Remember the cliques and popularity contests that were apparent all throughout High School? PageRank is the same – but this time – we’re fighting for site popularity.
In High School usually everyone was concerned or at least acknowledged the want for popularity. Some made it their life’s work, while others, weren’t as obsessed with gaining respect from their peers and followers. In my opinion – this has become evident in the PageRank community also. Some webmasters overly obsess over the ranking Google sends their way – while others could care less.
What’s important to remember regarding Google’s PageRank is that it isn’t the de facto decider of a blog’s success. Although we should be somewhat concerned with PR (PageRank) – we should be more concerned over the means of obtaining a good PR. Quality inbound links.
How PageRank Works
PageRank is a high-tech, gangly beast – but inbound links generally sums up the method for which PR generates its rankings. From this point on, think of links pointing to your blog as a vote. The more votes cast for your site – the higher your PR will become.
Votes are also weighted by the PR of the site that links to your site. This is where PR becomes confusing – and would take more than just one post to explain to great detail.
PageRank Updated June 2009
Nearing the end of June – Google once again updated it’s PageRanks for all sites across the net. Here at SmartBoyDesigns.com, we’ve gone from a PR of 3 – to a PR of 4. I attribute this mainly to the continued support of readers linking back to my content. I thank you tremendously.
With this latest update – how have you fared?
Conclusion
PageRank is a tricky beast. It’s important to draw that fine line between obsessive and careless regarding the ranking system – as it’s still important in regards to SEO and link building. We must also remember that a blog can still continue to grow and succeed with a low PageRank – as producing content will lead to increased links – and thus, an increased PageRank.
The take away here is that content should be your main focus – and popularity (PR) will soon follow.
Much like in High School – let your deeds speak for you – not your obsession over popularity.
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"You’re such a smart boy!" were his first accolades heard. So, it’s no wonder that this phrase became the title of his business, Smart Boy Designs.
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I am a rank beginner and I was looking for this exact information. Lucky for me I found your site at the beginning of my searching.
I agree, PR is definitely a popularity game and the best way to go about it is producing quality content which has helped me the most.
My latest blog went from a PR 0 to a PR 2 in the past two or three months. It’s my fastest rising blog yet.
Nice comparison between google pagerank and high school authority. I think that pagerank could be compared also with our real life, where, we also try to get more authority. As for the June pr update, I have to congratulate you. A pr of 4 is very good, thinking of the fact, that most websites, on this pr update lost their pr, but you increased it. Keep up the good work.
You hit the nail right on the head Smart Boy, PageRank is simply ONE of over 200 search engine ranking factors.
In fact, you shouldn’t overly dwell or put too much emphasis on any single factor (with the exception of quality content and design). PageRank tells a search engine something about the popularity and relevance of a site, but so do hundreds of other factors.
Regards,
Omar
I have to disagree with you Omar. There are many factors that affect search engine rankings, but links are by far the most important. In time, good content gets good rankings on its own too, but only if it has built up some links somewhere. If you spend time marketing your blog you will get rankings that much quicker. Don’t obsess over the toolbar number though, worry more about regularly getting new links. If you keep at it, it snowballs into good rankings and a lot of traffic.
Sweet blog. I just might read more into it when I got time.
For me, pagerank is not important for people love they blogging life. Pagerank will lost after google update every 6 month.. that’s what i know…
Nice comparison between google pagerank and high school authority. I think that pagerank could be compared also with our real life, where, we also try to get more authority. As for the June pr update, I have to congratulate you. A pr of 4 is very good, thinking of the fact, that most websites, on this pr update lost their pr, but you increased it. Keep up the good work.