What is Google PageRank?
For people not too familiar with the Google Toolbar and its
PageRank, you might be wondering what it is. First of all, a good
place to start is to install the Google Toolbar. Once you have it
installed, you will want to check the options and make sure PageRank
is selected so it will be displayed.
PageRank (we’ll refer to it as PR from here on) value ranges in
value from 0 to 10. Not too many websites will have a 10 PR,
Google.com has a 10 PR. New websites created will start off with a
0. Each page has its own PR value, that’s why when you create a new
page, it will start off with a zero PR until Google spiders the site
and updates the PR on the toolbar.
PageRank relies on the linking structure of the web as a measure
of a website or pages PageRank. Google interprets a link from page X
to page Y as a vote from page X to page Y. Now, it takes more than a
large quantity of links for a site to gain a high PageRank (PR),
each page is analyzed with regards to its worth. The more important
page X is, the more value it will pass on to page y. The less value
page X has, the less value will be passed on to page Y. Also you
should know that the more links on page X, the less PR will get
passed on to each page.
The Google PageRank that is seen on the Google Toolbar is updated
every 3-4 months. Google has machines that continuously computes and
updates the PR, but with the Toolbar, we only see an updated version
every 3-4 months. Also, Google does not show every back link it
finds. It only shows a snapshot of back links they have found at the
time of spidering.
Gerard Manning
Search Engine Placement Specialist
Search Engine Marketing Agency :: Manning
Search Marketing
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