Comments on: Google PageRank: Tool or Marketing Gimmick? http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/ Internet Marketing blog by Lynn Terry with How-to, Tips, Reviews, Case Studies & Ideas to help you succeed online. Known as the Voice of Integrity in IM... Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:31:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Mike @SEO Maryland http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-1983760 Mike @SEO Maryland Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:22:31 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-1983760 In my opinion the PR algorithm is rather pointless if you have a blog that actually has valuable content. By far the best way to engage in an active community is to have valuable content, and PR is quite irrelevant to that. If you have content that keeps readers coming back, you don't need intensive back linking or directory campaigns, simply continue your current efforts to providing valuable content. However, if your website does not have a blog, or you are working on a clients website, a high PR rank can indicate an active SEO campaign that is generating some results. I really think it goes both ways depending upon the most appropriate approach to marketing your website. In my opinion the PR algorithm is rather pointless if you have a blog that actually has valuable content. By far the best way to engage in an active community is to have valuable content, and PR is quite irrelevant to that. If you have content that keeps readers coming back, you don’t need intensive back linking or directory campaigns, simply continue your current efforts to providing valuable content. However, if your website does not have a blog, or you are working on a clients website, a high PR rank can indicate an active SEO campaign that is generating some results.

I really think it goes both ways depending upon the most appropriate approach to marketing your website.

]]> By: 31GYL Day 11: Getting Inbound Links http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-862815 31GYL Day 11: Getting Inbound Links Thu, 12 May 2011 00:46:29 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-862815 [...] highly recommend you read this post from my archives: Google PageRank: Took or Marketing Gimmick? That will give you a lot of insight into what PageRank is, and what it is not. More importantly, [...] [...] highly recommend you read this post from my archives: Google PageRank: Took or Marketing Gimmick? That will give you a lot of insight into what PageRank is, and what it is not. More importantly, [...]

]]> By: Isha@Market Samurai Resources http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-282115 Isha@Market Samurai Resources Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:52:02 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-282115 Lynn you shared this page on today's Elite seminar, & I asked about the "FeedBurner’s RSS subscriber count". I've just now found my blogs ShortStat! (after over a year lol). Now to try to understand it... Page Rank: I have a site at #1 and #2 for the main keyword. Went down from PR1 to PR0. I'm still at #1 and #2, not added anything to it for over a year :) Lynn you shared this page on today’s Elite seminar, & I asked about the “FeedBurner’s RSS subscriber count”. I’ve just now found my blogs ShortStat! (after over a year lol). Now to try to understand it…

Page Rank: I have a site at #1 and #2 for the main keyword. Went down from PR1 to PR0. I’m still at #1 and #2, not added anything to it for over a year :)

]]> By: Myers http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-224090 Myers Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:29:45 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-224090 Hey, Good point raised. It more like a Marketing Gimmick. Thanks for sharing it Hey,
Good point raised. It more like a Marketing Gimmick.
Thanks for sharing it

]]> By: FTC to Regulate Social Media Marketing | ClickNewz! Internet Marketing Blog http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-222550 FTC to Regulate Social Media Marketing | ClickNewz! Internet Marketing Blog Mon, 18 May 2009 22:52:12 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-222550 [...] Google PageRank: Tool or Marketing Gimmick? [...] [...] Google PageRank: Tool or Marketing Gimmick? [...]

]]> By: Authority, PageRank, Super Affiliates and other Superfluous Titles We Use to Guage Status… http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-164362 Authority, PageRank, Super Affiliates and other Superfluous Titles We Use to Guage Status… Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:00:16 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-164362 [...] is nothing more than a vanity tool. And I’m referring to TBPR (PageRank as shown in the Google Toolbar). It’s unfortunate that people even use it as a guage when [...] [...] is nothing more than a vanity tool. And I’m referring to TBPR (PageRank as shown in the Google Toolbar). It’s unfortunate that people even use it as a guage when [...]

]]> By: No More TLA & Sponsored Blogging http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-92162 No More TLA & Sponsored Blogging Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:46:27 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-92162 [...] related to the buying and selling of text links. I voiced my opinion in an article titled Google PageRank: Tool or Marketing Gimmick? While I can see both sides of the debate, I have come to an obvious [...] [...] related to the buying and selling of text links. I voiced my opinion in an article titled Google PageRank: Tool or Marketing Gimmick? While I can see both sides of the debate, I have come to an obvious [...]

]]> By: Lynn Terry http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-77761 Lynn Terry Sat, 17 Nov 2007 17:45:22 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-77761 No, its simply a webmasters tool - it doesnt help or affect searchers in any way. And honestly, it doesnt confirm traffic stats or success either way - just like Alexa. No, its simply a webmasters tool – it doesnt help or affect searchers in any way. And honestly, it doesnt confirm traffic stats or success either way – just like Alexa.

]]> By: Mark Foo http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-77634 Mark Foo Sat, 17 Nov 2007 11:12:45 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-77634 Hi guys, I agree with Lynn. I personally do not think of PageRank as that significant in traffic. In fact other than showing post data, does it help the bloggers or searchers in a specific way? I have never heard of any Google users search for blogs by typing "blogs with page rank 7 or above" The PageRank also cannot prove that the author is providing fantastic stuff, other than the fact that he knows how to generate traffic tremendously. That's my 2 cents worth, hope you guys don't mind. Hi guys, I agree with Lynn. I personally do not think of PageRank as that significant in traffic. In fact other than showing post data, does it help the bloggers or searchers in a specific way? I have never heard of any Google users search for blogs by typing “blogs with page rank 7 or above” The PageRank also cannot prove that the author is providing fantastic stuff, other than the fact that he knows how to generate traffic tremendously. That’s my 2 cents worth, hope you guys don’t mind.

