My PageRank Restored!
Posted on January 26, 2011 by d3so
Early last year (2010), I decided to work on this blog again. Amazingly, I found that this blog gained a PageRank of 1 despite being idle for the year 2009. I’ve lost my PageRank with previous sites before and each time I’m left guessing as to what causes this reoccurring disaster. As most of us know, Google is very vague when it comes to stating which terms we’ve violated. With one blog, I figured I lost my PageRank due to sponsored posts; remember PayPerPost and Google’s retaliation against them (I’ve heard that you can even lose your rank for mentioning “PPP”)? I still have no idea what caused the loss of PageRank for this blog. I believe it was due to it’s redesign. Last month (December 2010), I submitted a reconsideration request to Google and last week I saw that it was approved. Thus, my PageRank is restored!
Why is PageRank important?
I know most people walk off their PageRank loss by stating it isn’t that important, content is. But in reality, PageRank is essential to a site’s growth on the internet. It’s Google’s way of rating the importance of site’s and their pages due to the quality of their backlinks. Having a higher PageRank results in higher listings on SERPs (Search Engine Results Page). Also, having a high PageRank attracts advertisers because they want “link juice”, which means you could severely increase advertising prices on your site if you have a high rank. Having a high ranked site link to yours offers more link juice than a site that has a lower or no rank.
How to get your PageRank back:
First, you’ll need to figure out what caused your loss. Look through Google’s terms and see if you can spot your violation. If you’ve been doing paid/sponsored posts, remove them. I’ve heard that Google also penalizes paid links and if you use text link services such as Kontera. Next, log into Google Webmaster tools and click “Site reconsideration” on the left hand side. Note: you need to verify ownership of your site in order to proceed. Then, you’ll be taken to the request form where you’ll select the site that you’re requesting reconsideration of, and below you have to state which violations you’ve made and what you’ve done to correct the issue. Once you’re finished, submit the form.
For me, I stated that I used a text link service and removed all paid links. I forgot if I added anything else. I find it aggravating when high ranked sites clearly violate guidelines but aren’t penalized. It’s quite clear that Google is prejudice. They can slap around low traffic sites but if they lay a finger on any high traffic sites they look bad. At least I got my PageRank back. Next, is my Adsense account!
John Rampton
- 26th Jan, 11 08:01pm
I think the page rank is messed up. There is something up… I have 2 or 3 different blogs that I haven’t put anything on for 8 months and they jumped up to a PR3 and one of them that went to a PR2 and I don’t have anything on it… Do you know what’s going on?
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d3so
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January 27th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
Maybe people are just direct linking to your site.
John Rampton
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April 1st, 2011 at 6:07 am
I guess they could be but I would doubt it.
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tava tea
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March 14th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
The question here, is to check your yahoo backlinks. How many backlinks are linking to your site. Also, you need to check how quality is your content and uniqueness.
I reckon you have both since your site jump up to page three even without putting new content for the past 8 months.
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John Rampton
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April 1st, 2011 at 6:08 am
I just checked and some of them have fewer then 10 total sites linking to them. 1 of them has 3 people linking to is and it’s all duplicate content. Weird
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Roger
- 26th Jan, 11 08:01pm
It’s interesting how Google gets to basically dictate how you run your website. They have people pay for advertising on the search engine. So, why is it a blog owner can’t have a paid post. Guess they can say no paid post and if so, PageRank or banning occurs.
Cape Town SEO
- 27th Jan, 11 01:01am
Great article….I have had a few sites changing page rank quite drastically over the last 3 years…webmaster tools is very nice, though I have never tried what you are suggesting. Pagerank is nice but not the main thing though, there are tons of websites that rank higher than their competitor websites which have a higher pagerank….one piece of the puzzle i guess
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d3so
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January 27th, 2011 at 8:30 am
I think it’s one of the most important factors when it comes to advertising.
Internet Marketing
- 27th Jan, 11 01:01am
Congrats on the PR, the AdSense might be a little tougher. They are unforgiving, and seem to have a really long memory!
PR is deemed unimportant by many, but advertisers, other webmasters, and potential link exchange partners are all going to be checking that little green bar when considering your website.
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d3so
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January 27th, 2011 at 8:33 am
I’m going to wait awhile before I request my adsense account to be reinstated.
