PR prediction for directories--Do you care?

PR prediction is not a simple work . tool used for PR prediction are useful a moment but not forever. it totally depend on Google algorithms.

 

Like I said before your post its Cest La Vie. That is life when you don't get want your expecting.

 

Prediction Tools are Crap ...
The best way you see your eforts LinkPopularity Rankings and fainaly the PR

 

A tip for you. The 1st pr 7 is no good, it does not pass any of its pr weight.

 

I have not only checked yours--I checked many others So .......

Well --I understand you are putting lots of efforts and getting lots of quality links. I know people don't care about predictions too--but it gives something to talk about and also indication of how effective your backlinks are for your side.

@nks--PR is important for directory owners. And Google's SERPs is still dependent on the amount of quality backlinks you have from related sites.
If you have time please read this report

http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/007336.html

It seems lots of SEO expert and gurus downplay PR--but as that report suggest PR is going to stay and be most important determinant factory for SERPs --along with content relevancy. Also Google's webmaster guide lines clearly states what makes a site good in the eye of Google---

It says Content relevancy on the page and site reputation(PR). I just don't believe those SEO experts who rubbishes PR--

 

I still don't get how this works!

 

You check your details page lately

Lots of stats in there now for all link detail pages.
Webwide Statistics:
.EDU: 0 .GOV: 0 del.icio.us: 0 Technorati: 7 DMOZ: NO Wikipedia: 0

Google Statistics:
Data Center: 64.233.167.91 Indexed: 2,420 Backlinks: G-91 Y-16,278 Related: 0 Cached: Yes

 

Agreed!. Last week it told me that my directory would be PR6 with 5k backlinks, but now it tells me that my directory will be PR5 with 10K backlinks.Strangely

 

Wonderful ! That is why they like DD at the ODP the never ending features of ORIGINAL WORKS.

 

Maybe the prediction tools are right but the algo is wrong.

 

Agreed with you on both counts. Its great fun and I personally enjoy it everyday--most of the time checking different sites and getting different results with each check

On a serious basis--- there is a logic for the predictions not comimng true.

These FUN tools as you mention--give you PR of your backlink power at that exact moment. And as we know backlinks come and go -- ( I know someone got mad after he lost 53 backlinks out of 83 within 12 hrs )-and along with that your PR value also dances to the tune of BL- so PR prediction can never be accurate.
Atleast thats my personal theory.

 

If i had a dollar for every time i'd seen a thread like this... ok i wouldnt be rich but i'd have quite a few dollars...

 

The prediction tools are not accurate, but they are fun as hell to "dream" of getting these huge PR Jumps

 

I'm amazed at the fascination, as well as those that use this metric for marketing their own sites/links.

 

Lol---who is doing marketing here? I created this thread just to have some fun.

 

I don't believe I suggested that anyone was doing any marketing here? I only mentioned that it's a metric well used by some when peddling links.

 

Sorry mate--I misunderstood. Anyway No Issue --just have some fun with something that is as mysterious as a lady's mind I think even big G people don't know about the real update their bots will make

 

Exactly Aren't you amazed at all of the fascination over predicted PageRank?

 

I think G should provide such a tool. Who knows they may do it in the future. I think they want lots of attention from webmasters.