What is PR for? - Webmaster Forums UK SEO SEM Webmaster Community Forum

tb987 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 09:16 PM

I was reading Kinpin's blog post about PR the other day and thought it would be interesting to start a PR poll. I could have guessed KP would reply before I had even finished writing the post (you have to submit to add a poll unless I am doing it wrong).

I am not sure how to edit the poll and there is one more option I would have liked to add - rough indicator of trust PR8+. Personally, I use page rank as an indicator of trust. If I come across a site with PR8+ I trust it more than one with a low PR. Obviously I am also looking at the design etc too.

KingPin · #2 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 09:19 PM

People that want to sell links to the idiotic people who think PR actually helps in rankings.

KP
P.S.
You need to add a poll.

Midlandi · #3 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 09:58 PM

PR is still relavent to a huge number.
Whilst this is still the case it becomes relavent to us all.
Of course its main use is for selling links and adverts on your site.A high PR site still can demand more $$ than a low one, wether this be right or wrong, if your looking for income in this manner then it is definately relavent.

smeagain · #4 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 10:00 PM

A mischief maker dreamt up at the Googleplex.

Midlandi · #5 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smeagain

A mischief maker dreamt up at the Googleplex.

Huh????

Explain?

smeagain · #6 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 12:49 AM

The little green PR thingy bears little relationship to the "REAL" PR that the Google Algo uses.
To use it, you will probably have a Plugin or Toolbar installed with your Browser.
This is probably spying on you and your online habits.
It distracts Web Masters from the real factors that have a Major impact on Position in the SERPs.
etc...........

I could go on, but I think you get the drift, just look how many posts on this Forum are to do with PR chasing and PRX link offers. Good design practices and conformity to guidelines allied to structure and content put together using knowledgeable SEO will payback a ratio of 10:1 for the same amount of time invested. At least that is what I have found over the last 8 or more years of SEO study, testing, research and Client commissions.

pow-wow · #7 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 10:02 AM

PR is still relevant, the higher the PR number the greater the value. obviously a site with PR8 has a greater value than PR1 site...

aaliyahlim · #8 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 12:31 PM

PR usually rates the content of the site. as robots crawl on your site they simply look for relevant content or information. after crawling to a website they will automatically rate how relevant the site is. the higher the PR the good the content of the site.

KingPin · #9 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaliyahlim

PR usually rates the content of the site. as robots crawl on your site they simply look for relevant content or information. after crawling to a website they will automatically rate how relevant the site is. the higher the PR the good the content of the site.

Wrong wrong wrong wrong.

PR is based on back links. Nothing to do with the content on the site.

KP

amit · #10 (**permalink**) 05-15-2008, 01:04 PM

PR was used to be a source of night enjoyments for seo's when they got +PR, but, those days are gone with the celebration which used to be happened. Nowadays Search Engines are getting more dynamic and implementing new algorithms for there users for better results.

Therefore, more hard work for the webmasters as things which used to be best and more of practice is getting demolished with the new algos driven by the SE's.

We have to do lot of work with experiment. This PR Bar is of few days only as every thing which stops working is outdated.

Amit