I think those who don’t care about pagerank are in the same group with those who think making money blogging is taboo.
Melvin
- 27th Jan, 11 04:01am
Lol. Well me, I got PR3, the highest I ever got ever since starting the blog. I hope it goes up in the next pagerank update,
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Eleazar
- 27th Jan, 11 06:01am
Congrats for getting your PR3 back. Just like you, I also got my PR3 back recently. I’m figuring it now what did I do that help me get back my PR.
d3so
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January 27th, 2011 at 1:11 pm
My pagerank was actually 1
Your comment was marked as spam, I hope I made the right decision approving it
JMZ
- 27th Jan, 11 01:01pm
I’ve gotten my pagerank up to 4 but lost it. Have no idea why though
I’m going to try and get it back.
Dino Vedo
- 27th Jan, 11 02:01pm
Congrats on your page rank as well! I was surprised when I got a pr of 2 on my blog, completely skipped pr of 1.
Anyways, John Chow got pr of 5, I think he was a 6 before aha!
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d3so
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January 27th, 2011 at 5:45 pm
Thanks Dino! Glad to see you got a 2.
Yeah, I think John was a 6 also. I know for sure that Shoemoney was a 6 and it stayed that way.
Fillipino Blogger
- 27th Jan, 11 04:01pm
Hi buddy, first time here at your blog.
I think, PageRank is important for people who do link advertising and pay per posting. But ranking wise, it doesn’t affect at all.
But good thing you already got your PR back. Congrats.
d3so
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January 27th, 2011 at 5:30 pm
So, it doesn’t affect SERPs? Well, at least I can make some money from my PR!
elie palima
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January 27th, 2011 at 8:39 pm
no way man. PR totally affects your SERP. it’s an indication of how much an authority your website is. take wikipedia for example…
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d3so
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January 27th, 2011 at 9:35 pm
That’s what I thought. Though PR is an important factor when it comes to advertising, Google’s intent was to use it to measure authority.
Fillipino Blogger
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January 28th, 2011 at 4:40 pm
No it doesn’t have an effect at all. I have seen so many sites with lower PR but ranking high in the SERP.
Here is a good source that can explain more about PageRank
seomoz.org/blog/the-science-of-ranking-correlations
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Play Hidden Object Games
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January 29th, 2011 at 6:48 am
PR is good to have
But when it comes to SERPs, Its all about anchor text and amount and quality of backlinks
elie palima
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January 29th, 2011 at 7:37 am
as I said, Pagerank is “an=one” “INDICATION=Sign” to how much of an Authority your website is. (for google’s view at least)
You Might have seen sites *WITH LOWER* Pagerank but, Have you ever seen Websites Ranking high on the SERPs (for a competitive term) with NO PAGE RANK at all???
I think not… fyi, SEOmoz DID NOT State that PR has no effect on rankings at all… they said PR Correlates to Rankings but not very well.
that’s because ranking high on the serps does not Depend solely on PR alone. there are many factors affecting it. some of them are the keyword competition, how you’re optimizing your pages, number of sites linking to you, The quality of the links you’re getting,.. even the age and the extension of your domain affects your serp.
all I’m saying is, even if you put the lowest weight on thinking that Google’s view of the importance of the page is the one that affects your rankings, – it still has an effect on your rankings. (even at the lowest point)
websites with a PR3 outranking a site with a PR9 is certainly nothing new. and as I said above, ranking high on the serps depends on many factors.
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January 29th, 2011 at 10:00 am
@play hidden object games – the site’s content matters too… if all you do is build backlinks (like what you’re doing right now) then there’s a big chance that google might penalize your site and think of it as spam.
when you google “play hidden object games” you’ll see your SE competitor “http://www.bigfishgames.com/online-games/genres/15/hidden-object.html”
#1 for the keyword “play hidden object games” (that page has a Pagerank 4) what’s surprising though is according to yahoo, the site only has 115 backlinks while yours have 22,000 backlinks…. now, how did that happen??
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PPC Ian
- 27th Jan, 11 07:01pm
D3so, that is great news. Congrats on your restored PR. Your blog has been getting a lot of comments so you’re definitely doing something right. Great work on your blog!
d3so
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January 27th, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Thanks, Ian!
