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 by Referring domain shows the number of unique domains that link to your website. This is important as it reflects the overall authority and quality of your backlink profile. A higher number of referring domains indicates a stronger backlink profile.
Referring pages by anchor phrase is a metric that shows the number of unique web pages that are linking to a particular website or page with specific anchor text. It helps to analyze the link profile and see which anchor phrases are driving the most traffic and authority to the page.
The Referring domains by Anchor phrase metric in Ahrefs shows the number of unique domains that are linking to a website using a specific anchor phrase, which allows users to evaluate the effectiveness of their backlink strategy and identify areas for improvement.
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.
Internal links refer to links on a website that point to another page within the same website. This metric shows the number of internal links a particular page has and helps to understand how the pages on a website are interconnected. A higher number of internal links generally equates to better website architecture and improved user experience.
The External links by Backlink referring page metric shows the count of external links pointing to a specific page on a website from other websites. It helps to measure the authority and popularity of a webpage on the internet.
The Redirect metric in Ahrefs indicates the number of links pointing to a particular URL that have been redirected to another URL. This provides useful information to monitor and fix broken links on a website.
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.