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class="cap">G oogle it takes 10 links to reach PR 1,
Page rank (correctly then it takes a lot more to reach
PageRank) is important in 2. If Google uses a logarithmic
building traffic to your website factor of 8, as it might do
for a number of reasons. Before (nobody knows), then it will take
we discuss why, here is quick 8 links to your site to get to PR
heads up on how it works. 1, 64 to reach PR 2, 512 to PR 3
Page Rank is based on links and so on. This is very basic,
between your site and other since, as I have stated, it also
sites, in fact specifically depends on the PR of the page
between web pages, since it is providing the link and the number
links between individual pages of other links leaving that
rather than complete websites page.
that interests Google. That is
Here are the top 4 reasons
because Google lists individual that in my opinion help most to
pages and not domains. There is a generate traffic and make you
formula that Google uses to money:
determine the value of each link
1. The higher your Google
to your site, which is based on PageRank, then the higher Google
the PageRank of the web page is likely to list you in the
providing the link and also the search engine results pages.
number of other links leaving Google take the view than the
that page.
more other websites link to
You can see the page Rank in yours, then the more relevant
the Google PageRank bar on the your web page must be to the
Google Toolbar – it is the green topic in hand, otherwise they
bar that shows a numerical value wouldn’t link to you. In fact,
of 0 to 10 when you hover your the links are to specific pages
cursor over it. This value is in your site, not to the site as
a whole, which is why it is affect your Page Rank. The way
called ‘Page Rank’ and not Site your domain name is presented is
Rank. very important. Take at look at
2. The higher the Page Rank, these domains:
then the more relevant other
www.mydomain.com,
people will consider any www.mydomain.com/index.html,
particular page on your website domain.com,
to be. They will feel more domain.com/index.html
confident that if they visit your
They are all different URLs
site they will have their that will lead somebody using
questions answered and find the them to your domain. However,
information they are looking search engine spiders see them
for.
all as different URLs, and if you
3. A high Page Rank shows that use different ways to write your
you have a high number of links home page URL, then they will all
on the pages of other websites. be listed separately, and all be
There is then the possibility of given a different Page Rank.
others clicking on these links to Thus, the page rank for any one
get to your website.
of them will be weaker than your
4. The higher your Page Rank, page would have been if you had
then the more people will want used only the one way to express
you to link to their website. it. Get into the habit of
That means that they too will be expressing your domain in only
likely to visit your site. They one way.
will also offer you a reciprocal
There are other ways in which
link if you want one, and that poor use of your website URLs and
too will provide you with more also injudicious linking
exposure online.
policies, can harm your Page
There are some factors you Rank, but the main point that
should keep in mind that could should keep in mind is that the
your page rank applies to each deal, and is what you should be
page individually, and you get a trying for.
share of the Google PageRank of
Don’t ask me though, because I
the page that provides you with would a link back from your
the link. If that page has a PR highest Page Ranked page!
of zero, then you get
nothing.
the first place. For that reason align="center">
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