Google PR v/s Fake PR

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by sherone, Sep 3, 2009.

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    There has been a lot written and a lot debated about Google’s PageRank, but on one point there is near unanimous agreement. PageRank is primarily determined by how many other web pages are linking into you. Google considers this kind of inbound a link a vote of confidence. But, here’s the trick: Not all inbound links are created equal. Web pages with more credibility that link to you have more “value” to your PageRank than those with less credibility.

    There are two ways to figure out what your approximate PageRank is. One, you can download the Google Toolbar (the PageRank feature is not turned on by default, so you’d have to enable it after installation).

    The other way is to use some other tools like Page Rank Checker . It will not only tell you your Google PageRank, but a bunch of interesting other stuff.

    After seeing more and more available lists containing domains with fake pagerank (PR), I decided to make this post to help you spot and avoid domains with fake PR.

    What is fake PR?
    Fake PR is achieved by using a 301 or 302 redirect to point one site to another site with a higher pagerank.

    How can I check for fake PR?
    You can use the fake PR check tool

    All you need to do is compare the URL you submitted to the results. If the domain name you entered has fake PR, the results will show a different domain name to the one you submitted.

    Inconclusive results?
    If it returns "Sorry, we cant verify the pagerank for this page", then Google is unable to determine whether the PR is fake or not.

    If this is the case then you can use archive.org's WayBack Machine to view old versions of a site to see whether or not a redirect was being used when the page was archived.

    Archive.org
    If you use archive.org to view the site's history and the address in the URL changes when you click to view a result, then the domain was being redirected on that date.

    Are the results 100% conclusive?
    There is a chance that the results are not correct.
    The fake PR checker uses Google results so if the domain's redirect has been removed and the results are updated on Google, the fake PR checker won't see the previous redirect. That won't happen overnight though.

    Archive.org has no recent archives, they're usually at least a year old, so they won't show the most recent redirects. Also there is a chance that the domain could have been used legitimately after it was archived, so don't go back to results from 1999 and expect them to be relevant.


    Used in combination though, they're very good at helping you spot fake PR.

    Just remember: never buy/reg a domain solely for the PR and if it looks too good to be true (like an unregged PR5) then it usually is!

    I hope this helps you avoid domains with fake PR!

    Source : Namepros
     
    Last edited: Sep 3, 2009
    sherone, Sep 3, 2009 IP
  2. JessieJames27

    JessieJames27 Active Member

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    hmm... it seems that you're getting articles from a third party website. It would be better if you will share the address of the original source.
     
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    Excellent post... Please keep posting such an informative posts.
     
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    thanks for informing!Try to post this on your blog and you might create a good information for readers
     
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    Well explain post, information also valuable. But you forget to post the source URL.
     
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    good post, thanks for that.
     
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