{"id":67407,"date":"2025-11-14T17:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/?post_type=web-story&amp;p=67407"},"modified":"2025-11-14T17:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T11:59:02","slug":"referring-domains-vs-backlinks","status":"publish","type":"web-story","link":"https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/blog\/web-stories\/referring-domains-vs-backlinks\/","title":{"rendered":"Referring Domains vs Backlinks: The Ultimate SEO Face-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><html amp=\"\" lang=\"en\"><head><meta charSet=\"utf-8\"\/><meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,minimum-scale=1,initial-scale=1\"\/><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0.js\"><\/script><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ampproject.org\/v0\/amp-story-1.0.js\" custom-element=\"amp-story\"><\/script><link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?display=swap&amp;family=Roboto%3Awght%40400%3B700\" rel=\"stylesheet\"\/><link 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1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-c436a5b2-af62-4138-9d32-33edd2d85d5e\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(99.75124%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-87f9e799-c0de-4b6a-acb0-2b0e7647573b\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-502f8f70-3a8f-43c0-8b5f-cff47e958de0\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.15)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#fff\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-a0bf16ec-b1ed-494d-9e3e-b45b8e3fe6f6\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-ce3011e3-35e3-4346-96cd-c39f9e11a614\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:103.70371%;height:100%;left:-1.85185%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-3.webp\" alt=\"What Are Referring Domains?\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-3.webp 700w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-3-597x1024.webp 597w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-3-175x300.webp 175w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-3-150x257.webp 150w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-3-28x48.webp 28w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-3-21x36.webp 21w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-3-14x24.webp 14w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 47vh, 104vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-12.86408%;top:84.95146%;width:137.86408%;height:31.71521%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% \/ 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654%\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-d7568098-bf0b-473e-b016-cc1a09a3770e\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(196,196,196,0.9);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.64078%;top:94.33657%;width:90.7767%;height:9.2233%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-2c9dc0a8-3175-4b15-9817-23d57f8b114c\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-104.0107%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-58686dc3-7a96-4217-bdf9-3f52921afd9e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-8e13eb64-40a2-437f-b92e-9087f4291eaf\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% \/ 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561%\" id=\"el-7e7fafee-056c-4dd9-8333-6f64a819148c\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06016042780748654% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>A <span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Referring Domain<\/span> is the unique website sending you backlinks. Even if a site links 100 times, it counts as one referring domain.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-7.03883%;top:90.7767%;width:111.8932%;height:4.69256%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-a457b863-0a79-4c37-a15b-f0b14651a973\"><svg style=\"display:block;position:absolute;top:0;height:100%;width:auto\" viewBox=\"0 0 205 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><title>Arrow<\/title><path d=\"M.333008 6.49949L204 6.49947M199.193.875L204 6.7086l-4.807 5.8336\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"1.09867\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:2.6699%;top:87.70227%;width:97.57282%;height:3.8835%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-c436a5b2-af62-4138-9d32-33edd2d85d5e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(99.75124%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-87f9e799-c0de-4b6a-acb0-2b0e7647573b\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-502f8f70-3a8f-43c0-8b5f-cff47e958de0\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% \/ 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332%\" id=\"el-d16c0947-bc30-4596-b5fe-3d3d833bc5d8\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06996268656716417% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.323625em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #1263ff\">What Are Referring Domains?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"fd4add83-a1b6-4f22-a801-e9d6fc2ae1f4\" auto-advance-after=\"4s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-3574f0c6-96a6-4245-9497-9ad4e60d76c6 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate(-4.618527782440651e-14%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-31029707-c080-48f2-8e9b-aaff86d055bd\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-104.0107%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-a7778672-35ff-407b-b40b-0d072e27013a\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-a57c9e84-ba6c-43e8-a8a4-cdc3665e1843\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.15)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-938da1d8-5621-4b77-976a-093fa716105c\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(99.75124%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-1f56c821-0539-4c5a-aee4-8a4403c70549\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-c526c52f-d87e-40ac-8f56-91bd2dafde77\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.15)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-83f36c75-fd08-457c-9d4c-3187a7c46636\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(107.7957%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-64a385b6-6aab-4898-9d32-f875b892a9cd\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-c4e19670-1322-47f4-8546-de35d97fa2cd\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.15)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#90c2e6\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-3574f0c6-96a6-4245-9497-9ad4e60d76c6\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-fb37d7ad-9062-4e08-a75a-326b48cb61df\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:103.70371%;height:100%;left:-1.85185%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-10.webp\" alt=\"Referring