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47 -- average domain authority of linking domains for SaaS guest post backlinks (2026)
In an 18-month analysis of 847 SaaS companies, guest post placements earned backlinks from domains with an average Domain Authority of 47.
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47
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Data Vintage
2026
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847
Evidence Quality
B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
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XSquareSEO
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Tier C
https://xsquareseo.com/saas-link-building/video-content-generated-more-saas-backlinks-than-guest-pos… ↗
Source Article
Video Content Generated More SaaS Backlinks Than Guest Posts
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XSquareSEO
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From the claimed 18-month analysis of 847 SaaS companies; average Domain Authority of guest post placement domains.
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Segmentation
IndustrySaaS
RoleAll marketers
Channelcontent
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SaaS guest post backlinks: 47 average domain authority of linking domains. Source: XSquareSEO (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/guest-post-backlink-average-domain-authority
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/guest-post-backlink-average-domain-authority" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>47</strong> -- average domain authority of linking domains for SaaS guest post backlinks<br><small>Source: XSquareSEO (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/guest-post-backlink-average-domain-authority" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Intelligence</a></small></blockquote>
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