This factor counts how many links on the rendered page point at one legacy Rakuten Malaysia shop URL format — addresses beginning www.rakuten.com.my/shop/. It is a narrow occurrence count, not a measure of whether those links earn anything, and other Rakuten domains score zero.
| Factor ID | RG-AFF-026 |
|---|---|
| Family | Affiliate & ads |
| Measurement | Occurrence count |
| Measured zone | Rendered, script-free page body |
What it measures
This factor counts one legacy Rakuten Malaysia shop URL format. It looks only at the rendered, script-free body of the page and tallies how many links use that single address shape. It does not read anchor text, judge relevance, or check that the link resolves — it is a count of a specific URL pattern and nothing more.
How RankGear measures it
RankGear counts case-insensitive HTTP or HTTPS occurrences beginning www.rakuten.com.my/shop/. The match is anchored to that exact host-and-path prefix, so it captures the Rakuten Malaysia shop format and ignores every other Rakuten property or link shape.
What RankGear looks for
http(s)://www.rakuten.com.my/shop/...
<a href="https://www.rakuten.com.my/shop/some-store">...</a>How to optimize it
Treat this as an observation of your affiliate footprint, not a number to inflate. Use only relevant, functioning, disclosed commercial links and follow current program practices. Because the pattern is so specific, the honest optimization is to make sure any Rakuten Malaysia shop links you do carry are legitimate and properly disclosed — not to add links purely to move the count.
Important considerations
- The pattern is geographically narrow — it matches only the Rakuten Malaysia shop format, not Rakuten links from other regions or programs.
- Other Rakuten links score 0. Any Rakuten URL that does not begin
www.rakuten.com.my/shop/is invisible to this factor. - The count does not measure performance — it says nothing about clicks, conversions, or revenue from those links.
- The inherited name contains a double space; it is a legacy label, not a signal of anything.
- Correlation is not causation. A count like this relates to where a page sits within a measured result set; it is a prioritization signal, not proof that these links move rankings.
Related factors
Part of the Factors reference · how RankGear measures · glossary.