I see that your blog has a PR of 4. It’ll take awhile for me to catch up to you.
Play Hidden Object Games
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January 29th, 2011 at 6:50 am
Its not that hard bro
Just a few backlinks daily
And you can improve your PR
PPC Ian
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January 31st, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Yeah, I think you’ll be there in no time. I’m really impressed with the number of FB fans you have and the huge level of comments you’re getting. Great work!
d3so
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February 2nd, 2011 at 2:20 am
I’m really trying to crush it this year.
elie palima
- 27th Jan, 11 08:01pm
Google penalizes sites running with kontera??? are you sure? what about info links???
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d3so
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January 27th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
That was the case two-years ago. I’m not sure what Google’s stance is on text links currently. I see many people use it and still have their PR. I’m playing it safe for now.
elie palima
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January 28th, 2011 at 1:29 am
I’ve heard about google penalizing Text link ads but not info links or kontera. I think Google can’t read kontera or infolinks ads. I’ve looked at the page source of some blogs that are running with them (infolinks) it turned out, the anchor links does not show on their blog’s page source. pretty much like how google adsense works.
I was also Running Infolinks before but after reading your post I immediately removed it from my site. lol.
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d3so
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January 28th, 2011 at 2:04 am
haha. Many people are using infolinks but still keep their pagerank. Like I said, I’m playing it safe. After all, on my reconsideration request to get my PR back I said that I was using infolinks and removed it from my site.
Play Hidden Object Games
- 29th Jan, 11 06:01am
Congrats to you bro
But i think PR is not worth anymore
PR was last updated a long time ago and its losing its value
I would rather work on SERPs then on PR
Web Design LA
- 2nd Feb, 11 11:02pm
Congratulations for your PR. It was not good result for PR of my personal blog so I am a bit disappointed with the results. Anyways will work hard to get my original back.
Dana
- 10th Feb, 11 05:02pm
Hem… What I think is that the low google PR (0-3) is not accurate to tell our blog ranks since I experienced that even my blog have PR 1 but have more traffic if compare with my PR 3 blogs. But, I see a good increase of traffic when my another blog hit the PR 4. Therefore I think the PR is important if only reach PR4 and above.
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Fazal Mayar @ Make Money Online
- 13th Feb, 11 04:02pm
Don’t put too much importance to pagerank. I think it’s hard to really raise it. A pr 5 is absolutely enough in my opinion. Great blog by the way.
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search engine optimization usa
- 16th Feb, 11 03:02am
Thanks for bringing light to this issue. So simply, what should beginners do to avoid page rank issues before they get stung like you guys did?
ahmadhaikal
- 6th Mar, 11 04:03am
i still try hard to get pagerank for my blog
i hope i can do that like some of you.
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cikgufaezah
- 8th Mar, 11 06:03am
to me, having pagerank not my priority. But if i got one, it will become bonus to myself and my blog.
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Sudeep Acharya
- 17th Mar, 11 05:03am
i lost from 1 to 0 i will try this by the way what is meant by paid links can you check in my blog for thi?
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d3so
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March 17th, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Are you using services such as infolinks or are you selling links on your site?
Saket Jajodia
- 17th Mar, 11 01:03pm
Wondering when my blog going to have PR.. Working so hard to have PR but don’t know what wrong I am doing..
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d3so
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March 17th, 2011 at 11:47 pm
Google updates pagerank every few months. Just build links and write unique quality content.
pole saws and pruners
- 1st Apr, 11 02:04am
I have a blog and I want to increase its page rank so please tell me , how I get it?How to increase the page rank of a blogger and how we optimize it.
Number Stencils
- 1st May, 11 10:05pm
Please tell me about the best and easy methods to increase the page rank of my website. And please suggest some websites to get back links. Thanks
Number Stencils
- 3rd Jun, 11 10:06pm
How does the page rank system work? Is a lower or higher page rank better? For instance, which is better PR5 or PR 8? Please dont go all into the algorithm stuff; Wikipedia already confused the hell out of me.Thanks!
Green Pro
- 24th Jul, 11 09:07pm
Thanks for sharing useful information about PR. But in my opinion PR is not so important. Its only helpful when you are selling you website or link on your website.