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Domain Authority (or DA) predicts how well sites will rank and how they will stack up against the competition, but its use has been controversial. The metric is often misused with many SEOs aiming for links over a certain number while trying to increase their own DA. However, relying on one metric alone is inaccurate and unreliable in the world of search engine optimization. If the digital agency you are working with seems to have a sole focus on the metric, you likely are missing out on digital solutions that would better suit your brand strategy. DA Shortcomings Moz uses around 40 factors when determining a DA score. Even still, measuring how a website will rank and perform is more complicated. It also has been shown that an increase or decrease in DA does not necessarily correlate with a better or worse performing website, nor does it indicate how the website will rank on Google. Even the PageRank on Google doesn’t give the full picture when it comes to how well a website will do in the online market. Simply put, focusing on a single metric, regardless of which metric that may be, won’t give the full picture of website performance. Due to this, it’s not possible to have an accurate idea of future performance based on it. Further, the scores can be easily manipulated. The reason digital marketing agencies and businesses will see so many high-DA links for sale is because there isn’t true value behind them. Marketing content needs to have information and relevancy for customers above all else. Relevance Matters If DA and PageRank don’t matter as much as many SEOs believe, the question becomes, “what should my digital agency focus on?” Relevance and quality content have been proven to increase the effectiveness of digital strategy. When link building and deciding on the value of another site or page, it is more important that the link is relevant to the content it’s linking to and that the content on the page has value for the target audience. Domain authority and PageRank can be important tools when put in the context of the bigger picture. A higher DA with content that the audience isn’t interested in won’t stay relevant and won’t get the return on investment businesses need to thrive in eCommerce. Google’s AI system has become intelligence since the company first began in 1993. The old tricks of the trade have gone by the wayside. While DA can help monitor efforts and give an indication of how a website will improve, any single numeric value used solely in modern marketing will bear missed opportunities for website performance. However, used as a tool in the campaign, it can indicate where the shortcomings are for a website. If a higher DA website is continually ranking lower than a competitor, chances are the problem is with the content. A good digital agency will look at those numbers and determine whether the content needs to be rewritten or edited, then make better decisions for the content marketing strategy moving forward. DA isn’t a metric of the past, but it can only be relied on to shed light on the overall picture rather than seen as a numeric judgment of site performance. 1Digital Agency does design, development, and marketing for eCommerce businesses. They know what it takes to get your site trusted, an authority, and ranked high. Reach out to them for more information or visit them online at 1DigitalAgency.com to see what they can do for you. ...read more
By 1Digital Agency May 23, 2019
While eCommerce has become more accessible than ever to businesses of every scale, it has also become more complex. As web 2.0 and social media have grown ubiquitous, the potential for complications has gone way up, requiring a greater level of expertise than before. While it may have been sufficient in the past to hire an enterprise-oriented web design service, this no longer produces the best results. Recognizing this, Shopify took the initiative to deploy their Shopify + Partner program to provide their merchants with a number of benefits that might not be obvious from the advertising hype. Foremost, Shopify + partners are not simply certified agents, as is the case with most tech partnerships. Often, the standards are simply there to meet without any assistance from the organization setting them, requiring would-be certified experts to fend for themselves. While this is a functional model for, say, networking, or other more general bodies of knowledge, it’s less useful for a proprietary eCommerce solution like Shopify. While any given Shopify + preferred partner is independent of Shopify, they also have a strong connection to Shopify in the form of exclusive resources and training. Rather than simply trying to meet an abstract standard from the outside, Shopify actually walks them through a variety of processes and trains them as they would their own team members. As updates to the Shopify platform are deployed, the partners are given advanced notice to begin work immediately adapting, rather than leaving your eCommerce site lagging behind the introduction of new features. Following this, Shopify wasn’t looking for a set-and-forget program that most certification programs would offer, which is why they have their own partner managers. The introduction of the partner manager role was the primary indication that Shopify was taking their partner program seriously, but their use of resources has proven worth it. From the perspective of a business looking to hire a partner, managers keep partners working according to their standards and benchmarks. From the perspective of a certified partner, they serve as a point of contact that can assist and intervene in the event of any inconvenience. This makes them indispensable to the program as a whole because they add value at every step of the way. Something unique to partners as well is that they are not necessarily competing, allowing them to form a community of industry professionals. Because they are all specialized in Shopify itself, they can make contact and work together in a unique, community-oriented fashion that isn’t found elsewhere in the industry. This provides a unique host of resources that adapts and changes with the industry, providing insight that doesn’t translate as easily to a classroom environment. The Shopify + partner system is accessible to design firms of a variety of scales, including more generic, mass-market groups, as well as the more dedicated firms such as 1Digital Agency. Agencies like 1Digital focus on providing bespoke solutions to their clients’ needs and their status as a partner allows them to combine this with the unique resources provided by Shopify to offer eCommerce work that satisfies every imaginable criterion. Ultimately, Shopify’s partnership program has provided a massive boon to eCommerce as a whole, at least among those that utilize Shopify’s platform for their own needs. With rumors of similar programs evolving within the offices of other eCommerce platforms, it’s likely that they will secure the role of industry leader for such partnerships, paving the way and laying out the template for future developments. Choosing the right partner will simplify your business needs beyond what you may have thought possible with the right agency, letting you take the stress out of your eCommerce solutions to focus on what your business does best. Author is a freelance writer and having successful experience in writing about Internet Marketing Services. Currently he is writing about how to choose Shopify Plus Expert and Custom Bigcommerce Design. ...read more
