Google's 2007-Q3/Q4 PageRank (PR) Update

Thats my point. As it gets older SEO matters less.

 

Well said!

Also - once you get the damn click - get the damn sale!

Work on your sites to be the best on the topic and FORGET about PR

 

Bullshit post

 

Why is it my job to suggest an alternative just because I point out a current system's flaws?

There is one upcoming metrics system that's trying at least to be what Alexa isn't, but I can't remember what their name was. I'm sure it was mentioned on this board plenty of times though.

What's important I think is learning how to ascertain the quality of a website that receives a low volume of traffic. It may be that the site's niche is so specifically unique that it would be impossible for it to get the kind of traffic that a website like say, Digital Point gets. After all, how many people are going to be interested about fly fishing in Rapid Falls, Montana for example? The site could be a prime authority on the subject, but just won't have a large audience simply due to the nature of the niche it chose. For sites like these, PR simply won't give an accurate picture of the site's quality and authority.

That's all find and good though, that is until a business looking to advertise fishing equipment comes across the site and thinks, "Nope, I'm not going to advertise here, they only have a PageRank of 2."

 

You said what I was thinking - but I was too busy pulling apart a useless post on a different thread

 

And if he does that, link would cost you just 100,000,000,000,000$

 

I actually like that everyone is/was fixated on PR. It made SEOing easier for me, cause they wasted their time worrying about some stupid number, and not what was really important.

Man I hope they keep it

And hey, you can't blame me, I said PR has not been important on this site dozens of times, each time the non-believers would call me names and say I had no idea what I was talking about.

 

Agreed...

I'd rather have an awesome conversion rate, and slightly less traffic, then a ton of visitors that leave right away...

 

I think thats true with anyone. I doubt anyone is like, "Oh man, if only I could get ride of all these sales and all this traffic in exchange for more PR"

For me I care a lot more about traffic than PR. But with that said if my competition has a PR5 I want a PR5. I dont care if its the TarponKeith scale and they have TK5, I want TK6.

 

What's in the PR tool bar is no big deal.

I don't know how the google algorithm works. But, It seems that everytime there is a big algorithm "update and upheaval"; it is accompanied by a pr update.

That's why I'm interested in the pr update but don't care what my pr is updated to.

 

Sorry if my post came off sounding PR-hating... I'm addicted to checking my PR too

I was just agreeing with that other post about trying to boost conversions (sales or clicks)... So many people focus on stumble-upon and other places that really don't ever convert, instead they might benefit by finding other sources of traffic, or making their site more "click friendly"

 

That depends very much on the type of site you run.

 

Having 20k backlinks makes you a lot less dependent on google than if you only have 2.

 

So, should we expect a PR change or not?
I read the Google was gointo to remove the PR Technologies... I don't know...

 

Thanks for sharing hope soon

 

I think people need to think of Google as training wheels. It's good for when you're starting out and still trying to get your bearings, but once you build a readership and an audience, the training wheels can come off and you can start cycling on your own without being hopelessly dependent on Google.

 

The pr update has been stopped and no pr update this month

 

Yes that does make sense since one of my Sites changed to PR0 from PR 5 and the other which was PR0 is still there .

 

Even if they are working on an algo to prevent the purchasing and selling of paid links, they will never stop all paid links. It is impossible and can never happen. Anyone can sell a normal looking link to something. No one will know the difference if it was paid or if it was just submitted because they site owner liked that site.

The only ones they can stop is the ones that use sites where you can purchase paid links, if you have sponsored links or other headings similar to them above the links, etc.

 

Geez I envy a site with 56% non-engine traffic.....oh well, maybe one day...