of a known brand

€599

A month, measured every month

Choose Pro

Everything in Growth, with a higher target:

The target

  • Domain Rating 70+ in Ahrefs
  • Links from high-rated, indexed sites
  • Safe for Google updates

Every month

  • Your rating measured before we start, then every month
  • Target reached within 45 days, then held
  • A monthly report with every link and the rating

A monthly subscription with no minimum term. If the target is not reached by the date in the package, the next month is at no extra cost. Prices exclude VAT.

What is Domain Rating, and who looks at it?

Domain Rating (DR) is a score from 0 to 100 that Ahrefs, the most used SEO tool, gives every website for the strength of the links pointing to it. Moz has a similar score called Domain Authority.

Google does not use the score itself, but it measures the same thing: how many trusted sites point to yours. A higher rating usually means pages that rank more easily.

People look at it too. Agencies, marketplaces, publishers and buyers check a site's rating before they partner, list or link. A site at DR 5 looks new, whatever its age. More in plain words: domain authority.

  • A number you can check Open Ahrefs any month; the report shows every reading.
  • The whole site lifted The rating belongs to the domain, so every page benefits.
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Does your site need a higher Domain Rating?

The moments owners ask us about it most often.

  • A partner asked for your DR

    Marketplaces, publishers and agencies set a minimum before they work with you.

  • Competitors rated three times higher

    Their pages rank more easily, even when yours are better.

  • A new domain that looks new

    DR 0 to 10 reads as untested, to people and to tools.

  • Guest posts refused

    Sites that accept articles often check the author's site first.

  • A site you plan to sell

    Buyers price a site partly by its rating and its links.

  • Links that never moved the score

    Cheap links bought before, with the rating still where it was.

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And, for free, which target is realistic and how long it would take.

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The score partners, marketplaces and buyers check before they trust a site.

What raises a Domain Rating?

Three things move the score. Only one of them is the number of links.

  1. How strong the linking sites are

    A link from a DR 80 site moves the score far more than a hundred from DR 5 sites.

    Links from high-rated sites, chosen for the target of your package.

  2. How many different sites link

    Ten links from one site count roughly as one. The rating counts sites, not links.

    Links spread across many different sites, never repeated on one.

  3. Whether the links are real

    Links from sites Google ignores or penalises can be dropped by Ahrefs too, and the score falls back.

    Indexed sites only, checked before we publish, so the rating holds.

What is in a Domain Rating reading?

Every report has the same parts. Each numbered part is something you can check yourself in Ahrefs.

  1. The ratingThe score from 0 to 100, read every month.
  2. The first readingThe score before we started, for comparison.
  3. The linking sitesHow many different sites point to yours.
  4. Their strengthWhy the score moved.
  5. The proofThe address of each link, so you can open it.

What does a Domain Rating package include?

A reading, a target, the links, and a second reading that proves it.

  • BeforeYour rating measuredThe Domain Rating and the link profile, read on day one.
  • TargetA target you chooseDR 50+, 60+ or 70+, agreed before anything is published.
  • SitesHigh-rated sitesLinks from strong, indexed sites, spread over many domains.
  • PublishingLinks that holdDo-follow, permanent, safe for Google updates.
  • Every monthYour rating measured againBeside the first reading, every month.
  • ReportEvery link listedThe address of each link and the rating of its site.

Need a higher rating for a partner? Tell us the number they ask for. We tell you which package reaches it.

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Who does what?

You choose the target. We do the rest and prove it.

What you do

  • Choose the targetDR 50+, 60+ or 70+.
  • Tell us why you need itA partner, a marketplace, a sale or rankings.
  • Approve the startA reply to one email is enough.

What we do for you

  • Measure the ratingOn day one, from Ahrefs.
  • Choose the sitesHigh-rated, indexed, many domains.
  • Publish the linksPermanent, do-follow, safe for Google.
  • Measure every monthBeside the first reading.
  • Send the reportEvery reading and every link.
  • Hold the targetMeasured monthly; a late month costs nothing extra.
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Works even better with Backlinks (Link Building)

Push the pages that sell, too.

Backlinks aimed at the pages you want higher on Google.

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What changes with a higher rating?

The same site, before and after. Switch between the two and compare.

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  • A rating that reads as new
  • Partners asking for a higher DR
  • Pages that rank with difficulty
  • Competitors rated far above you
  • Links that never moved the score

How does a Domain Rating package work?

A reading, a target, the links, a second reading. You see the score move.

  1. ReadingYour rating and link profile measured on day one.
  2. TargetDR 50+, 60+ or 70+ agreed with you.
  3. LinksLinks from high-rated sites published over the following weeks.
  4. Every monthThe rating measured again and held, with every link in the report.
  1. ReadingYour rating and link profile measured on day one.
  2. TargetDR 50+, 60+ or 70+ agreed with you.
  3. LinksLinks from high-rated sites published over the following weeks.
  4. Every monthThe rating measured again and held, with every link in the report.
It starts with a free check.
  • Your Domain Rating today
  • The rating of your competitors
  • Which target is realistic for your site
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Start with a free reading of your rating

Before you buy anything, we read your Domain Rating and compare it with your competitors. You keep the findings whether you work with us or not. One term that helps: domain authority.

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No obligation. A person who does this work replies.

  1. 1
    Your rating todayDomain Rating and the links behind it.
  2. 2
    Where competitors standTheir ratings beside yours.
  3. 3
    A realistic targetWhich package fits, and how long it takes.
  4. 4
    Links that hold you backSpam links in your profile, listed.

