Confused with link building and PR

Hi All,

Sorry I am pretty new to SEO and althought I understand linkbuilding is important I am a bit confused about how PR links in with this in regards to directories or sites with high home page PR but lower PR in the site. As some examples:

Joeant.com - PR 5
Specific category (http://www.joeant.com/DIR/cat/10441/Graphic_Designers) - PR N/A
Specific site (http://www.joeant.com/DIR/info/get/10441/44750) - PR 0

If I were to submit at a mich higher level (just arts and humanities rather than a category nested several levels under this) then the PR would be much higher, PR5 but I dont think a submission would be accepted for this?

Now what I wanted to know is will there be any benefit listing my site if at the specific category level it has PR N/A and at the individual listing it has PR 0 but the top level home page (joeant.com) has high PR?

A similar thing applies for a professional association I am thinking of joining that they have something like:
Home (www.agda.com.au) - PR6
member directory (http://directory.agda.com.au/individual/brand-experience/brand-design/nsw) - PR4
members specific listing (can check any of the listings from previous URL) - PR N/A

Both of the sites I have mentioned here will cost to list with so want to better understand if I will gainany PR from doing so

Thanks in advance!

 

What is your point of gaining PR?

 

Main idea was around getting better rankings - or is PR irrelivant and should I just get backlinks from site regardless?

 

I have 2 quaility backlinks if you comment on the site ( PR 1+ and blogging tips niche)

I hope not banned from DP
http://www.vinnylingham.com/blogging-tips-for-beginners.html (PR 3)
http://www.communityspark.com/10-ways-to-make-money-from-online-communities/ (PR 2)

I hope it help you increase quality backlinks

 

You only benefit from pr if you're on a high pr PAGE.

High pr site can have PR0 pages and if you're on them the links aren't worth diddly squataloony

 

Thanks for the clarification - I suspected that would be the case. Frustrating that a lot of sites have N/A PR but oh well!

Cheers

Chris

 

you can get high pr by link building with relevant site(High PR)

 

But do not confuse High PR with high authority. For example, even if the PR if a page is zero, if the domain is highly trusted then that link may pursuing.