Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'pr'

Google Toolbar PageRank Update (New Years 2010)

Almost exactly like last year, Google is pushing out a New Years PageRank Update now. Mid-December we reported PageRank shifts or penalties and today, there are wide spread reports of a PageRank update in the Google Toolbar. It is a...

Google Toolbar PageRank Drops Over January '09 Weekend

Over the weekend, I noticed many reports from a wide array of search forums, where webmasters are noticing their PageRank scores drop in the Google Toolbar. We have threads from WebmasterWorld, two from DigitalPoint Forums, and a Google Webmaster Help...

Is Google's PageRank Indicators in Webmaster Tools Useless?

A WebmasterWorld thread asks just how accurate is the table in Google Webmaster Tools that shows the details of "Your page with the highest PageRank." It is found under "Statistics" and then under "Crawl stats" at the bottom of the...

Case Study: Transferring Google PageRank With Redirects

An older WebmasterWorld thread has been updated to share the time frame it took this webmaster to transfer his Google PageRank scores from old URLs to new URLs. In summary, he set up a new URL structure (possibly a new...

Google Confirms PageRank Update (New Years 2009)

Over Christmas and the holidays, we reported early signs of a Toolbar PageRank Update. Those reports have now been confirmed by Google's Matt Cutts via Twitter. Matt said about 6 hours ago: Yes, Google updated our toolbar PageRank values today....

Christmas & Holiday 2008 Google PageRank Update?

Over the weekend, I have noticed several threads mentioning updates to Google's Toolbar PageRank scores. The reports are not as widespread as a typical Toolbar PageRank update warrants, which leads me to ask, is this a true Toolbar PageRank update...

Recent Google PageRank Discussions & Observations

Michael Gray explains why PageRank sculpting is important. He explains that Google has downplayed the use of PR sculpting but it seems that it's working pretty well for some people. Using an analogy with two very different cars (one, an...

How Do We Determine Authority for Link Building?

Michael Gray writes an interesting post about that teaching advanced link building and PageRank will never die. In the article, he explains that everyone who learns about optimization techniques are at different levels; some are more advanced and may consider...

PayPerPost Sites Hit with PR0 Penalty

Somehow, I think that the incident with Shopzilla is related to the recent news that anyone using the PayPerPost method just got their PageRanks reduced this weekend. Forum members have mixed reactions. Some have obviously participated in such schemes. Others...

Beware of Fake PageRank Auction Scams

A WebmasterWorld thread alerts us to a fake domain auction where a webmaster is selling a domain with an over-inflated and entirely fake PageRank. How is this being done? The user explains: This seller builds up the backlinks and PR...

Tools to Check a Sites True Google Toolbar PageRank Score

In a DigitalPoint Forums thread, a member asks how to check for an invalid PageRank. This is a timely question given that there was a PageRank update earlier this week. Since you can fake your PageRank, it's good to have...

Google PageRank April Update: Most Notice Drop in PR

As much as you explain that toolbar PageRank does not show you a result that you can work with, people still tend to obsess about PageRank. Go ahead and read Danny's PageRank Guide once again. In any event, on Friday...

Why Do Some SEOs Want Toolbar PageRank To Go Away?

Recently, there has been a lot of discussion over the PageRank score found within Google's Toolbar. So I thought I explain why I, and many other SEOs/SEM reporters would love to see the PageRank score disappear from the Google Toolbar....

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