What Is Yandex Proxima?

Proxima is a Yandex search quality metric that takes into account the quality and relevancy of a website, and is especially important for websites that fall into the YMYL category (Your Money, Your Life).

Proxima, as an algorithmic function, runs analysis to determine:

  • Whether the visitor will solve his problems on the site
  • How users are loyal to the site
  • What is the ratio of “useful” and “advertising” content
  • How does the site compare to other, relevant websites for the query

This is the metric that best helps Yandex determine the most relevant site for the query.

Dan Taylor is an award-winning SEO consultant and digital marketing strategist based in the United Kingdom. He currently serves as the Head of Technical SEO at SALT.agency, a UK-based technical SEO specialist firm.