Lost my PR from 5 to 4 :(

Discussion in 'SEO' started by suzana, Nov 8, 2007.

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  1. #1
    I am new to this forums,

    after the recent update my pr dropped from pr5 to pr4 :(

    I cant believe it

    does any one here have the same problem
     
    suzana, Nov 8, 2007 IP
  2. mightyb

    mightyb Banned

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    #2
    Yes, but who cared. My traffic is still the same. And it looks like link selling is quite dangerous now days anyway.
     
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  3. suzana

    suzana Banned

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    #3
    I did not sell any links on my site :(
     
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  4. amitpatel_3001

    amitpatel_3001 Results Follow Patience

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    #4
    Stop buying/selling links and you will stay safe :)
     
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    davewashere Active Member

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    #5
    If you're not selling links than why does PR matter? Has your traffic changed at all?
     
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    Drv Active Member

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  7. Mia

    Mia R.I.P. STEVE JOBS

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    #7
    I second this.. Traffic and SERP's are better than ever... I've come to the realization that PR really means very little if anything in the over all scheme of things..
     
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  8. sudden.emptiness

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    #8
    don't worry so much about pr... pr from 5 down to 4 must be really something but if your visitors find your site to be reliable enough for their needs pr doesn't matter anymore whatever value it has...
     
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  9. Shazz

    Shazz Prominent Member

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    #9
    If your traffic is the same, you have nothing to worry about.
     
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    PR stable on most of my sites, but as others have pointed out, it doesn't really matter...what matters is traffic and revenue and I'm happy with both.
     
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  11. DN Webmaster

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    my one PR8 site dropped to PR5 :eek:

    all traffic Losted! i never get more again,

    DN
     
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  12. mellow-h

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    #12
    If john chow is pleased with PR 4 then you can do to :p Traffic is more important than the PR actually :)
     
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  13. BigBrother

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    but how your pr affecting the visitors?
     
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    #14
    A lot of sites lost PR on the last update.

    It appears as though links have been devaluated to some degree net wide so naturally PR will drop.

    Nothing to worry about as we are all on the same playing field.

    It is just my guess but I think sites that did not experience PR drop were on the high side of the PR bracket so they were in so were able to lose some PR juice without showing any drop.

    Hope that helps.

    ~VegasMack
     
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  15. Wyla

    Wyla Well-Known Member

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    I only visit sites that are PR5 and higher.
     
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  16. rgerhards

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    #16
    I second my previous posters. PR is not that important, as long as you doe well on the SERPs. In any case, a light fluctuation in PR wasn't even unheard of before the last update. For example, some of the pages that linked to you may have lost PR, which results in some PR loss on your site. Maybe these guys brought traffic, so you are never safe ;)

    Lesson to learn: don't look to much at PR and try not to have a single source of traffic...
     
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