Is PageRank Overrated?

[InsightsDigital]

Though Google constantly updates its algorithms, Google's PageRank is considered a very important SEO indicator. In your experience, have you witnessed situations where it made you think otherwise?

[ArvindSharma]

I think Page rank is not an seo indicator...

because i have seen many website which have top ranking with their respective keywords even though they dnt have fair pr..

so i would like to say that pr is only the value of your website from the Google point of view...

[bobchrist]

Still it has some value IMO otherwise google should have discontinued it.

[canadafred]

PageRank is like a carrot dangling on a stick in front of a mule. It didn't take Internet marketer long to realize that it was easy to convince their clients of their "superb" SEO service because they can pump up a little green bar with volumes of useless links.

Once upon a time PageRank played a significant role in ranking web pages in the results pages, but it wasn't long lasting and even the techies at the Googleplex must of been amazed at the extent of the search engine manipulation they helped create with this dinosaur.

As mentioned earlier, PageRank hasn't much of a role anymore when it comes to ranking webpages, it's role is almost exclusively used as leverage that marketers use to exploit potential clients.

Why does Google insist on keeping it active? I don't think anyone really knows (including Google itself) what the search engine is doing anymore. As long as their corporate bottom line gets met and they have dividends and Adsense money to spread around the globe then we'll all just keeping searching and advertising through it; kinda' like a modern day waltz; we all just keep on dancing together through the night ... the illusions are intoxicating ...

[thefandango]

Is PR over rated - Hugely.

[MktgRob]

Page Rank comes under the heading of 'dazzle them with detail and baffle them with bulls**t'. It means nothing to SEO but it could be used to justify your fee/salary or to help you get some more. Other than that, no significance.

[m42]

because i have seen many website which have top ranking with their respective keywords even though they dnt have fair pr..

Are any of these websites in competitive niches?

[lovemyseo]

No Page rank become important when you want to be at number one sometime, otherwise it's ok if you do not get a high page rank.

[lovemyseo]

Are any of these websites in competitive niches?

yes open google.co.uk and then social network platform and watch brandstation.tv just done it's SEO and still performing well against there main keywords it was at top against many keywords but there CTO made many changes in title description etc so now it is against only one in top ten.

[m42]

yes open google.co.uk and then social network platform and watch just done it's SEO and still performing well against there main keywords it was at top against many keywords but there CTO made many changes in title description etc so now it is against only one in top ten.

I checked out the site you'd suggested. Despite their optimization efforts, it isn't ranking well for competitive keywords. It is, however, ranking well for non-competitive ones.

The assigned PR rating seems fairly reasonable.

Is it your site?

[lovemyseo]

I checked out the site you'd suggested. Despite their optimization efforts, it isn't ranking well for competitive keywords. It is, however, ranking well for non-competitive ones.

The assigned PR rating seems fairly reasonable.

Is it your site?

It's my client website I have created my platform here, well be as a SEO in consider 4 and above as fair page rank 3 page rank is something which you can get without doing anything.
Also view my recent thread page rank jump from 0 to 4 in 16 days

[lovemyseo]

What you call a competitive keywords, how you define it?
bluetooth accessories at google.com then have wirelessgalaxy.com ranking for that is also my clients website.

[m42]

What you call a competitive keywords, how you define it? bluetooth accessories at google.com then have ranking for that is also my clients website.

A keyword is competitive if large volumes of publishers are fighting to meet the demand.

The site you've listed has less than a thousand inbound links and very little competition.

[lovemyseo]

A keyword is competitive if large volumes of publishers are fighting to meet the demand.

The site you've listed has less than a thousand inbound links and very little competition.

Keep learning the Internet Marketing please you seems new to this thanks.

[m42]

Keep learning the Internet Marketing please you seems new to this thanks.

*laugh* Love the ad hominem attack. ;)

You are more than welcome to attempt to prove me wrong.

[lovemyseo]

*laugh* Love the ad hominem attack. ;)

You are more than welcome to attempt to prove me wrong.

Why should I prove you wrong huh, u urself just said that :)

[m42]

Huh? English doesn't appear to be your native language.

What exactly is it you believe I've said?

You appear to disagree with my assessment. I'm basically asking you to provide facts as to why my assessment is wrong. Call me old fashioned, but it might be more considerate to tell me why you disagree instead of defensively dishing out insults.

[lovemyseo]

Huh? English doesn't appear to be your native language.

What exactly is it you believe I've said?

You appear to disagree with my assessment. I'm basically asking you to provide facts as to why my assessment is wrong. Call me old fashioned, but it might be more considerate to tell me why you disagree instead of defensively dishing out insults.

U r right:)

[snapshot]

PR can be important for the people who are buying or selling text links because even a high PR link might not guarantee a top Google ranking and spot for the link recipient.

[phoenix06007]

it still have its value. though ranking your keyword will help you to get better SERP