Is Page Rank really important?

15 years ago

Somethimes its important but i have two site one have PR 3 and one habe PR 1 PR 1 have 500 visitors and PR3 has only 100 visitors..

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bfas

15 years ago

Originally Posted by Krowon

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I'm just a newbie in this forum and I have many questions running in my head right now.. How really important is Page Rank? Does high and low page ranks affects the link building process and progress? Thanks!

PageRank is an indicator, it doesn't affect anything. It is mostly a measure of IBL's (InBound Links).

That said, all other things being equal, pages with higher PageRank pass higher backlink value than pages with lower Pagerank.

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paulgl 15 years ago

Originally Posted by bfas

PageRank is an indicator, it doesn't affect anything.

Michael

Makes no sense. Google was built on this concept.

Logic would tell you that if it is google's baby, it must affect something.

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- bfas 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by paulgl
  
  Makes no sense. Google was built on this concept.
  
  Logic would tell you that if it is google's baby, it must affect something.
  
  Paul
  
  Thanks for that Paul - sometimes my posts aren't as clear as I think they are..
  
  What I was trying to get across was that the PageRank number - which is what I assume the OP was referring to - is just that, a number indicating PageRank.
  
  A page's PageRank is an aggragate number. It's PageRank is 'earned' through the PageRank calculation. But the number doesn't affect anything; rather, it's overall 'strength' is what dictates the number.
  
  The PageRank concept and formula, of course, is the basis for Google's search engine sorting algorithm, and as such, hugely relevant. But what I took from the OP was, "Does PageRank affect my site?", to which I tried to point out it's "the site that affects the Pagerank number".
  
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  John Hocking 15 years ago
  
  PageRank - Google's probably not going to rename it, but people do obsess too much over it.
  
  Matt Cutts discusses page rank
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  The quality and quantity of your content is what matters.
  
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  Marksv 15 years ago
  
  This is what I found in my experience...
  
  Since most of the time I'm working with brand new domains they all have a N/A or 0 PR.
  
  I've found that with backlinking and quality content, I was able to outrank sites that had higher PR than mine, and were on older domains...
  
  So while PR probably does matter in a way, it's not always a must for good rankings...
  
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- Tyler Abernethy 15 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by paulgl
  
  Makes no sense. Google was built on this concept.
  
  Logic would tell you that if it is google's baby, it must affect something.
  
  Paul
  
  Google introduced PageRank and it took them all the way to the top of the Search Engine market,
  it is CERTAINLY important
  
  and it is only awarded to sites that are trustworthy
  
  good content, and quality links that also have PR are the generally accepted methods to obtain them
  
  Good day everyone,
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craig88

15 years ago

The best thing to do is just do not worry about PR at all. If you have a toolbar install it. It does have some relevance PR but people are way too obsessed with knowing it. If you are unaware what your PR is then it is better.

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iAmNameLess

15 years ago

Originally Posted by jhonsean

Page rank is important but we must consider first the relevance for the quality of your site.

So do you believe google actually manually reviews site with backlinks to make sure the link is relevant? I disagree.

PageRank is a big factor in rankings, I have used 4 PR6 back links and had a 100 push in the SERPs for one of my sites, in a very competitive niche.

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Jordan Kovats 15 years ago

If you want to rank, get inbound links from sites with high PR. You don't need a high PR on your own site to rank your own site.
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jonnyhardbaked

15 years ago

Page rank matters. Some are saying it is not that important and some are saying that it is important. But the bottom point is Page Rank Really matters.

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Kurt

15 years ago

There are two different PageRanks. The one Google shows in the googlebar and the REAL one, called Internal Page Rank, which we don't see or know.

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aleabby

15 years ago

Its is not really important but it is important, because the normal human psychology visitor only visit 2 to 3 search page but randomly. So page rank is equally important.

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Krowon

15 years ago

Hey guys! Thanks for all of your insights! Very much appreciated!

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June8

15 years ago

Not really......A 0 pr site can have much more traffic then a high Pr site .............

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imfusa

15 years ago

I think Pagerank it is important, the greater the pagerank is the better you rank, this with be the logical answer.

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junilerick

15 years ago

If not in actual SEO, it sure helps against people like who get scared ****less every time I see a list of high PR for the top 10

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mygold

15 years ago

Yes, It affects the website. You should get more visitor of your site because if you don't create any back link then you have not get more visitor and finally you site page rank will decrease day by day.

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Brian Lett

15 years ago

The short answer is, "Yes".

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A. van Heerden

15 years ago

The higher the PR of page that links to and the more important/relevant those links are the higher your pagerank will be.

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anupkayastha

15 years ago

Page rank shows the important of your page and you can make money with it

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GeckoTribe

15 years ago

PageRank was the innovation that launched Google into prominence. But then it had an illegitimate child named Black Hat SEO, and Google had to find new ways to rank pages.

PageRank is still used in Google's ranking formula, but it's only one of more than 200 ranking factors (probably more than 300 by now). So it's nowhere near as important as some people think.

To test this assertion, do an experiment. Run a Google search and check the PageRank of the top 10 results. Do they all have high PageRank? Are they sorted in PageRank order? For most searches, the answers to both questions will be "no".

So sure, PageRank affects your search rankings. But don't waste your life obsessing over it.

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bfas

15 years ago

Originally Posted by GeckoTribe

To test this assertion, do an experiment. Run a Google search and check the PageRank of the top 10 results. Do they all have high PageRank? Are they sorted in PageRank order? For most searches, the answers to both questions will be "no".

I'm not trying to disagree with your initial point, but the reason for this is that PageRank is an aggregate value, while a search provides 'contextual evaluation'.

What it sounds like you're saying is, a higher PageRank isn't necessarily a 'stronger' page, which may be true but is somewhat misleading.

I can create a one-page blog that will outrank CNN - for certain searches. Ranking is search-specific. On the other hand, the higher PR of CNN denotes a 'stronger' site in aggregate than my one-page PR-0 blog.

Not trying to argue, just point out that it's important to understand what PR is, and that it's a 'reflection' of the site and not the other way around, nor does it dictate ranking order, as ranking is always dependent on the search being done.

Michael

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thebitbotdotcom 15 years ago

It's fun to look at but I can do plenty of damage without it...to sites with high/higher PR.

In my experience, I have found that it's value is highly over-inflated...relevancy is the key to ranking for keywords...PR can be too, but I have learned the hard way that relevancy is more important.
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atrbiz

15 years ago

There are lots of PR0 websites on Page 1 of Google, it's one of the many factors but you can def make it to page 1 with a PR0 site if you've got solid links to your site,etc.

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janie1245

15 years ago

yes i think pagerank is really important..you can search in google in how to get high PR in your site..

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