Comments on: Authority, PageRank, Super Affiliates and other Superfluous Titles We Use to Gauge Status… http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/ 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: Flash Design http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-234353 Flash Design Tue, 08 Sep 2009 13:59:41 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-234353 Lynn, thanks for explaining all the problems with statistic tools. I like your opinion on Page Rank. There are forums full of questions regarding raising PR or someone complaining their PR dropped. I actually experienced loss of PR while getting more traffic than before. My most important metric besides income was the number of visitors. Since then, I don't care about PR. I have also seen web sites with PR 2 having alexa rank of about 1500. If I had alexa rank of 1500 I wouldn't think about PR for one second :D I guess the only real metric you can use are the results and income from the web page. Once again, thanks for a great post. Lynn, thanks for explaining all the problems with statistic tools. I like your opinion on Page Rank. There are forums full of questions regarding raising PR or someone complaining their PR dropped.

I actually experienced loss of PR while getting more traffic than before. My most important metric besides income was the number of visitors. Since then, I don’t care about PR. I have also seen web sites with PR 2 having alexa rank of about 1500. If I had alexa rank of 1500 I wouldn’t think about PR for one second :D

I guess the only real metric you can use are the results and income from the web page.

Once again, thanks for a great post.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-192176 Sandy Tue, 13 Jan 2009 06:52:36 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-192176 Hi Lynn, Great Post. You probably know how many debates go on and on out there about how to measure authority...I think you hit it on the head....there is no one way, and all measurements are relative. You need to compare all factors and make an educated guess...right? Sandy Hi Lynn,

Great Post. You probably know how many debates go on and on out there about how to measure authority…I think you hit it on the head….there is no one way, and all measurements are relative. You need to compare all factors and make an educated guess…right? Sandy

]]> By: mathew http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-168805 mathew Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:10:32 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-168805 The key to measuring your investments in social media is to first define what it is you are trying to do - are you trying to increase sales, improve the SEO of your site, get more new product ideas into your new product development funnel, trying to improve customer service. --------------------------------------------------- Mathew Hadley <a href="http://www.drivenwide.com">Social advertising</a> The key to measuring your investments in social media is to first define what it is you are trying to do – are you trying to increase sales, improve the SEO of your site, get more new product ideas into your new product development funnel, trying to improve customer service.
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]]> By: create websites http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-167705 create websites Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:44:39 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-167705 The fact is that 90% or more of websites you see for sale at the website-auction sites are complete scams. Sad but true. The numbers are all manipulated and you can't really verify them. So don't invest in anything you don't believe in the concept of and can find by your own search queries. The fact is that 90% or more of websites you see for sale at the website-auction sites are complete scams. Sad but true. The numbers are all manipulated and you can’t really verify them. So don’t invest in anything you don’t believe in the concept of and can find by your own search queries.

]]> By: John http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-165663 John Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:19:56 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-165663 This reminds me of a conversation I had with my dad when I was little and collected baseball cards. I used to be pull out the Beckett price guide and brag about how much my cards were "Worth". My dad would then always tell me that the cards are only really worth what someone is actually willing to pay for them. I think this can be applied to websites. You can get all the traffic you want and have a high page rank but the true value is in the amount of money you make through your advertising and how effective that advertising is for the people who buy it. This reminds me of a conversation I had with my dad when I was little and collected baseball cards. I used to be pull out the Beckett price guide and brag about how much my cards were “Worth”. My dad would then always tell me that the cards are only really worth what someone is actually willing to pay for them. I think this can be applied to websites. You can get all the traffic you want and have a high page rank but the true value is in the amount of money you make through your advertising and how effective that advertising is for the people who buy it.

]]> By: Dennis Edell http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-165571 Dennis Edell Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:47:40 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-165571 Excellent article Lynn, quite clear and well laid out. I too agree with the PR problem. I was recently out for 2 months due to accident and suffered a 1 point loss in the long run. We can say "I don't care, PR is useless now" all we want...truth is, it is still important in some key areas. Excellent article Lynn, quite clear and well laid out.

