When a page-two query will not move, count the links behind the pages above it
Once the title and internal-link push has had four weeks, compare the referring domains to your page with those of each of the top three, page against page, not site against site. A gap you can close in a quarter is a link job for that URL, never your homepage. A gap you cannot close is a reason to pick a smaller query.
Step 3.8.6.8
Time: 1h
Done when
For one query that stayed on page two after the push, give the number of referring domains to your page and to each of the top three results’ pages, with the tool and the date you counted. A count for a whole site rather than the page does not count. (Proof: a list of the items.)