Domains vs Backlinks: The Difference\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-10.webp 700w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-10-597x1024.webp 597w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-10-175x300.webp 175w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-10-150x257.webp 150w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-10-28x48.webp 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id=\"el-128a1418-d41f-472a-b866-9f8aa9192a11\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(196,196,196,0.9);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.64078%;top:81.39159%;width:90.7767%;height:12.29773%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-31029707-c080-48f2-8e9b-aaff86d055bd\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-104.0107%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-a7778672-35ff-407b-b40b-0d072e27013a\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-a57c9e84-ba6c-43e8-a8a4-cdc3665e1843\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% \/ 2.631578947368421% 2.631578947368421% 2.631578947368421% 2.631578947368421%\" id=\"el-c59c2012-502c-445b-87a6-a0461a46224c\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06016042780748654% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Backlinks<\/span> = total number of links.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Referring Domains<\/span> = total number of websites linking to you.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-7.03883%;top:77.83172%;width:111.8932%;height:4.69256%;opacity:1\">\n<div 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style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-c526c52f-d87e-40ac-8f56-91bd2dafde77\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% \/ 4.25531914893617% 4.25531914893617% 4.25531914893617% 4.25531914893617%\" id=\"el-cc8e4c68-d44b-44c4-9417-3601084476b6\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06996268656716417% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.323625em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #1263ff\">Referring Domains vs Backlinks: The Difference<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:2.6699%;top:94.82201%;width:90.29126%;height:9.2233%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-83f36c75-fd08-457c-9d4c-3187a7c46636\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(107.7957%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-64a385b6-6aab-4898-9d32-f875b892a9cd\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-c4e19670-1322-47f4-8546-de35d97fa2cd\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.5376344086021506% 0.5376344086021506% 0.5376344086021506% 0.5376344086021506% \/ 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561%\" id=\"el-96a39413-b678-43dc-a010-05a90092741b\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06048387096774184% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>If <span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Website A<\/span> links to your site 50 times, that equals 50 backlinks \u2014 but only 1 referring domain (since all links come from the same website).<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"83e14df3-8752-41dd-929f-dff26d930ea7\" 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1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-1a20fb87-7526-40ac-8891-4254967e99dc\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-d560ddae-a49d-4f07-aa41-10c06d2e8aee\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.15)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#9c9ea3\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-598f7177-556a-4571-bcc6-9ff66e546b1d\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-1181b5be-96ae-4c4b-8140-86a075aae9ad\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:103.70371%;height:100%;left:-1.85185%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-4.webp\" alt=\"Why Referring Domains Are Stronger\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-4.webp 700w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-4-597x1024.webp 597w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-4-175x300.webp 175w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-4-150x257.webp 150w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-4-28x48.webp 28w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-4-21x36.webp 21w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-4-14x24.webp 14w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 47vh, 104vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-13.1068%;top:83.33333%;width:137.86408%;height:31.71521%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% \/ 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654%\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-8effcd6c-351f-4ad5-8da1-52349708d74b\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(196,196,196,0.9);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.64078%;top:92.23301%;width:90.7767%;height:12.29773%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-3d72fe31-454a-490c-821b-6900d6b13c4f\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-104.0107%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-0025f521-d661-406f-9a51-2b2206759312\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-d8754c92-8688-476c-9a5b-2b73900557ef\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% \/ 2.631578947368421% 2.631578947368421% 2.631578947368421% 2.631578947368421%\" id=\"el-7b81828f-5075-4b7e-ba12-3e5860301471\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06016042780748654% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Links from 20 different sites are usually stronger than 200 links from just one site. That\u2019s why referring domains vs backlinks is such an important debate.