Comments on: Google Drops PageRank For Many Sites : Paid Links or New Algorithm? http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/ Latest Search Engine News from the Search Engine Journal Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:14:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Hear Mum Roar http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/comment-page-6/#comment-1213561 Hear Mum Roar Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:41:19 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/#comment-1213561 Ok, I stumbled onto something today. I don't know if it'll help others or not. But I'm with wordpress and use the thesis theme. Now, today I looked over my privacy settings, and was horrified to discover that it was set to, 'I would like to block search engines, but allow normal visitors' I do know that recently thesis had an update that caused a different problem on my blog that is now sorted. My page rank is still zero, but at least now I have set it back to, 'I would like my blog to be visible to everyone' I don't know if this helps anyone, but if you use wordpress, please check your privacy settings! Ok, I stumbled onto something today. I don’t know if it’ll help others or not. But I’m with wordpress and use the thesis theme.

Now, today I looked over my privacy settings, and was horrified to discover that it was set to, ‘I would like to block search engines, but allow normal visitors’

I do know that recently thesis had an update that caused a different problem on my blog that is now sorted. My page rank is still zero, but at least now I have set it back to, ‘I would like my blog to be visible to everyone’

I don’t know if this helps anyone, but if you use wordpress, please check your privacy settings!

]]> By: Harris http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/comment-page-6/#comment-1199849 Harris Fri, 19 Feb 2010 06:44:40 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/#comment-1199849 I got PR 2 and it dropped to PR 0. I think google should remove the page rank system so that people will focus on only ranking not on page rank. I got PR 2 and it dropped to PR 0. I think google should remove the page rank system so that people will focus on only ranking not on page rank.

]]> By: Hear Mum Roar http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/comment-page-6/#comment-1199578 Hear Mum Roar Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:30:20 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/#comment-1199578 I realised I didn't share whether or not I use paid links. I don't, so that's odd! I realised I didn’t share whether or not I use paid links. I don’t, so that’s odd!

]]> By: Hair Girl http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/comment-page-6/#comment-1199526 Hair Girl Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:00:54 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/#comment-1199526 I haven't noticed this recently but it seems that whenever it does take a big drop, it comes back after a few days or a week. I don't worry about it too much anymore..just continue to do my link building and content changing and working on my blog that leads to my main site. I haven’t noticed this recently but it seems that whenever it does take a big drop, it comes back after a few days or a week. I don’t worry about it too much anymore..just continue to do my link building and content changing and working on my blog that leads to my main site.

]]> By: Nelson http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/comment-page-6/#comment-1199351 Nelson Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:06:53 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/#comment-1199351 Our site's page rank is also dropped from 5 to 3. I don't know why. Our site’s page rank is also dropped from 5 to 3. I don’t know why.

]]> By: Fluturas http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/comment-page-6/#comment-1199292 Fluturas Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:57:56 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/#comment-1199292 With the major changes in google serach algorithms and policies odds are another drop will come very soon. Pagerank is getting obsolete and new technologies are emerging. Personally i see a rising interest in google for the microformats, dublin core, and other similar technologies. Microformats seem to give more juice to linking. With the major changes in google serach algorithms and policies odds are another drop will come very soon. Pagerank is getting obsolete and new technologies are emerging. Personally i see a rising interest in google for the microformats, dublin core, and other similar technologies. Microformats seem to give more juice to linking.

]]> By: Beth Sowell http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/comment-page-6/#comment-1196608 Beth Sowell Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:59:23 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/#comment-1196608 I'm here because we have the same issues. We've lost a lot of business, thanks to the "new" Google. I've even stopped using them to search myself because I'm so angry about it. It doesn't seem to matter what we do we can't climb back up there. How can we get thru to them? I’m here because we have the same issues. We’ve lost a lot of business, thanks to the “new” Google. I’ve even stopped using them to search myself because I’m so angry about it. It doesn’t seem to matter what we do we can’t climb back up there. How can we get thru to them?

]]> By: Chem Dry Toronto http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/comment-page-6/#comment-1192672 Chem Dry Toronto Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:38:31 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/#comment-1192672 Funny thing, but the same happened to my website in the middle of Jan. It dropped from 3 to 0. I just started link building and submitted my website to couple of paid directories. That could confirm the whole theory about link building and paying for them. From the other hand I tried to see how others are building their popularity and found a few sites with a lot of links to paid directories. One in particular was PR 0 in Dec. Now - PR 5. So who’s right? Funny thing, but the same happened to my website in the middle of Jan. It dropped from 3 to 0. I just started link building and submitted my website to couple of paid directories. That could confirm the whole theory about link building and paying for them. From the other hand I tried to see how others are building their popularity and found a few sites with a lot of links to paid directories. One in particular was PR 0 in Dec. Now – PR 5. So who’s right?

]]> By: Kaiesh http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/comment-page-6/#comment-1186485 Kaiesh Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:15:26 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/#comment-1186485 The PR for our website dropped substantially too, and I have no idea why either. We don't use paid links, or provide links for money - but even if that did affect rankings - does that mean that all I need to do is set up a couple of bogus sites with "Paid Link, buy link, link for money, etc etc" as keywords across all the pages and then link to competitors pages from that? If that's the case, then in theory, I should able to poison the rankings of huge amounts of websites through one simple exercise. I'm hoping someone has better insights into this than me! The PR for our website dropped substantially too, and I have no idea why either. We don’t use paid links, or provide links for money – but even if that did affect rankings – does that mean that all I need to do is set up a couple of bogus sites with “Paid Link, buy link, link for money, etc etc” as keywords across all the pages and then link to competitors pages from that?

If that’s the case, then in theory, I should able to poison the rankings of huge amounts of websites through one simple exercise. I’m hoping someone has better insights into this than me!

]]> By: Hear Mum Roar http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/comment-page-6/#comment-1178600 Hear Mum Roar Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:48:05 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/google-drops-pagerank-for-many-sites-paid-links-or-new-algorithm/5890/#comment-1178600 Yes! In fact, that's why I'm here, I was googling this very question. My two month old blog which normally has a page rank of 3, just dropped to 0 today! I'm trying so hard to work out if I've done anything 'bad', so to speak, but reading this makes me realise there might be more to it than that. I hope! Yes! In fact, that’s why I’m here, I was googling this very question. My two month old blog which normally has a page rank of 3, just dropped to 0 today! I’m trying so hard to work out if I’ve done anything ‘bad’, so to speak, but reading this makes me realise there might be more to it than that. I hope!

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