By 1Digital Agency April 24, 2019
Mobile App Development Trends are changing every passing minute. 2017-2018 has been a fast track year for the landscape of App Development. With the advent of newer technologies like AI and IoT, the concept of Mobile App development and the way Mobile App developers work has undergone a tremendous change. While the investment proportion in mobile applications is increasing, the upcoming trends are justifying the investment. As a primary tool to garner consumer attention, there is a lot of pressure building on the developer community too and that is the source of innovation and trendsetting. The number of downloads of free Mobile Apps has shown a meteoritic rise from 57.3 billion in 2012 to 254 billion in 2016. As the count of downloads is going up every passing, more Mobile Apps are entering different aspects of our lives. In current times the App categories revolve around social Apps, Lifestyle and gaming. Upcoming Mobile App development trends for 2019 Apps supporting the Internet of things (IoT) IoT is about to connect around 75 million devices by the year 2020. The Apps are being developed to keep pace with this changing trends. A classic example is as soon as a person leaves from work he sends a message to the coffee machine connected over IoT to start brewing his favorite cup of coffee. The App will communicate the exact time of arrival to the coffee machine as per the real-time traffic scenario. Smartphones and the App ecosystem of iOS app development and Android are the musts to give shape to a more connected world. Mobile commerce With a significant boost in mobile commerce, developers are focusing on developing better e-commerce apps. These Apps are focused on making the catalog browsing easy and quick. Apart from that it also focuses on making more payment methods possible for the customers. These Apps come with a recommendation engine that analyzes the shopping choices and pushes more suggestion to consumers for higher engagement. On-demand economy The millennial generation is way too demanding. Increasing trends in services like same-day delivery, cleaning services, taxi booking and more is leading to the development of Apps that support the aggressive environment of the on-demand economy. The App focuses on speed of order placement, a clear indication of date and time of arrival and more. Application Security With so many hacks and malware, the websites and Apps have become more vulnerable to security issues. Attempting to gain the trust of users, Application security has become a top most burning issue for iOS App development experts. Thus the developers are trying incorporation of biometric encryption, AI and more to keep the Apps secure. Android Instant Apps Android Instant Apps operate much similar to the websites. As these Apps do not require users to download the Apps, they are as easy to use as a website. These are a type of progressive web apps that do not take up any space in the users mobile. Cloud applications Modern mobile applications, whether we talk about iPhone App development or Android, are being made compatible with the cloud technology so that the Apps do not use phone’s memory to store data. Google Dropbox is one such app that is using cloud management to store and manage all the data and files. As the cloud traffic is expected to rise almost 11 times, a lot of traction is expected for these Apps too. Beacon Technology Need gives rise to innovation and thus develops a new technology. Recent trends in technology innovation have changed the way Beacons are being used. As these are becoming more intuitive, their usability and application are finding newer avenues. Providing a lot of information, beacon technology is the future of mobile Apps. Blending beacon technology with a dedicated App a lot can be achieved. Irrespective of the industry where the beacons can be used, the Apps are adding versatile dimensions to this new age technology. AR and VR A significant increase in the use of AR and VR in Apps especially for shopping Apps like Ikea is also fueling the sales. With Ikea App, a consumer can check instantly how a piece of furniture or décor would go with the existing décor. Enabling all this over an App is a highly innovative idea that binds technology and use cases together. Conclusion Talking about the trends in the development of mobile applications, we are quite confident that the trends will keep evolving at an even faster pace. Be it iPhone App development or Android-based app, you will see many new trends in the app world. As the organizations are investing a lot in Mobile Applications, they are expecting more effective features to bring in more engagement and increase the ROI. Increasing interest of users in mobile applications is increasing the demand economy and IoT which is leading to the development of more innovative trends. While the competition has turned cutting throat, the business is fueling their Mobile App with more investment which is being transformed by the Mobile App developers into trends that help the business grow. Original Source:Upcoming Mobile App development trends for 2019 ...read more
By Xtreem Solution November 02, 2018
Graphic design covers a wide spectrum of design concepts. For this reason an individual who is not well-versed in this format of design will find it difficult to select the right graphic design software at first glance. These individuals will instead end up with a graphic design software package that ... ...read more
Home design projects can feel overwhelming. Part of the challenge is to keep track of each room, the timelines, as well as materials and paint that you will use in the rooms. Learn how to organize and track home design projects to make it all run smoothly. ...read more
