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E-E-A-TWhat it means for you.

Google's quality framework: experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness.

Growth Score · Referral & Brand

Definition

What it means

E-E-A-T is used in Google's guidelines for raters who judge search quality. It is not a single score but a set of qualities that reliable pages tend to show.

Clear authorship, real experience, cited sources and a trustworthy site all support it.

In Growth Score

Part of your score

FAQ

Quick answers

What is E-E-A-T?

Google's quality framework: experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness.

Where does it sit in Growth Score?

It belongs to the Referral & Brand pillar, one of the 12 pillars your score is built from.

What should I read next?

Start with Thin content and Backlink, then browse the other terms in Referral & Brand.

How does your site score?

Growth Score reads your site and scores its Referral & Brand pillar against sites like yours.

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