Google has updated their Google Toolbar Pagerank as of about 1 hour ago, marking a New Year’s Eve PageRank update which should have a whole lot of web publishers and bloggers discussing their changes in PageRank over the New Year holiday.
Search Engine Journal’s Google PageRank stayed the same at PR 6, but we noticed immediately that IMBroadcast.com/s Google Toolbar PageRank is now a PageRank 4 (up from a PR 0 since it’s a relatively new site).
Sure, the PageRank which is shown on the Google Toolbar is not an accurate indicator of how Gogole ranks or values a site, and is only on of many factors which goes into a live and real Google PageRank, but it’s still some sort of indicator, and will always be so while it’s still around.
Webmasters are weighing in already on the change via Twitter :
- @gyutae crap… google just updated PageRank… WinningtheWeb.com went down from a 4 to 3.. and lost site links
- @JustinLoans: Google Pagerank updated today!! Anybody went up? 3 out of 4 of my sites went up woohoo
- @dragonblogger: Just found out my Poetry Blog received a Google PageRank of 2 today. Ironic since it has 1/10th as much traffic as my other 2 blogs
More Twitter conversation on the Google PageRank Update New Years 2009.
Did you notice the little green bar change for your site?
Comments
79 responses so far ↓
Gyutae Park on Dec 30, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Well, to followup my Twitter message, I did notice that one page on my site (http://www.winningtheweb.com/im-top-blogs/) now has a higher PR than my homepage. 5 vs 3. Interesting.
Lowes IS a CANCER on Dec 31, 2008 at 1:21 am
wow. moved from a 0 to 1. Pagerank is like chasing a rainbow, you keep reaching for it but you just never quite get there.™
krishna on Dec 31, 2008 at 1:40 am
Oh my god….The page rank of mine dropped by a point.
Articlesbook on Dec 31, 2008 at 1:48 am
Dear All,
My Blog (http://articlesbook.blogspot.com/). It was a 1 Page Rank, Now it’s 2. Thanks to Loren Baker and Search Engine Journal for this Good News
Dennis Sievers on Dec 31, 2008 at 2:16 am
FYI, Matt Cutts also just confirmed the update on twitter.
Car Hire South Africa on Dec 31, 2008 at 3:42 am
We noticed the change on some of our sites too. You win some, you lose some. Thanks for the update.
garry egan on Dec 31, 2008 at 3:51 am
confirmed. in progress…
Firas Steitiyeh on Dec 31, 2008 at 3:58 am
I started to run http://www.webli.st less than a month ago and now its PR 1 which is pretty good and impressive for me and i hope i can move it to the next level :)
Regards,
Firas
Saad Kamal on Dec 31, 2008 at 4:09 am
PR 3 here ….but some of my sub-pages has PR 4..
Garry Conn on Dec 31, 2008 at 4:20 am
What is PageRank? I have been using Google Chrome so I have been oblivious of PageRank lately. LOL
Thanks for the update Loran, I checked my blog and back to a PR5 again… I am happy with that, but I often wonder if PageRank really has much value? Don’t get me wrong, I love having a PR5 but it just makes me wonder.
I was PR5 earlier in 2008, then went to PR4 and I couldn’t really see any difference. Today I am back to PR5.
garry egan on Dec 31, 2008 at 4:23 am
@ Garry Conn
PageRank is only an indicator of the ’strength’ ofthe page and is updated every once in awhile. Your SERPs will flux often as your page moves up in the ranks. PR is not a real-time ’score’. You’ll get properly ranked in real-time as your site’s progress improves.
garry egan on Dec 31, 2008 at 4:24 am
Us two ‘R’d’ Garry’s got to stick together, man.
Firas Steitiyeh on Dec 31, 2008 at 4:54 am
any ideas every when does google updates it PR?
Thanks
Firas
garry egan on Dec 31, 2008 at 5:08 am
@Firas This latest update tool 305 days. It’s the longest on record.
awzm on Dec 31, 2008 at 5:36 am
I noticed that Facebook fell from an almighty 9 to 7.
James on Dec 31, 2008 at 5:49 am
Page Rank is dead!
