Google Q1 2008 PageRank Update Results

Toward the middle of February I had been thinking to myself it seems to be about that time of year for the Google Pagerank update. While I am not all that crazy about PR like I used to be it still adds value and shows that I am doing a good job with my linkbuilding. According to the PR Checker Tool that I used from SmartPageRank I am a PageRank 3. I was hoping for a 4 or 5 and hopefully it is still fluctuating and will end up getting me that. I encourage everyone to check the Pagerank of their sites and leave me a comment if you have seen any changes yet.

Google describes PageRank: “PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page’s value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves “important” weigh more heavily and help to make other pages “important”.

Listed below is some really useful information that I found to help explain pagerank. I also suggest you check out their Pagerank Calculation chart to estimate how many links you will need to achieve the PR you desire.

Factors that can increase your Google PageRank

Now the Google PageRank algorithm is not a walk in the park to grasp, breaking down the factors that Google looks for can help. Here is a list of things that could help boost you Google PageRank, with a rating scale beside it of how important I believe it is.

Update Pages Frequently 5/10
Add Pages Frequently 6/10
Good Neighborhood Directories with high PageRank Levels 5/10
Authority Websites 8/10
Quality Inbound links 8/10
Quality Relevant Links 9/10
All Working Links 4/10
Article Submissions (this can increase your PageRank by getting more inbound links)
Add all of these together to get a high pagerank site!

Factors that can decrease your Google PageRank

Bad inbound links from adult or mature sites (pretty much what complies with the Google TOS)
Link spamming
Bad or Irrelevant Content
High number of broken links
SEO Black Hat Techniques

How Google PageRank is Calculated

Google Pagerank is not something that can be figured out with a simple equation. It is very complex and debated endlessly how to get the sought after PR 10. Just showing the Pagerank calculations would confuse most people that are not math majors. If anyone wants to take a look at it I suggest checking out the complete algorithm here, there is a complete explanation of the Pagerank equation that is used to calculate it.

History of the Google PageRank Algorithm

Google PageRank was developed at Standford University by Larry Page, and Sergery Brin. This was part of a research project for these two individuals. The project was started in 1995 and then was led to a functional prototype. In 1998, Google was founded.

Posted in: Blog, Google, Increase Traffic, Pagerank, SEO | Date: March 2nd, 2008 | Posted by: Derek | 5 Comments »