I too agree with the PR problem. I was recently out for 2 months due to accident and suffered a 1 point loss in the long run.

We can say “I don’t care, PR is useless now” all we want…truth is, it is still important in some key areas.

]]> By: Melissa Ingold http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-165009 Melissa Ingold Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:42:16 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-165009 Great post Lynn! I agree with the Google page rank . . . too often we judge a website on that little number showing on the toolbar. It can be so misleading, but like Susan said, I'm not sure advertisers will stop using it to pick where they're going to advertise. Great post Lynn! I agree with the Google page rank . . . too often we judge a website on that little number showing on the toolbar. It can be so misleading, but like Susan said, I’m not sure advertisers will stop using it to pick where they’re going to advertise.

]]> By: Ty http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-164965 Ty Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:07:31 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-164965 Lyn This is probably the most honest post I've read in all the blogs from the last 6 months I've been doing my own internal tracking ( internal as in, between the ears ) I think you are spot on about doing your own testing, measuring and rely on your results...and intuition comes from that experience of results. Pleasure reading your posts. Cheers...Ty Lyn

This is probably the most honest post I’ve read in all the blogs from the last 6 months I’ve been doing my own internal tracking ( internal as in, between the ears ) I think you are spot on about doing your own testing, measuring and rely on your results…and intuition comes from that experience of results.

Pleasure reading your posts.

Cheers…Ty

]]> By: Michael Rouse http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-164873 Michael Rouse Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:55:14 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-164873 It's refreshing to see this topic written out so clearly :) Sifting through the junk and truly appealing to your target market is something I'm sure we all ponder on an hourly basis. Well, maybe just me. Great post, Mike It’s refreshing to see this topic written out so clearly :)

Sifting through the junk and truly appealing to your target market is something I’m sure we all ponder on an hourly basis. Well, maybe just me.

Great post,

Mike

]]> By: Peter R. Sherman http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-164777 Peter R. Sherman Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:40:53 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-164777 Hi Lynn, Thanks for the thoughtful post. And, as usual,...you are right :-) Best regards, Peter Hi Lynn,

Thanks for the thoughtful post.

And, as usual,…you are right :-)

Best regards,
Peter

]]> By: Lynn Terry http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-164698 Lynn Terry Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:01:54 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-164698 @Susan - That's true for now, but will hopefully change in the near future. Google put a heavy hit on major text link companies (TLA specifically) last year that should help in getting that message across ;) @Susan – That’s true for now, but will hopefully change in the near future. Google put a heavy hit on major text link companies (TLA specifically) last year that should help in getting that message across ;)

]]> By: Susan http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-164689 Susan Thu, 18 Sep 2008 13:12:53 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-164689 I agree in regards to the PageRank, unfortunately, I don't see much of a change on the advertiser's view. I agree in regards to the PageRank, unfortunately, I don’t see much of a change on the advertiser’s view.

]]> By: Rob Sellen http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-164477 Rob Sellen Thu, 18 Sep 2008 01:10:36 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-164477 Listen.... Hear it?? Come on even I can hear that nail being hit on the head!! ;) Rob Listen….

Hear it??

Come on even I can hear that nail being hit on the head!! ;)

Rob

]]> By: Clay Franklin http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-164412 Clay Franklin Wed, 17 Sep 2008 21:52:24 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-164412 Thanks for another timely article. I am off to work on my "very clear objective" PS: I am a new Elite member of SSWT . Thanks for another timely article.
I am off to work on my “very clear objective”
PS: I am a new Elite member of SSWT .

]]> By: Chris Brogan... http://www.clicknewz.com/1696/no-authority-on-authority/comment-page-1/#comment-164394 Chris Brogan... Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:50:44 +0000 http://www.clicknewz.com/?p=1696#comment-164394 I love your premise on this. You've got lots of great information and have distilled this very well for the affiliate crowd. Super great post! I love your premise on this. You’ve got lots of great information and have distilled this very well for the affiliate crowd. Super great post!

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