Geoff on Dec 31, 2008 at 6:30 am
Mine have stayed the same, or gone up, so pretty happy about the updates..
Shirley on Dec 31, 2008 at 8:23 am
Home page same, interior pages looking good.
Allnutri on Dec 31, 2008 at 9:20 am
No update Same PR -Allnutri.com
Ryan Beale on Dec 31, 2008 at 10:00 am
Thanks for the article. It explains my Twitter post: “http://www.wordstream.com went from a GOOGLE Page Rank 0 to 4 over night! Not bad for a website that was launched 3 weeks ago. :)”
kiran on Dec 31, 2008 at 10:34 am
As far as my openion.PR is not having importance in now a days.Keyword positions and traffic is the main importance.
Website Design Orange County on Dec 31, 2008 at 12:05 pm
PR stayed the same, but our inbound links dropped by almost half five days ago!
Nick Stamoulis on Dec 31, 2008 at 12:12 pm
I agree Page Rank is not important at all these days…if you are looking for a measurement for your SEO efforts, look at visitors (and sales) generated to your website.
Tina Clarke on Dec 31, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Weirdly before the update my STANDING went from up and down on the second page to second place on the first page for google.com and first for google.co.uk for keywords expression web but my pr (which has dropped over the past months) remained the same. Frankly Standing is more important than ranking. I admit my updates have been more frequent over the past month than the rest of the year. Which just goes to show new content is a must. Found this via twitter btw… which i prefer over blogs as there is less to think about when posting.
garry egan on Dec 31, 2008 at 1:46 pm
@kiran It’s obvious you don’t monetize your sites then. PR is everything. Try monetizing a PR1 site and let me know how much you get per link…
Leanne on Dec 31, 2008 at 3:22 pm
As soon as I monetized, I lost PR. Ridiculous double edged sword. I was a PR6 at the beginning of 2007, started 2008 with a PR3 and start 2009 with a PR2. I have yet to advertise on the main pages of my site. Wish PR was related to search results - seems awfully off-kilter to me.
Amit Nyamtabad on Dec 31, 2008 at 3:48 pm
My homepage is still on with PR1 but some of the internal pages got some PR, I think that the update is gradual and will take over a week to complete.
James Dechvy on Dec 31, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Who really cares about noise like PR updates. Focus on being better at making money online.
http://www.mostexpensivedomainsold.com/ on Dec 31, 2008 at 7:30 pm
Mine dropped by 1 rank. I think for most sites, ranks came down. Google must have changed their algorithm.
garry egan on Dec 31, 2008 at 9:35 pm
@Lowes IS a CANCER Ted “Unibomber” Kaz called and he wants his rant style back.
@James Dechvy Because PR is often related to the amount you can charge for ads on your website. That’s why PR is important.
@awzm Incorrect! Facebook is a PR9 (as it should be)
@James So, is your brain. :)
Prajapati Vijay on Jan 1, 2009 at 12:21 am
Hey Dude!
I got 4 PR.
Thanks
Binu on Jan 1, 2009 at 3:06 am
Still on 3 :(
Market Segmentation on Jan 1, 2009 at 3:50 am
Thanks for getting this information out. Because mine didn’t change, I wouldn’t have noticed if you hadn’t told me.
This is the third update where mine didn’t change. It’s frustration because I’ve worked so much on my blog during that time.
I do comments on dofollow blogs and write articles that link back to mine.
My search traffic has increased much during that time. I guess that’s what really matters.
Warmly,
Linda P. Morton
Jarkko on Jan 1, 2009 at 4:21 am
Funny, my blog http://planegrazy is quite new site, only few months and my PR raised from zero to three. Is it even possible or am I doing my SEO right :))
dreamfree on Jan 1, 2009 at 9:07 am
my blog got pr 3 :)
Anna on Jan 1, 2009 at 10:01 am
Oh that’s the reason why my blog got an update from PR zero to PR 3! :) Hooray!
Storm Chaser on Jan 1, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Went from a PR0 to a PR4. The site was very new, about 3 months old. I nice New Years Eve surprise!
