hello I have one question if i link with someone with a lower page rank will this not benefit me at all? Will this have any bad effects?
It will not harm to link to a lower page rank website, if anything you are helping them if your site has a good pr and is somewhat relevant.
well unless it has a PR not bad.. but if you think that site is going to improve well much better... but i recommend to find some with high PR...
If it's a topical, theme-related site, it'll help a little. Just make sure you don't link to bad neighborhood. Warkot
You need to understand that page rank updates every 3 months, the site might be actually more popular than the green bar says it is
And actually lower PR pages do not harm you and in the same way they do not boost your PR too! It just helps by a very minimal rate... Whatever the PR is, the category relevancy is important. Irrelevant links do not at all help in boosting your PR.
I agree with Seiya... if a website looks good and has great content, it's always better to check their backlinks. They might even have a higher PR then your site!