Leaderboards in Index Curves provide a detailed performance analysis of the domains within your custom index.
These leaderboards allow you to track and compare key metrics such as traffic, share of voice %, Curve Score, Google Score, and Volatility Score, offering valuable insights into the performance of domains included in your index.
Unlike Category Curves or Location Curves, these leaderboards focus exclusively on the domains and data you selected for the index.
What Are Leaderboards in Index Curves?
Leaderboards in Index Curves rank domains based on various performance metrics within your custom index. They offer both an overview of all scores and trends and detail views to dive deeper into a specific metric.
Key Features of Index Curve Leaderboards:
Traffic: Tracks the total estimated visits for the domains in the index.
Share of Voice %: Measures the visibility percentage of each domain within the index.
Curve Score: Indicates the performance of domains relative to their authority.
Google Score: Reflects the presence of search engine widgets for the index keywords.
Volatility Score: Shows how stable or unstable the rankings are for each domain in the index.
The leaderboard is segmented into two views:
Overview Page: A summary of trends across traffic, share of voice %, and scores for the top domains.
Detail Pages: Focused views of a single score with time-based trends and comparative analysis.
Why Use Leaderboards in Index Curves?
Leaderboards help you measure the performance of specific domains within your custom index. They are instrumental in:
Competitive Benchmarking: Understand how individual domains perform within your index.
Trend Analysis: Monitor score changes over time to identify patterns.
Strategic Insights: Use performance metrics to adapt SEO and content strategies.
Domain-Level Opportunities: Spot domains outperforming or underperforming relative to their peers.
Key Features of the Leaderboard Pages
Overview Page
Provides a high-level summary of key metrics and rankings.
Displays trend graphs for:
Traffic
Share of Voice %
Curve Score
Google Score
Volatility Score
Highlights the top-performing domains within the index for each score.
Detail Pages
Offers in-depth analysis of a specific score.
Displays domain rankings with performance changes over the selected time period.
Graphs time-based trends for the selected metric to visualize domain progress.
How to Use Leaderboards in Index Curves
Explore the Overview Page:
View top-ranking domains for key metrics like traffic and share of voice %.
Use filters (e.g., device, location, widget) to focus on specific data segments.
Drill into Detail Pages:
Select a metric (e.g., Curve Score) to analyze domain rankings and trends.
Compare domains to uncover performance gaps or opportunities.
Filter The Tables
Dive into the data for each leaderboard using the filterable table below the trend chart.
Customize the View:
Filter by niches, business models, or website types to refine the leaderboard analysis.
Export leaderboard data for offline analysis.
Best Practices for Using Index Curve Leaderboards
Monitor Curve Scores: Focus on domains with high Curve Scores to identify best practices.
Analyze Volatility: Domains with high volatility may indicate unstable rankings, signaling opportunities or threats.
Set Filters for Granularity: Use filters to segment data by relevant niches, business model, website type, device (if youre tracking multiple devices), or SERP filters.
Compare Domains Over Time: Use trend graphs to track how domains perform over days, weeks, or months.
Leverage Detail Views: Drill down into detail pages for precise insights into a specific score.
FAQs About Leaderboards in Index Curves
How are domains ranked in the leaderboards?
Domains are ranked based on the selected performance metric (e.g., traffic, Curve Score, share of voice %). Rankings update daily to reflect the latest data.
Can I filter the leaderboard by specific segments?
Yes, filters such as niches, devices, and widgets are available to segment the leaderboard.
What is the difference between the overview and detail pages?
The overview page provides a summary of all key metrics, while the detail pages focus on one metric at a time, offering more granular insights.
How does the leaderboard handle historical data?
Indexes leverage all historical data from the landscape. This means you can view trends for all domains in the index from the moment the landscape was created. So if you create an index in a month, the new index will immediately leverage all of the historical data.
Can I export leaderboard data?
Yes, leaderboard data can be exported for further offline analysis.
How does this differ from Category or Location Curves?
While Category and Location Curves analyze broader categories or locations, Index Curves focus only on the specific domains and keywords you included in your index, offering a more tailored analysis.