Doug Heil on Jan 1, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Why are you contributing to this PR craze Loren? You know that Google loves this stuff as it gets people to talk about it, but why does this really mean anything in the large scheme of things? Does it? I don’t think so. Only Google knows the real PR for any page. The only real reason they bother to do any updates at all is for all the PR (public relations) they receive for doing so.
The question I have for all the posters above and those on Twitter is this: How’s your referrals from Google? Have they changed at all because of what the green bar shows? If not, why do you care about it?
cohnsey on Jan 1, 2009 at 10:08 pm
My site went down from a 5 to a 4
garry egan on Jan 2, 2009 at 2:08 am
For all the PR haters, ask yourself this question:
“Would the owner of this eBay auction be able to charge as much if the PR was 4?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270324940073
”
NO WAY.
PR is a heavy factor is determining the value of a website based on a neutral 3rd party. People trust Googz and trust their methods (even though it can be a headache sometimes for SEO professionals.)
The only people who whine about PR are those who don’t have it.
garry egan on Jan 2, 2009 at 5:03 am
To all of the PR doubters:
f**ck y*o.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=270324940073
McRaaN on Jan 2, 2009 at 6:16 am
My site page rank remains the same as that of last time.
Photo Canvas Prints on Jan 2, 2009 at 6:17 am
My site page rank is up by 1 i.e 2 to 3
Vern at AimforAwesome on Jan 2, 2009 at 7:11 am
Finally my main blog hit PR4. Hope it stays. On a much more positive note another site I have hit PR6 and the blog for that site hit PR5. Other blogs and sites increased - no decreases which is nice.
Good luck to everyone that cares about PR! I think it’s a good indicator of what’s going on.
Erin on Jan 2, 2009 at 9:48 am
Yes, my main site, SchoolFamily.com, went from a 5 to a 6. We’ll take it :)
Search Geek on Jan 2, 2009 at 9:57 am
Yeah, a new sports website is showing a PR3 after only launching 1 month ago. Thank you googlebot.
zafir on Jan 2, 2009 at 10:25 am
Yeah search geek - it will drop pretty soon. Just wait and see. If PR is nothing - then what are we talking about??
Aleksandar Ratkovic on Jan 2, 2009 at 10:45 am
I’ve found out about this PR update on Twitter, too.
Doug Heil on Jan 2, 2009 at 10:47 am
Hi garry egan; Your articlechecker.com has one bid on ebay….. is that bid from you? lol
Let me explain; the PR of that site has zero to do with one bid on ebay. I’m thinking your posts must be a joke. :)
To all others; keep having your wishful thoughts about pagerank toolbar stuff. It simply shows the extreme lack of knowledge and the BS surrounding the SEO industry. It’s what keeps others thinking that the industry is a bunch of idiots.
Chat on Jan 2, 2009 at 11:40 am
PageRank has become an obsession with webmasters and developers. Having a good site does not equate to a higher number in some cases. The frustration of being an actual web site developer is that someone that just writes words and posts it on wordpress can get a higher pagerank than someone that just spent the better part of a year developing a site from scratch using the latest development tools and years of college education. Really quite sad yet the reality of the world. Words translate to dollars.
Matty Byloos on Jan 2, 2009 at 2:52 pm
I started a brand new site just for my name, and after only a month or two, with some links and some content, I went from a 0 to a 4. Maybe there’s some consideration for how limited your keywords are?
garry egan on Jan 2, 2009 at 2:57 pm
@Doug Heil You obviously haven’t monetized your sites then if you think PR is a joke. Try monetizing a PR1 site and let me know how much you get per link. “…the industry is a bunch of idiots”
Nope, just you. The only people who claim PR is worthless is people who can’t seem to get it right and try and discount it.
Please don’t stop your thinking. It leaves more room for the pros who monetize sites for a living.
garry egan on Jan 2, 2009 at 3:02 pm
@Doug Heil I got a little carried away there with that last post. Please accept my apologies.
Pravish Thomas on Jan 2, 2009 at 5:45 pm
Hey Loren,
I did see my blog updated which in no Pr 2 though i don’t get time to update it neither link build it lol,,,,
The real Page Rank how to check for that one buddy???
