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…but it’s fun anyway.
No 4 yet but we’re trying.
cheers
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I have to say I’m really disappointed with what’s going on with the Google PR. Initially I was disappointed that I only got a PR of 1. Now, my PR went from 1 back to 0. However, on that “Future PR ” site, I’m still showing a PR of 1 for 14 of the 18 data centers. Needless to say, I’m confused and somewhat angered by what has happened.
My site’s been up for 2 months now, I’ve exchanged links with people (on pages with PR), and I have over 30 pages of content on my site. And yet, here I am, back at PR 0. :madat: Very frustrating. So much for the “new site PR boost” theory.
I’m also confused as to how some new sites can go from 0 immediately up to 4, right off the bat. In the other PR thread, a few people shared their PR numbers, and I was surprised at the good, quick results they achieved.
Now, I know PR isn’t the most important thing in the world, but I do believe that having a PR of 0 will hurt me when I try to exchange links with others. On several sites, I’ve seen disclaimers that go something like, “we don’t trade links with sites who have a PR less than 4.” I think to myself, “okay, fine, I’ll wait a few months until my PR goes up, and then I’ll contact them.” Well, now it’s looking like I’ll have to wait at least until April for that to happen (I say April because the visible PR is updated on a quarterly basis).
I just wish I knew what I was doing wrong, if anything.
Can you guys provide some feedback to help me out? Is this a normal thing for a new site to experience? What else can I do to increase my PR? :confused: Thanks in advance.
I don’t believe that Google is finished with this update yet. It appears Google is toying around with everyone.
I just noticed something else — In addition to my PR being back to 0, my site title and description (as listed on Google) has reverted back to what it was last week before the PR update. Interesting…. At least now I have some hope that my PR will be restored when the dust settles. :blush:
Right after I finished writing my previous post, I checked my PR again, and it’s back! :bigsmile:
Also my title and description have changed back to what they were last night.
The roller coaster ride continues….
“I’m still showing a PR of 1 for 14 of the 18 data centers.”
Google has a few dozen datacenters. A few are always slower than the rest to update, likely being held in reserve in case of a major screwup with the new data.”
“Needless to say, I’m confused and somewhat angered by what has happened.”
Confused is okay, but a good rule to consider is to not get angry about something you aren’t understanding.
“So much for the ‘new site PR boost’ theory.”
That is a nonsensical idea. PR is just the result of an equation that calculates the number/quality of your links. New versus old doesn’t enter into it (although their is some evidence Google is not properly valuing some page’s PR until their second pass at it).
“I’m also confused as to how some new sites can go from 0 immediately up to 4, right off the bat.”
It’s just links. A new page could go to PR9 or even PR10 right off the bat if it was linked from the Adobe or Yahoo main page.
“In the other PR thread, a few people shared their PR numbers, and I was surprised at the good, quick results they achieved.”
A single link from a PR5 page can basically instantly make you PR4.
“What else can I do to increase my PR?”
Buy an add on a page that has decent PR; do a press release; write an article for an established domain and only charge a link as payment, etc.
Classics, thank you for the tips! :bigsmile:
Confused is okay, but a good rule to consider is to not get angry about something you aren’t understanding.
Yeah, I agree. I suppose I was more frustrated than angry. After I finished that post, I went to an SEO forum to see if others were experiencing the same issue. Sure enough, quite a few people were dealing with the same thing. In retrospect, that’s probably what I should have done in the first place, before complaining about it here.
Thanks again for the advice.
If I log into my Vegas Partner account and am in the password protected area
at the first page after login google shows PR 5.How can a password protected page have any PR?
cat wrote:How can a password protected page have any PR?It probably has a dynamic type url with one or more “?” in it. Google’s displayed PR doesn’t really mean anything for such pages.
