I think most will agree that Google has done changes to its PR algo. This must be the reason why this update took so long. Most are interested in knowing what those changes are so "adjustments" can be made to their linking schemes. Some of us were into direct reciprocal link exchange. Others went the 3-way or triangulated route. And some did sitewide link exchanges. Now that G finally made a toolbar update, I think many of us have questions regarding the PR our pages received. It would be interesting to hear experiences, views, and opinions regarding the following: 1. Direct Reciprocal Link Exchange - I link from mydomain.com to yourdomain.com and in return you link from yourdomain.com to mydomain.com 2. Links from same IP address - I link from domainA.com to domainB.com where both are under same IP address. Is domainB.com receiving the benefit of the link in terms of PR? 3. Sitewide Links - I link from all pages of mydomain.com(PR6 index and PR5 internal pages) to yourdomain.com. Are PR from all the pages of mydomain.com being transferred to yourdomain.com? Please remember that these are for PR purposes only and not for SERPs. Because I believe that all IBLs are being counted and included in the calculation for SERPs. During this update 3 of my PR6 home pages slid to PR5(being guilty of ALL of the above linking schemes). But all 3 improved in the SERPs. Maybe me can shed some light on how Google now treats linking schemes. Thanks.
Posting replies here should be fine because they have a chance to backup their claims and views. In a poll, others might just select their choice and not back it up. So you are saying that you are not "guilty" of any of the three? Because I also did triangulated exchanges but some on same IP. So how where your pages' PR during this update? Thanks.
My PR has remained absolutely stable - my IPs are wide spread and my triangulation is more hub and satelite with double wheels direction of link one way only Complex stuff and bends the mind a little!
I am also looking to host my new sites on different IPs. Just in case this "same IP address" thing is the filter applied by Google to PR calculation. Would like to hear from other members their thoughts on the 3 possible "filters" used in the new PR algo.
thanks for the heads up. I'm on a reseller hosting account and have space to spare. I'm planning to exchange small hosting accounts with other webmasters. This way I don't pay anything Thanks.
Sorry but I do not believe that Google has changed the algorithm used to calculate PageRank for several reasons: My links and PR remain unchanged after the update, so it appears that the calculations must be the same or nearly so. PageRank is not Googles to do with as they will, it is the property of Stanford University, and the right to use it is leased to Google. PR is used in the Google ranking algorihtm to some small degree but I see no changes in rankings therefor I see nothing to justifuy a conclusion that PR has changed. There are very few terms in the PR equation, the page linking, the PR of the linking page and how many outbound links it has and the page linked to. IMO if your rankings and/or PR have changed you should look in other areas to explain it: Have your backlinks changed? Are there new or changed competing pages? Have your pages changed? Etc.
can't help you but here is the situation for approx 20 domains no changes on index/home but all "new" pages now index pr -1 all existing pages now on =index or -1 average pr 5 higest 7 lowest 4 I use some different hosting accounts some different IP's and these maybe in different countries. Linking: Anything goes - reciprocal - triangular - the lot but I also simply link out to resources I find valuable to my visitors or match domain content and I don't care if they link back. Experience from one domain is Y shows 1100 IBL's from foreign domains of which I only ever actively solicited about 200 in the beginning. I just hope we see a major algo tweek by G and they get rid of all the directories hogging high positions and not adding value - most just out to show advertising. What I do see is that althoug positioning is largely unchanged traffic is steadily moving from G ->Y & M M
Backlinks where more or less the same. Haven't really checked closely. On the fly seems to be same sites. I'll check. No changes where made to the sites. thanks for your insights, Mel. I'll send PM later, Foxy. thanks Thanks for your "contribution", expat.
Thanks for posting that expat - I thought I was the only one complaining!!! I was just about to post a new thread - I still will - about it Check this out for "ski france" There is only 1, no 8 for chamonix, out of the first 10 that is not a directory in one form or another. Check out no 3 www skifrance com when you click on chamonix it gives you a fully home written page Click on the next heading and it takes you to the resort site they do not even bother with a "home page" Then check out no 4 [its the same page ...duplicate content...no less], click on chamonix and it gives you a come-on bridging ad page which, if you then goto chamonix, takes you to .....yes the same page as before. Click on the others and you get the bridge advert comeon page and then off to the resort's own site. Is this, or is this not, a complete showing of Googles failure?