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Pagerank: What’s It Good For…..Anything?

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Hey guys,

This is my first post here on FamousBloggers so I am going to talk about what people have talked about for years and are continuing to talk about.. Pagerank!

Are there any benefits to Pagerank ? Well lets get down to three main points, I think are worth talking about.

1. SEO

Does Pagerank have any SEO benefit? In 2 words “Not Really”. Pagerank is an indicator not a factor in SEO. So Pagerank indicates that you have a site or page that is well optimized and the more Pagerank you get, the more those pages or site is optimized.

However higher PR sites do get spidered more frequently and then the SEO effects come faster, which is a benefit but not directly linked to search engine positioning.

2. Authority

Pagerank is related to authority. The more pagerank you have, the more authority you have. They both go hand in hand and it’s what you want. Everybody wants to be authoritative and a high pagerank will give you that satisfaction and status that you are authoritative. Being authoritative then yields in benefits in so many areas. Everybody is looking for authoritative leaders and sites, if yours is one then you’re in an awesome position. You’ll be perceived to be more important, listened to more and taken more seriously because if you have that high PR, people know you’re serious and know what you’re doing.

This is my favorite benefit. If you get a high PR, loads of doors will open for you.

3. Money

Pagerank CAN make you money. In fact if you don’t have Pagerank, you’ll find it hard if impossible to make money from paid advertisers on your site. Advertisers do look for sites with PR and the higher the better. Again they use PR to indicate whether your site it authoritative and established enough and PR is an easy indicator to use and compare against all other sites. So the higher PR you can get, the more desirable you will be to advertisers.

So there are the points I see as being benefits of Pagerank and they are important points but remember that PR is not as important as many people think. Just get traffic and trust and your site will do great.

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  1. CJ says:
    Great post man! Page rank is definitely good for a lot. Page rank "doesn't give you any SEO benefit" in a lot of people's minds, but if you have a high page rank, it's probably has a lot to do with your SEO status in the first place. Either way, great post man!!! CJ CJ's last blog ..The Death of Summer Jobs and How 17 Year Olds Are Getting Rich
  2. Karan Singhal says:
    Thanks for the post. PR isn't important and there are many reasons why. However, PR is still considered by most webmasters. You can also read more about the importance of page rank here: Does Pagerank Even Matter? Thanks .-= Karan Singhal´s last blog ..Site Performance In Google Webmaster Tools =-.
  3. Ms. Freeman says:
    Page rank is important I wish Google made their updates monthly rather than quarterly... .-= Ms. Freeman´s last blog ..If You Ask Shall You Receive? =-.
    • Karan Singhal says:
      I wish daily.... :D .-= Karan Singhal´s last blog ..Site Performance In Google Webmaster Tools =-.
  4. Pubudu Kodikara says:
    A very good post! Most of the bloggers ignores the value of pagerank and just keep on filling their blogs with posts, and then complain about the low number of visits! .-= Pubudu Kodikara´s last blog ..Mininova : No more illegal torrents! =-.
  5. Anne says:
    Not sure what you mean when you say - Pagerank indicates that you have a site or page that is well optimized Pagerank is indeed an indicator but only for the pagerank juice sent to your page from other pages. It does not reflect anything about your on-page optimization. .-= Anne @ b6s.net´s last blog ..Lists on Your Blog – Five Things to Consider =-.
  6. Heather Kephart says:
    I found out about your post from Karen over at Blazing Minds & I'm glad I did. Google Page Rank is a hot topic these days, with most posts highlighting how we shouldn't bother to care about it. As you can see, it is still an important factor in the blogging world. (Unfortunately lol) .-= Heather Kephart´s last blog ..Monday Mischief =-.
  7. FAQPAL says:
    Its too bad Gogole didnt take those things into consideration when evaluating PageRank. Google will just tell you what it wants you to do and most bloggers will without question. Google is the herdsman and most bloggers are like sheep, just following whatever it says to do. .-= FAQPAL´s last blog ..20 Email Design Best Practices and Resources for Beginners =-.
  8. DiTesco says:
    I think PageRank will always be somewhat important provided Google uses it for something. Unless they completely remove it, it will unfortunately be a metric that advertisers in particular will be using. Now, you are right though that one should not pay too much importance about it and concentrate on working hard on ones website to provide value and enhance the users experience. Everything else flows naturally after this. .-= DiTesco´s last blog ..Make Money With Google - Increase Your Earning Potential With Ad Planner =-.
  9. Aswani says:
    Nice article. Well, I lost my page rank from 4 to 3 in the recent update. Hope it won't make much difference. Thanks for sharing your ideas here. .-= Aswani´s last blog ..6 blogging myths haunting your business =-.
  10. chandan says:
    Well friend I can not understand that you say "higher PR sites do get spidered more frequently and then the SEO effects come faster", you mean that high PR site do not crawl frequently? .-= chandan´s last blog ..15 most effective twitter tools [Digg] =-.
  11. Tycoon Blogger says:
    Whether we like it or not, PR is still looked at and is still one of (if not the most) major factors advertisers look for. Same with Alexa rank, which is often debated as well. (good idea for another post.) .-= Tycoon Blogger ´s last blog ..Check out my shiny new blog engage vote button =-.
    • Hesham says:
      True.. and anyways.. I personally respect both PR and Alexa! and I check them often!
  12. Latief says:
    PR is important for authority, yes. I've read an article one day, its said PR is just about links. If you get quality links your PR will increase Higher. Its easy to get back links, leave comment on high PR do follow blog and your PR will go up :) Is that true Brother? .-= Latief@AnotherBlogger´s last blog ..EntreCard Tips For Beginner =-.
    • Dennis Edell says:
      Yes, eventually. The inner post page the comment is on as to have PR for it to really mean anything. .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..How Do You Feel About A Static Homepage On A Blog? =-.
  13. Hesham says:
    Good post, I always say it and I will repeat it again, Advertisers put too much attention about PR of a website before they contact you! the minimum is 3 and if you got PR4 you are on the way to get more attention! I remember the time I was having a PR of 4, I was getting ad requests like crazy!
  14. FAQPAL says:
    I agree with John. Pagerank and how it is calculated will most likely be one of those mysteries that go forever. Too many bloggers spend too much time trying to get a high Pagerank, thus forcing them to blog for Google and not their readers. The only time I look at a sites Pagerank is when I am determining whether to purchase an spot from them. .-= FAQPAL´s last blog ..An Introduction to Photo File Formats =-.
    • Dennis Edell says:
      This is ironic, since Google themselves stresses the fact that bloggers should write for people, not the search engines. .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..How Do You Feel About A Static Homepage On A Blog? =-.
  15. John Samuel says:
    PageRank is helpful when you want advertisements for your site. The higher your page rank is, the better. But factors like feed subscribers should be taken into consideration for authority and advertisements .-= John Samuel´s last blog ..How to enable/disable Post Revisions in Wordpress MU blog? =-.