A partner asked for a DR you do not have? Ask first.

Tell us the number. We tell you honestly whether it is reachable and how long it takes.

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The reading, the links and the proof, explained

Three parts of the same package. A higher rating pays off most on pages built to sell by our website team.

The reading

Where your site stands: its rating, its links and the ratings of competitors.

  • Domain Rating on day one
  • Links you already have
  • Competitors' ratings beside yours
  • A realistic target
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The links

What moves the score: links from strong, indexed sites, spread over many domains.

  • High-rated linking sites
  • Many different domains
  • Do-follow and permanent
  • Safe for Google updates
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The proof

What you receive: every reading and every link, yours to keep.

  • The rating every month
  • The first reading beside it
  • Every link, with its address
  • The rating held every month
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Domain Rating, backlinks or full SEO: which do you need?

A Domain Rating package lifts the whole site's score. Backlinks push the pages you choose. Full SEO fixes the site, writes the pages and earns links every month.

This pageDomain Rating IncreaseBacklinksGoogle Ranking (SEO)
What you getA target Domain Rating, held35 to 160 links a month to your pagesFixes, pages and links, every month
Best forA site that looks new or weakGood pages that rank too lowA site that needs everything
How you payMonthlyMonthlyMonthly or one project
How longTarget in 30 to 45 daysFirst links in 10 to 21 daysMonths, with results building
What you keepThe rating and the linksEvery link, listedThe pages, the fixes and the links
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Partners check your rating before they check your offer.

We raise it to the target you choose, and prove it with two readings.

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Works even better with Google Ranking (SEO)

Turn the rating into positions.

Technical fixes and pages written for search.

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What we promise, and what we never will.

A rating is a number anyone can check. That makes it easy to be held to account.

What we will never sell you

  • Spam comments or hacked sites
  • Links that vanish after a month
  • A rating bought by tricks that Ahrefs later removes
  • A promised position on Google: nobody controls the ranking

What you can hold us to

  • Your rating measured every month
  • A late target: the next month at no extra cost
  • Only sites Google indexes
  • Every link listed in the report
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How do you raise a rating that stays up?

Five rules we follow on every package. Check any DR offer against them, ours included. Two terms worth knowing: backlink and domain authority.

  1. 1
    Count sites, not linksThe rating rises with the number of different strong sites, not the total links.
  2. 2
    Only sites Google indexesLinks from ignored sites get dropped, and the score falls back weeks later.
  3. 3
    Measure before you pay for moreA reading on day one is the only way to know what the work changed.
  4. 4
    Keep the listEvery link written down, so the profile can be checked and cleaned.
  5. 5
    Pages still matterA high rating lifts good pages; it cannot make a thin page rank.

Competitors rated three times higher?

Send us the addresses. We compare the ratings, for free.

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We also look after the site behind the rating.

A strong rating on a slow or broken site is wasted. Our SEO team can fix what holds the pages back.

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How we run security
  • Bad links foundOld spam links in your profile listed, with what to do about them.
  • Pages that loadSpeed and errors on the main pages checked.
  • Search Console watchedGoogle's own report checked for warnings during the work.
  • The rating followedRead every month, from the same tool.
  • No lost linksLinks checked every month, missing ones replaced.
  • Your accounts stay yoursNothing is registered in our name.

What every client gets, whatever they buy

Work with us and we take care of everything around the work too: hosting, security and changes, by the same team, so you never need a second company.

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A higher rating for your kind of business.

Which sites count as strong differs by trade. Pick yours to see how we work in it.

Tell us your site. We tell you its rating today.

No commitment. A straight answer before you spend anything.

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Works even better with Online Ads (Google, Meta & LinkedIn)

Customers now, while the rating climbs.

Ads bring enquiries from the first week.

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A higher rating works best with

The rating lifts the whole domain. These make sure the pages it lifts are worth finding.

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Read before you decide

Plain-language guides from our team on the questions owners ask most about links and search.

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What happens after you contact us

No obligation at any step. If we are not the right fit, we tell you who is.

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  1. You write or book a call

    A few lines about your business is enough. No forms to fill in for an hour.

  2. A person replies

    Someone who does this work reads it and comes back with questions, not a sales script.

  3. A short call

    We look at your business together and say plainly what we would do first.

  4. A written offer

    What we do and what it costs, on paper, before any work starts.

Questions about Domain Rating (DR) Increase

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How much does it cost to increase Domain Rating?

The packages above are monthly, by target: DR 50+, 60+ or 70+. The readings, the links and the monthly report are included, with no minimum term.

What is a good Domain Rating?

It depends on your market. For a local business, 30 to 40 is already above most competitors; for a national brand or an online store, 50 to 70 is what the leaders usually have.

What if the target is not reached?

If the rating is below the target by the date in your package, the next month is at no extra cost.

Does Google use Domain Rating?

Not the number itself. Google measures the same thing its own way, the links pointing to your site, so a higher rating usually goes with pages that rank more easily.

Will the rating stay up?

Links from indexed, real sites stay counted. Ratings fall when the links come from sites Ahrefs later ignores, which is why we never use them.

Is it safe for my site?

Yes. We use high-rated sites Google indexes, never spam comments, hacked sites or link farms, and we list every link.

Is Domain Rating the same as Domain Authority?

They measure the same idea with different tools: Domain Rating is Ahrefs' score, Domain Authority is Moz's. A package that raises one usually raises the other.

How long does it take?

30 days for DR 50+ and 60+, 45 days for DR 70+. Ahrefs updates the score as it finds the new links, so it rises over those weeks.

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