{"id":77,"date":"2009-10-23T06:12:05","date_gmt":"2009-10-23T13:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\/weblog\/?p=77"},"modified":"2019-10-23T07:53:25","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T14:53:25","slug":"does-google-pagerank-count-anymore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com\/weblog\/2009\/10\/23\/does-google-pagerank-count-anymore\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Google PageRank Count Anymore?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\no Does Google PageRank Count Anymore?<\/b><\/p>\n

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This week I would like to give you some news about Google PageRank
\nand my opinions on it. PageRank won’t go away and it is a much-discussed issue if you’re a webmaster and have a site.<\/p>\n

That little green bar gives Google’s ranking of all the web pages
\non the web – including yours. PR10 is the highest, PR0 is the lowest.<\/p>\n

PageRank doesn’t mean much in SEO turns anymore – your page can
\nhave a low PR ranking but still come up first in Google’s index.
\nMany times above pages that have a much higher PR ranking than
\nyour page.<\/p>\n

However, I take a much broader view of PageRank and find
\nit still very important. You can find out why by reading
\nmy article below…<\/p>\n

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\nFeature Article<\/b>
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Does Google PageRank Count Anymore?
\nCopyright \u00a9 2009 Titus Hoskins<\/p>\n

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Being a full-time SEM (Search Engine Marketer) I have been
\nconditioned like Pavlov’s dog (not a pretty picture) to jump
\nevery time Google twitches. Lately, Google has been doing a
\nlot of twitching.<\/p>\n

Specifically, the rather startling news from Google Webmaster
\nTrends Analyst Susan Moskwa that Google has ditched PageRank
\nfrom Webmaster Tools.<\/p>\n

“We’ve been telling people for a long time that they shouldn’t
\nfocus on PageRank so much; many site owners seem to think it’s
\nthe most important metric for them to track, which is simply
\nnot true,” states Moskwa. “We removed it because we felt it was
\nsilly to tell people not to think about it, but then to show
\nthem the data, implying that they should look at it.”
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\nFind more here on WebProNews:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/topnews\/2009\/10\/15\/google-ditches-pagerank-in-webmaster-tools
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Now, for SEO reasons or for ranking in Google’s index, PageRank
\nhas long been downgraded by Google. However, even missing
\na few dangling bits, history has shown us eunuchs still wheel
\ntremendous power. PageRank is no different.<\/p>\n

Regardless of what Google wants to happen, PageRank is still
\nextremely important to anyone marketing on the web, especially
\nif you’re selling SEO services or operating a web business. Try
\nselling SEO services when that little green bar on your site
\nis pointing to PR0 or worst yet, pointing to a solid gray bar.<\/p>\n

Obtaining a high PR7 or PR8 simply means more business and revenues…
\nregardless of how Google is or is not using PageRank. People know how
\nto count and they learned long ago, a ten is a lot more than
\na big fat zero.<\/p>\n

Placed against a PR1 site, a PR8 will win more respect in the eyes
\nof potential clients and can produce enormous profits for the site
\nowner and we won’t even mention the still widely practiced
\nhabit of selling links, which Google is desperately trying to stop.
\nTotal and full elimination of PageRank would be an honest start
\nbut it will still be an uphill, if not a losing battle, for
\nGoogle to fully eliminate link selling.<\/p>\n

Even with my modest sites, I have turned down a small fortune
\nby not selling text links on any of my sites. When I had a PR6
\nsite instead of a PR4 – those link requests were nearly doubled.
\nSo one can easily understand Google’s position and the need to
\ndownplay PageRank, if they even want to put a small dent in all
\nthis link selling and buying which is still rampant on today’s
\nweb.<\/p>\n

PageRank is Google’s creation, and unless they remove it fully
\nfrom their system and the Google toolbar, then PageRank still Counts.
\nActually, in the whole scheme of marketing your website on the
\nnet, PageRank counts big time. And in more ways than one.
\n
\nThere are several reasons why you shouldn’t count PageRank out.
\n<\/b>
\nFor years Google has been downplaying the importance of
\nPageRank and states it’s only one of about 200 ranking factors
\nthat determine how Google ranks its index for keywords.
\nObtaining top organic rankings for popular lucrative keywords
\nin Google simply means money in the bank. Actually, even a movement
\nof only one or two places on those first page SERPs (Search Engine
\nResults Pages) can make a major difference to any online marketer’s
\nbottom line.<\/p>\n

Now while you can have a lower PR number and still rank above
\nother higher PR pages for your chosen keywords, I have even had
\nmany times when my PR drops but my actual SERPs rankings in Google
\ngoes up, mainly due to building-related relevant backlinks. So
\nPageRank counts little towards your keyword rankings but it can’t
\nbe totally dismissed.<\/p>\n

Mainly because, even if PR is just one ranking factor, in close
\ncompetitive keyword battles (I am presently fighting tooth and nail
\nfor some very choice keywords) just one ranking factor such as
\nhigh PR can make the difference of whether or not you get to the
\ntop spot. Big dogs are still jumping and for those of us who know
\nhow to count, getting a number one spot in Google makes all the
\ndifference in the world.<\/p>\n

Not only because Google controls roughly 80% of all search engine
\ntraffic, but more importantly Google has established unmatched
\ncredibility and brand recognition in the eyes of potential customers
\nvisiting your site. Web-users trust Google. Web users look to Google
\nfor guidance and direction. Web-users believe what Google is telling them.
\nIn the online world, rightly or wrongly, perception is everything.<\/p>\n

As an online marketer, I am completely amazed each day at the
\nmarketing power Google now commands with web surfers and with the
\ngeneral population. Google is king of online search and no other
\nsearch engine even comes close to Google.<\/p>\n

PageRank is Google’s ranking system and in the eyes of those who
\nnotice these things, it still wheels tremendous influence and power.
\nBy default, PageRank is Google’s opinion of your site, and web
\nusers can count (at least to 10) and if Google believes people
\nare still not counting when it comes to PageRank, then they are fully
\nmistaken.<\/p>\n

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…
\nThe author is a full-time professional online marketer who has numerous
\nniche websites. For the latest web marketing tools try:
\nFree Marketing Tools<\/a>
\nCopyright \u00a9 2009 Titus Hoskins. This article may be
\nfreely distributed if this resource box stays attached.<\/p>\n

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Kind Regards,
\nTitus<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.bizwaremagic.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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