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-7.03883%;top:88.02589%;width:111.8932%;height:4.69256%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-11bfea41-def4-47e7-adc8-6debd1c37243\"><svg style=\"display:block;position:absolute;top:0;height:100%;width:auto\" viewBox=\"0 0 205 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><title>Arrow<\/title><path d=\"M.333008 6.49949L204 6.49947M199.193.875L204 6.7086l-4.807 5.8336\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"1.09867\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:2.42718%;top:85.76052%;width:97.57282%;height:3.8835%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-7aa5a395-72a6-4835-8049-d37039f652b4\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(100%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-1a20fb87-7526-40ac-8891-4254967e99dc\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-d560ddae-a49d-4f07-aa41-10c06d2e8aee\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% \/ 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332%\" id=\"el-9060246d-1842-42af-87bd-a337885f0023\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06996268656716417% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.323625em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #1263ff\">Why Referring Domains Are Stronger<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"5cad7de4-b28d-4ff3-b38f-97140239f80f\" auto-advance-after=\"4s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-86a85e69-8661-40b0-b253-620f26fa5076 [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate(-4.618527782440651e-14%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-ef6abcc4-898d-47f3-894f-2778a95afe42\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(-104.0107%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-773cc9a3-3aa1-4a21-8cf4-eefd0fe7f922\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-5834e8d3-ca63-464c-b82f-a4d6e4e0af4f\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.15)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-37f7f3f6-b1ad-4b3d-a5f5-393ce32a036e\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(100%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-dcd62104-b3d0-4c08-9a89-3ceddfe71091\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-4f432d25-d246-4ce0-897d-dc156a45f5be\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"scale(0.15)\",\"scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\" style=\"background-color:#3c383c\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:0;top:-9.25926%;width:100%;height:118.51852%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-86a85e69-8661-40b0-b253-620f26fa5076\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-6085a9a8-6e2c-4858-b9bc-ad1d7c2a342c\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;width:103.70371%;height:100%;left:-1.85185%;top:0%\" data-leaf-element=\"true\"><amp-img layout=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-6.webp\" alt=\"But Backlinks Still Count\n\" srcSet=\"https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-6.webp 700w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-6-597x1024.webp 597w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-6-175x300.webp 175w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-6-150x257.webp 150w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-6-28x48.webp 28w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-6-21x36.webp 21w,https:\/\/www.mindmingles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/converted-image-6-14x24.webp 14w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 47vh, 104vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-13.34951%;top:84.95146%;width:137.86408%;height:31.71521%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% \/ 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654%\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-6d4a27df-868b-48f3-aabb-0963fd51313b\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(196,196,196,0.9);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.64078%;top:93.85113%;width:90.7767%;height:9.2233%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-ef6abcc4-898d-47f3-894f-2778a95afe42\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-104.0107%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-773cc9a3-3aa1-4a21-8cf4-eefd0fe7f922\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-5834e8d3-ca63-464c-b82f-a4d6e4e0af4f\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% \/ 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561%\" id=\"el-63a4298c-5371-4e24-bdb0-7900b05dd374\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06016042780748654% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Backlinks carry anchor text, context, and authority. They help your page rank, especially if they come from trusted sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-7.03883%;top:89.64401%;width:111.8932%;height:4.69256%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-bcdafd78-4574-45b4-96ea-a6e1688594bd\"><svg style=\"display:block;position:absolute;top:0;height:100%;width:auto\" viewBox=\"0 0 205 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><title>Arrow<\/title><path d=\"M.333008 6.49949L204 6.49947M199.193.875L204 6.7086l-4.807 5.8336\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"1.09867\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:2.42718%;top:87.37864%;width:97.57282%;height:3.8835%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-37f7f3f6-b1ad-4b3d-a5f5-393ce32a036e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(100%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-dcd62104-b3d0-4c08-9a89-3ceddfe71091\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-4f432d25-d246-4ce0-897d-dc156a45f5be\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% \/ 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332%\" id=\"el-5b65e50f-3c8f-4568-8b12-09242da645ad\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06996268656716417% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.323625em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #1263ff\">But Backlinks Still Count<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"88f9ce38-0f2a-4936-8457-eac26578e9c3\" auto-advance-after=\"4s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-121e0c10-7c6b-4404-8fc5-e43679929fea [data-leaf-element=\\\"true\\\"]\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate(-4.618527782440651e-14%, 0%) scale(1.5)\",\"translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":2000,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation 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1)\",\"fill\":\"forwards\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-0d321264-b3a0-4bfb-b471-c9c662849035\",\"keyframes\":{\"transform\":[\"translate3d(100%, 0px, 0)\",\"translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)\"]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script type=\"application\/json\">[{\"selector\":\"#anim-758162a0-ac19-444d-950b-3e98d9f5c1d2\",\"keyframes\":{\"opacity\":[0,1]},\"delay\":0,\"duration\":600,\"easing\":\"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)\",\"fill\":\"both\"}]<\/script><\/amp-story-animation><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script 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14w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 47vh, 104vw\" disable-inline-width=\"true\"><\/amp-img><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><amp-story-grid-layer template=\"vertical\" aspect-ratio=\"412:618\" class=\"grid-layer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"page-fullbleed-area\">\n<div