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DaleKing

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Dec 27, 2007 6:51 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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So many marketers

get all excited about Google`s PageRank. Sorry to burst your bubble guys, but in my opinion, Google`s PageRank means absolutely nothing - it`s worthless!

Do you agree or disagree? Explain your position.

Dale King

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vwebworld

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Dec 27, 2007 8:44 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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True, many people are still concerned about PR, eventhough the # itself is not a real time measure of a website popularity. PR may be an ok indicator, but people should not worry about the number... but instead focus on practices that (in the past) have helped increase PR.

In other words... practice sound web design, linking, and site promotion activities, and site populatiry will follow.

Is PR worthless? Maybe not (because it can provide a hint of a site`s popularity), but it is certainly not a reliable measure.

Also, the www has changed dramatically since PR was introduced. Search engines has changed, algorithms have changed, and the relative impact of linking has changed.

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DaleKing

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Dec 27, 2007 11:51 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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In other words... practice sound web design, linking, and site promotion activities, and site populatiry will follow.

Is PR worthless? Maybe not (because it can provide a hint of a site`s popularity), but it is certainly not a reliable measure.

Also, the www has changed dramatically since PR was introduced. Search engines has changed, algorithms have changed, and the relative impact of linking has changed.

~Roland

That`s good stuff, Roland. I wholeheartedly agree.

Dale King

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Webline

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Dec 27, 2007 1:19 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Pagerank ...

... people still worry about it?

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nhgnikole

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Dec 27, 2007 2:17 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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I have been mainly using it lately as a measurement of growth, along with many other factors such as links to the site, participation, traffic from various sources, etc.

victor363

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Jan 05, 2008 12:43 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Worthless!

PR was a big deal 5 years ago, but today, it is just one measurement among hundreds. I just wrote about this on the osC forums, after a thread containing my innocent question about widgets was highjacked by a PR argument.

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WEBOSIS

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Jan 06, 2008 3:09 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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Toolbar PR is virtually worthless. I use it as a quick indicator, but that`s it. I don`t place very much value on it.

Actual PR, however, is still a large part of the algorithm.

Fonsecaliu

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Jan 07, 2008 3:36 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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It should serve as a guide, but do not lose sleep over it.

PageRank is after all, a metric. Do get on and do what is right and not game it.

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sddreamweavers

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Jan 10, 2008 2:22 AM ET Quote Report Abuse

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The Google Page Rank Utility is just a toy and meant for entertainment purposes only. This is from Google themselves.

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onclickgirl

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Jan 27, 2008 10:13 PM ET Quote Report Abuse

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It all depends on how others, not your business, use it.

When I am shopping I use the page rank to determine the popularity of the site. I will normally shop with sites with a higher rank than those with no rank at all. It provides me with a bit of security that the online shop has a lot of patrons.

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