Louise on Jan 2, 2009 at 7:11 pm
Ossian Productions
Matthew Loop on Jan 3, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Just got bumped to a PR of 2 …. whoohoo! I’d like to be at 3 0r 4 in a few months, though.
Is PR updated quarterly?
Mansheb on Jan 5, 2009 at 7:38 am
My site dropped by one point, :(
double glazing on Jan 6, 2009 at 4:03 am
We noticed ours go from a 2 to 1 on our double glazing website.
Divyaprakash on Jan 6, 2009 at 9:57 am
Thanks for your information. Please tell me how to increase traffic to my blog.
http://www.tcxzone.blogspot.com
Search Engine Optimization Tutorial on Jan 7, 2009 at 6:14 am
I have seen the changes in my site’s Google Page Rank as well as back links on 31st December, 2008
criticdust on Jan 11, 2009 at 5:14 am
Not much change on mine new blog, some posts got a pr 0 from no pr though.
used travel trailers on Jan 13, 2009 at 2:26 am
congrats on the pr update, mine has remained at 3, that’s a nice goal to have, you should get there, just keep posting good content.:)
Dichroic Jewelry on Jan 24, 2009 at 12:30 pm
My site used to be a PR5, then dropped to a 4 then to a 3 and now we are back to a PR of 4. During that time my SERPs have only improved & my traffic has increased. I used to get upset with the PR updates and then realized for sites like mine that do not sell advertisement space, PR is of little consequence if your keywords rank in the top 5.
Page Rank on Jan 29, 2009 at 11:33 pm
My site PR 2 :(
Diseñador on Feb 13, 2009 at 2:49 am
I do not know if Google updates the pagerank, but I already has over 1 years with a PR4, every time Google does not put it more difficult to attract visitors to our site, Google wants all the web traffic for them, is not just be left to compete and I am trying to get by with Google Adsense.Pero really earn a pittance if you have it 5 to attract more visitors.
Greetings.
Razor electric bikes on Feb 21, 2009 at 6:32 am
Hey, this is good news, but my blog is new.. so no PR right now.. but thanks for this information man…
matty on Mar 7, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Oh well…pagerank stayed the same…better luck next time.
Renato on Mar 18, 2009 at 12:35 pm
nice post, and my post is not to short
Cybex Exim on Apr 2, 2009 at 5:35 am
Google updated the toolbar rank again.This time they filtered more back links. Previously i have around 70 now i have just 10 back links left for my site http://www.cybex.in. But site rank well on all top keywords.
Neetu Sharma on Apr 2, 2009 at 7:05 am
Hey,
Now after 3 months from 31st Dec 08, Google finally update my site’s PR as on 2nd April 09.
@@
http://www.seowonders.com
Karthick on Apr 3, 2009 at 12:08 am
My Page Rank dropped 2 to 1
what should I do?
Adi on Apr 10, 2009 at 12:11 am
I just given PR2 in the last update
But now when I check it on some PR checker site it shows 0
Anybody knows what’s going on??
Matt Prados on Apr 15, 2009 at 2:01 pm
nice page rank post thanks.
Christian Music on Apr 19, 2009 at 12:02 pm
Thanks for the info. Being a multi-Billion dollar corporation, I can’t understand why Google doesn’t update on a regular basis. Like, every quarter. Updates in three months, then 6 months, then two months, then 10 months is ridiculous!
sem services on May 28, 2009 at 1:16 am
today Google has updated PR for my website. http://www.sem-infotech.com. Now It’s 1 to 2. Please do comment if your PR also updated.
Learn Guitar Fast on May 31, 2009 at 2:38 am
My website’s PR got updated tonight, May 30, 2009!
outdoor living furniture on Jun 10, 2009 at 2:06 pm
I know this is an old post, but same here. I have two site that got to PR2 overnight at the end of May.
scorpio on Jun 18, 2009 at 2:07 am
I heard about your blog through Google Search Engine and it is very nice to see this. I am also having some of blogs like this and I have a nice website for Indian Free Classifieds
Indian Free Classifieds
Shipping Directory
Part Time Jobs
Data Entry Operator on Jul 13, 2009 at 11:31 am
Good info thanks for sharing.
My blog has got a PR 3 and i am trying now to make it 4
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