Comments on: New Toolbar PageRanks coming http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-pagerank-update/ neat fun stuff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jonathan Wood http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-pagerank-update/#comment-410210 Jonathan Wood Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:56:14 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=996#comment-410210 I think there are good reasons why Google doesn't want everyone to know how their algorithms work. Google's main goal is to try and order results according to how popular sites are. People are doing all sorts of things to manipulate the algorithm as it is--it would just get worse if everyone know exactly what triggered the algorithm. Google is in a funny position. On the one hand, it wants to rate sites naturally based on how popular they are. But on the other hand, just the act of rating a site now affects that site's popularity! I know some people downplay the importance of PageRank these days but I have concrete examples for some of my sites where a PR bump would mean more traffic. And the main reason I came here is that I too am trying to find out why there hasn't appeared to be any PR updates forever. At least, none of the sites I monitor have shown any change. What's going on? I think there are good reasons why Google doesn’t want everyone to know how their algorithms work. Google’s main goal is to try and order results according to how popular sites are. People are doing all sorts of things to manipulate the algorithm as it is–it would just get worse if everyone know exactly what triggered the algorithm.

Google is in a funny position. On the one hand, it wants to rate sites naturally based on how popular they are. But on the other hand, just the act of rating a site now affects that site’s popularity! I know some people downplay the importance of PageRank these days but I have concrete examples for some of my sites where a PR bump would mean more traffic.

And the main reason I came here is that I too am trying to find out why there hasn’t appeared to be any PR updates forever. At least, none of the sites I monitor have shown any change. What’s going on?

]]> By: Erik Ehresman http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-pagerank-update/#comment-392859 Erik Ehresman Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:50:48 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=996#comment-392859 It seems like pagerank is a mystery to all but those who look at and write the algorithms for it. I have been looking for a reliable guide as to what Google would like to see, so as to reward your hard work with a good pagerank. I haven't found one yet. However I do appreciate the updates as to the update of the Google pagerank toolbar. If there is a guide to help regarding best practices for increasing pagerank though I would love to have that information. It seems like pagerank is a mystery to all but those who look at and write the algorithms for it. I have been looking for a reliable guide as to what Google would like to see, so as to reward your hard work with a good pagerank. I haven’t found one yet. However I do appreciate the updates as to the update of the Google pagerank toolbar. If there is a guide to help regarding best practices for increasing pagerank though I would love to have that information.

]]> By: Cookie Monster http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-pagerank-update/#comment-390799 Cookie Monster Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:35:08 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=996#comment-390799 Zenil: Over a month? Try over a year. Zenil: Over a month? Try over a year.

]]> By: zenil http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-pagerank-update/#comment-385368 zenil Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:48:26 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=996#comment-385368 Hi Matt, its been over a month since you wrote post but i cannot witness pagerank update. I believe last update was happened in end of may, so adding 3 months to that comes to aug. end. Hi Matt, its been over a month since you wrote post but i cannot witness pagerank update. I believe last update was happened in end of may, so adding 3 months to that comes to aug. end.

]]> By: JaguarJulie http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-pagerank-update/#comment-371372 JaguarJulie Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:57:09 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=996#comment-371372 I can't tell you how 'fascinating' PageRanks have been to me -- it's like beauty being in the eye of the beholder. I can’t tell you how ‘fascinating’ PageRanks have been to me — it’s like beauty being in the eye of the beholder.

]]> By: Rogelio http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-pagerank-update/#comment-365724 Rogelio Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:42:24 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=996#comment-365724 Too bad Chrome doesn't show us the PR yet. Although you can add a bookmarklet to bookmarks bar, it isn't the same. Too bad Chrome doesn’t show us the PR yet.
Although you can add a bookmarklet to bookmarks bar, it isn’t the same.

]]> By: Sujit http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-pagerank-update/#comment-361864 Sujit Fri, 17 Jul 2009 07:51:06 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=996#comment-361864 @Dee, Yes I think Rob is right. You must check your Google Webmaster Tools setting, or check your website for any recent changes you made. Cheers :) @Dee, Yes I think Rob is right. You must check your Google Webmaster Tools setting, or check your website for any recent changes you made.

Cheers :)

]]> By: Rob Abdul http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-pagerank-update/#comment-361310 Rob Abdul Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:01:28 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=996#comment-361310 @Dee, it is the holiday season my friend. I experience a similar drop in traffic during the summer months. Keep an eye out on Google Webmaster tools to ensure there are no crawling or outages on your site. @Dee, it is the holiday season my friend. I experience a similar drop in traffic during the summer months.

Keep an eye out on Google Webmaster tools to ensure there are no crawling or outages on your site.

]]> By: Dee http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-pagerank-update/#comment-354201 Dee Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:57:02 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=996#comment-354201 The Page Rank doesn't concern me as much as the fact that my traffic is down to less than half of what it was before July 1 2009. I can't figure out why. The Page Rank doesn’t concern me as much as the fact that my traffic is down to less than half of what it was before July 1 2009. I can’t figure out why.

]]> By: Dave Slade http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/google-pagerank-update/#comment-353515 Dave Slade Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:02:53 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=996#comment-353515 Hi Matt, I know that you dont wish to talk about pr, but the forums don't seem to know whats going on. My site just took a drop from pr6 to pr3, (luomapinyin.com) I have never sold a link before and my site has chinese info that no other web has. I also have many high one-way links from universitys. It doesn't seem to have lost its rank on all the key word searches, which is great. But, why would my site get penalized? Hi Matt, I know that you dont wish to talk about pr, but the forums don’t seem to know whats going on. My site just took a drop from pr6 to pr3, (luomapinyin.com) I have never sold a link before and my site has chinese info that no other web has. I also have many high one-way links from universitys. It doesn’t seem to have lost its rank on all the key word searches, which is great. But, why would my site get penalized?

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