Question regarding PR and Bans

Discussion in 'Google' started by jryan54, Aug 12, 2007.

  1. #1
    hey DP'ers

    Question...i've got a friend who has got a 3 year old domain. The domain has had backlinks for a few years...around 300 etc...but its showing no page rank at all.

    I've checked the serps and its listed in a few keywords...so itsnot banned but it just doesnt seem to have any pagerank. I've checked the various DC's and all are zero.

    Any ideas??

    Is this a penalty of sorts??
     
    jryan54, Aug 12, 2007 IP
  2. jryan54

    jryan54 Peon

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    also the links are aged and been around a while...mostly various directories etc.

    Any ideas?
     
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  3. t-bo

    t-bo Active Member

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    Impossible to say without seeing the URL.. let us know it and im sure there will be an explanation :)

    Most likely the quality of backlinks.
     
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  4. emptymirror

    emptymirror Well-Known Member

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    #4
    Has it always been without PageRank? Or just today?

    Because Google is currently in the midst of updating PageRank, and that could be the reason - many times PR resets to zero temporarily before being updated.

    best,
    Denise
     
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    Have the person make sure there are no cannonical issues, i.e., redirect domain.com to www.domain.com and make sure all navigation links point to www.domain.com and not domain.com/index.html or Google will attribute duplicate content to the home page.
     
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  6. jryan54

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    hey everyone!

    I've checked out both the http and the www and neither have PR and they never have had it either. I know that alot of DC's have been zeroed due to the update but the thing is that this domain has not ever obtained a page rank.

    I'm thinking that it has to be the link quality etc but even bad link quality has a tiny amount of link juice.

    Anyway, i'm a bit cautious to post the actual URL as its not mine but I might PM one of you here.

    Cheers
    Jryan54
     
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    jg123 Notable Member

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    It was probably banned for some reason, maybe it is on a server ip and the whole ip was banned for spamming or soemthing. Even one PR2 or PR3 backlink should get you a PR1 so if it has never had a PR then it must be banned, just my educated guess.
     
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    jimkarter Notable Member

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    If it has a listing in Google, IT IS NOT BANNED.
     
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