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Google July 2008 PR Update - Does a PR drop effect rankings?

Discussion in 'Google' started by pieman_fellis, Aug 4, 2008.

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    I upgraded my website the day before the update, PR has dropped, it now ranks worse, is this a coincidence or was it a bad time to update my site?

    Thanks all!
     
    pieman_fellis, Aug 4, 2008 IP
  2. mjewel

    mjewel Prominent Member

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    Updating your site has nothing to do with the PR drop. Anytime you change the on-page content, you can affect your rankings. Google also tweaks its algorithm constantly, so it could have nothing to do with the updating of your site.
     
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    pieman_fellis Peon

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    So even if I had not updated my site my PR would have dropped?

    Does PR also effect rankings?

    Do you think my rankings change could be due to site update?

    Thanks!
     
    pieman_fellis, Aug 4, 2008 IP
  4. UTOPIA

    UTOPIA Active Member

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    As mjewel said anytime you change your on-site content your search engine rankings may go up or down. PR can affect ranking, but thats not to say that just becuase your page has a high PR it will rank better than pages with a lower PR. It depends on a number of different variables.

    Its a good idea to keep a spreadsheet listing your search engine rankings for your main keywords or phrases so you can monitor them as and when you make changes to see if it has a positive or negative effect.
     
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  5. pieman_fellis

    pieman_fellis Peon

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    I noticed I lost quite a few back links in the update, perhaps this is the reason, if not it must be the new version of the site?

    Do you think the rankings could come back over the next week or have I lost them for good?

    Would be putting the old version of the site back be a bad idea at this time?

    Thanks!
     
    pieman_fellis, Aug 4, 2008 IP
  6. Markwebuk

    Markwebuk Well-Known Member

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    To boost your website PR you need to gain high quality backlinks and to boost your website keywords in SE you need to optimize your site well. PR has nothing to do with your website design. Benefit of high PR is that the website gets crawled frequently by the bots.
     
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    pieman_fellis Peon

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    MarkwebUK...

    So high PR with a optimised site = good ranking. Are you saying that link text is not that important?
     
    pieman_fellis, Aug 4, 2008 IP
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    harvestre08 Banned

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    why my site is not update, instead of having a good back links
     
    harvestre08, Aug 4, 2008 IP
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    angilina Notable Member

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    If during the upgrade, there was some down time then it is possible to lose ranking in search engines, but I think drop in PR has nothing to do with it.
     
    angilina, Aug 4, 2008 IP
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    Work on your backlinks with sites with high PR's... post articles in article directories, forums, etc...
     
    rationale, Aug 6, 2008 IP
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    MyWebsHost Peon

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    The down time wouldn't effect your PR
     
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  12. microbrain

    microbrain Banned

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    Yes, PR do effect you ranking as far as serp is concerned . But unique and more accurate content can still give you good position in serps .. So don't get worried about goodle PR , but just concentrate on your blog content & you will be fine .

    MB
     
    microbrain, Aug 6, 2008 IP