Google PageRank Update! Does it Really Matter?

Posted by Saad Hamid on July 26, 2008

Two days ago Matt Cutts (SEO specialist working at Google) announced that a PageRank update would soon hit across the Internet. Finally today, it is being observed that PageRank of some websites/blogs might have been updated by Google.

PageRank and its importance remains a mystery to all. However it should be kept in mind that Google still uses PageRank as a tool to determine the popularity of a website/blog and accordingly assigns a search engine ranking position for a particular keyword.

So the bottom line is that PageRank does matter.

Google still hates advertisers/publishers who try to manipulate the PageRank algorithm by selling/buying links so to remain on the safe-side it is recommended not to be part of such activities. Other such activities which Google may not like is doing paid reviews just for the sake of link advertising.

Also another point to note is that PageRank display is not linear. For e.g. It is more than twice as hard to get a PR6 compared to a PR3.

Congratulation to all those who got a good PageRank. For those penalized by Google, Read how I managed to get back my PR.

Posted in: Blogging

  • PageRank is not that much dead, it have little effect on search result.
  • I do not think that this ToolBar PR should really be making shockwaves in the blogosphere. It is just a number and it does not really depict the quality of the blog. I have seen some great blogs having a small PR but they are excelling in terms of readership, comments, RSS subscribers, revenue.

    Advertizers need to stop rating blogs based on TBPR.They should rather be looking at parameters such RSS feeds, comments, traffic rates. etc.
  • This PR update has been okay for me. I really like the way MattCutts announced this update on his blog, kinda funny.

    And yes PR does matter.

    Links = Important
    PR = Links
    PR = Important

    ~Sahil
  • =P .. lol i got PR0 this week.. i'm just happy.. i guess PR, Links, Hits are the 3 most basic and important things for a blogger
  • really enjoyed reading this post, thats good you got your pr back you actually deserved that. i hope i get a good pr in future my domain is 1 month old only :)
  • I do not know if Google updates the pagerank, but I already has over 1 years with a PR4, every time Google does not put it more difficult to attract visitors to our site, Google wants all the web traffic for them, is not just be left to compete and I am trying to get by with Google Adsense.Pero really earn a pittance if you have it 5 to attract more visitors.

    Greetings.
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