]]> By: Free Page Rank Checker Tool http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-77545 Free Page Rank Checker Tool Sat, 17 Nov 2007 05:39:43 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-77545 [...] Is Google's Page Rank a tool or a marketing gimmick? [...] [...] Is Google's Page Rank a tool or a marketing gimmick? [...]

]]> By: redspace http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-76755 redspace Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:01:33 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-76755 IMO as long i feel google is doing a lof of good for the majorities of people i would follow their rules. anything that can be manipulated easily using money is not a good for internet communities as a whole. if you listen to people who are not are not making money online but use it for making their life easy you really feel sympathies for them. i got the feeling that a lot of people who are already making money online is getting to the point that they are only thinking about themselves and their groups. the way they talked like they don't care for anybody else because they felt they can make money easily. that usually happen when money can buys anything. IMO as long i feel google is doing a lof of good for the majorities of people i would follow their rules. anything that can be manipulated easily using money is not a good for internet communities as a whole. if you listen to people who are not are not making money online but use it for making their life easy you really feel sympathies for them.

i got the feeling that a lot of people who are already making money online is getting to the point that they are only thinking about themselves and their groups. the way they talked like they don’t care for anybody else because they felt they can make money easily. that usually happen when money can buys anything.

]]> By: Patty Gale http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-74647 Patty Gale Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:58:08 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-74647 I do get some good search engine traffic, too, and while it is not my largest source, it is significant enough that I wouldn't want to lose that, either. As you said, I completely agree that it is very important to keep visitors on the site and engage them. I do get some good search engine traffic, too, and while it is not my largest source, it is significant enough that I wouldn’t want to lose that, either.

As you said, I completely agree that it is very important to keep visitors on the site and engage them.

]]> By: Lynn Terry http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-74640 Lynn Terry Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:32:11 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-74640 I agree, Patty. But at the same time, Google remains the single largest traffic source for my sites too. I would hate to lose the rankings, I admit. That said, there are plenty more. Its just increasingly important to KEEP visitors once you get them to your site. I believe it would benefit site owners to invest time in that concept at least equally as much as they invest in "SEO" - if not more so. I agree, Patty. But at the same time, Google remains the single largest traffic source for my sites too. I would hate to lose the rankings, I admit.

That said, there are plenty more. Its just increasingly important to KEEP visitors once you get them to your site. I believe it would benefit site owners to invest time in that concept at least equally as much as they invest in “SEO” – if not more so.

]]> By: Patty Gale http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-74638 Patty Gale Mon, 12 Nov 2007 18:22:46 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-74638 Very good points, Lynn. I have neither bought nor sold text links, nor am I a PayPerPost blog. While my core blog is still considered a 'baby' in the terms of longevity, it did receive some PR in the latest Google changes. Big deal. At the same time, Google seems to be in a 'love-hate' relationship with my blog. In the beginning, all posts were indexed n a reasonable amount of time, then were suddenly no where to be found. Then, they were indexing all posts faster than I could type. Now, they've de-indexed them again. They 'award' (using that term loosely) me some PR, yet de-index my posts. I say, "whatever." My unique visitors and subscribers (newsletter and rss) are steadily increasing every month, which tells me I have real human eyeballs visiting and liking what they see. This is much more important and a much better indicator than worrying about a little green bar in my browser. Very good points, Lynn. I have neither bought nor sold text links, nor am I a PayPerPost blog.

While my core blog is still considered a ‘baby’ in the terms of longevity, it did receive some PR in the latest Google changes.

Big deal.

At the same time, Google seems to be in a ‘love-hate’ relationship with my blog. In the beginning, all posts were indexed n a reasonable amount of time, then were suddenly no where to be found.

Then, they were indexing all posts faster than I could type. Now, they’ve de-indexed them again.

They ‘award’ (using that term loosely) me some PR, yet de-index my posts.

I say, “whatever.”

My unique visitors and subscribers (newsletter and rss) are steadily increasing every month, which tells me I have real human eyeballs visiting and liking what they see.

This is much more important and a much better indicator than worrying about a little green bar in my browser.

]]> By: Lynn Terry http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/comment-page-1/#comment-74534 Lynn Terry Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:54:58 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/1173/google-pagerank-debate/#comment-74534 Sadly, there are a lot of people out there that depend on their monthly revenue from sites like PayPerPost that likely took a hard hit - losing half of their income overnight, I'm sure. Sad because the quality of their blog didnt change. The traffic they get didnt change. Their loyal reader base didnt change. Just their income. This is not the place to debate PayPerPost necessarily, but perhaps I'll share my opinion on all that in a separate post... Sadly, there are a lot of people out there that depend on their monthly revenue from sites like PayPerPost that likely took a hard hit – losing half of their income overnight, I’m sure.

Sad because the quality of their blog didnt change. The traffic they get didnt change. Their loyal reader base didnt change. Just their income.

This is not the place to debate PayPerPost necessarily, but perhaps I’ll share my opinion on all that in a separate post…

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