class=\"page-safe-area\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-13.1068%;top:84.95146%;width:137.86408%;height:31.71521%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% \/ 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654% 25.510204081632654%\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-f55811d2-1b63-433f-907f-a0ac686a900d\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:#c4c4c4;will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.64078%;top:93.85113%;width:90.7767%;height:9.2233%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-67a78fa8-bfe6-41f3-8e0a-c23d62c54f7e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-104.0107%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-75fd9994-f807-4eb2-8935-ac3257be6d7e\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-8d208fa3-d510-40aa-8d0e-5c9887b519e8\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% \/ 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561% 3.508771929824561%\" id=\"el-6aa4f990-ddd8-482c-aa90-8aeaaf2cd56e\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06016042780748654% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>Smart SEO isn\u2019t about choosing one side in referring domains vs backlinks. &nbsp;It\u2019s about gaining more new domains and building strong links from them.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-7.03883%;top:89.64401%;width:111.8932%;height:4.69256%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-06835dd8-86a0-45c6-a83e-ae8b73215808\"><svg style=\"display:block;position:absolute;top:0;height:100%;width:auto\" viewBox=\"0 0 205 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><title>Arrow<\/title><path d=\"M.333008 6.49949L204 6.49947M199.193.875L204 6.7086l-4.807 5.8336\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"1.09867\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:2.42718%;top:87.37864%;width:97.57282%;height:3.8835%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-0d321264-b3a0-4bfb-b471-c9c662849035\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(100%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-758162a0-ac19-444d-950b-3e98d9f5c1d2\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-64053745-1302-4f5c-907d-c65585b83571\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% \/ 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332%\" id=\"el-04538680-9e1b-49f1-861c-c20bb47b959b\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06996268656716417% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.323625em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #1263ff\">Best Strategy: Balance Both<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"34807777-9dc4-491c-8f1f-194b53c5953d\" auto-advance-after=\"4s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script 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8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% 8.80281690140845% \/ 21.367521367521366% 21.367521367521366% 21.367521367521366% 21.367521367521366%\" class=\"mask\" id=\"el-bb42be9b-e2d4-42f8-b6bf-4d9d595d81ea\">\n<div class=\"fill\" style=\"background-color:rgba(196,196,196,0.9);will-change:transform\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.39806%;top:86.08414%;width:90.7767%;height:18.60841%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-36315763-90fd-4258-b802-1ce5e37a5a9b\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-103.74332%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-2218a472-0592-44aa-a857-4b7a577f7978\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-673fcc94-ebeb-464b-a9b8-52100847109f\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% \/ 1.7391304347826086% 1.7391304347826086% 1.7391304347826086% 1.7391304347826086%\" id=\"el-161cccee-0a92-4330-b37c-dd60b96cf16e\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06016042780748654% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.258900em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span>SEO tools show both metrics:<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Referring Domains<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 700\">Backlinks<\/span><br \/>\nUse tools like Ahrefs, SEMrush, or Google Search Console.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:-7.76699%;top:82.20065%;width:111.8932%;height:4.69256%;opacity:1\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0\" id=\"el-2e77ec41-3e52-4991-9386-aeec6fd1632f\"><svg style=\"display:block;position:absolute;top:0;height:100%;width:auto\" viewBox=\"0 0 205 13\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><title>Arrow<\/title><path d=\"M.333008 6.49949L204 6.49947M199.193.875L204 6.7086l-4.807 5.8336\" stroke=\"#fff\" stroke-width=\"1.09867\"><\/path><\/svg><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.39806%;top:79.44984%;width:97.57282%;height:3.8835%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-d652560e-aaca-495b-9cc8-30e096a53645\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" 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style=\"position:absolute;pointer-events:none;left:3.39806%;top:88.34951%;width:90.7767%;height:15.53398%;opacity:1\">\n<div id=\"anim-d6e37035-2bd7-4958-9d75-afaaff8453d0\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:translate3d(-103.74332%, 0px, 0)\">\n<div id=\"anim-e2159fa4-198a-46ae-b99e-825d5a314e99\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:0;--initial-transform:none\">\n<div id=\"anim-e1ca6b89-d720-41ff-886c-63e7b059cf68\" class=\"animation-wrapper\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;--initial-opacity:1;--initial-transform:scale(0.15)\">\n<div style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% 0.53475935828877% \/ 2.083333333333333% 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style=\"pointer-events:initial;width:100%;height:100%;display:block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;z-index:0;border-radius:0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% 0.4975124378109453% \/ 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332% 8.333333333333332%\" id=\"el-b7194329-4ee2-4550-a397-4aa7ac6ce8ea\">\n<p class=\"fill text-wrapper\" style=\"white-space:pre-line;overflow-wrap:break-word;word-break:break-word;margin:-0.06996268656716417% 0;font-family:&quot;Roboto&quot;,sans-serif;font-size:0.323625em;line-height:1.2;text-align:left;padding:0;color:#000000\"><span><span style=\"font-weight: 700; color: #1263ff\">How to Grow Referring Domains<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/amp-story-grid-layer><\/amp-story-page><amp-story-page id=\"0e9203ad-881c-4421-95fe-f114a19d3ce5\" auto-advance-after=\"4s\"><amp-story-animation layout=\"nodisplay\" trigger=\"visibility\"><script 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Think of it as quality vs quantity. 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