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Which do you prefer to comment on a blog, an old article with pr or to comment on a fresh article but no pr?

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Several replies (for example , and ) focused on older posts with high “PR,” while others (for example and ) emphasized posting where an active audience will see the comment. The right choice depends on the goal: short-term visibility and clicks vs. long-term authority. The old toolbar “PageRank” values discussed in 2010 are no longer a public metric (toolbar updates stopped and the public score was removed in 2016), so treating toolbar PR as the primary selection criterion is outdated. (searchengineland.com)

The modern technical reality is that comment links are usually treated as user-generated content and commonly tagged so they do not behave like editorial endorsements. Google now recommends link hints such as rel="ugc" and rel="sponsored" and treats these attributes as signals rather than absolute pass/fail flags — which means comment links are useful for exposure and context but not a reliable source of “link juice” in the way many old PR-era strategies assumed. Inspect the comment anchor for link attributes and moderation rules before assuming SEO value. (developers.google.com)

Practical checklist (balance both goals and avoid risks):

  • Define the priority: referral traffic/brand visibility (fresh, active posts) or authoritative signals (well-moderated, reputable sites where links remain visible).
  • Relevance > raw authority: topical fit and engaged readership beat a noisy “high PR” number.
  • Check link attributes and moderation policy before investing time.
  • Avoid paid/exchanged links or repetitive exact-match anchors — Google treats buying/selling links that pass ranking credit as a link-scheme risk.
  • Track impact (referrals, time on site, conversions) rather than hoping for rank gains. (developers.google.com)

A pragmatic, low-risk approach aligns with several posts in this thread: add real value in comments (as suggested), prioritize niche relevance and audience, and measure results via analytics (Traffic Acquisition / referral reports in GA4 or equivalent) rather than relying on obsolete toolbar PR. Use comments to build visibility and relationships first; any SEO benefit is secondary and should be measured, not assumed. ()

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Member Avatar for AnwarQue

Commenting on an old article (old blog) which is with good PR only worth in case of SEO, by doing so, we can get a quality backlink to our site. So, I will go for the old article/blog with PR

Member Avatar for canadafred

Which do you prefer to comment on a blog, an old article with pr or to comment on a fresh article but no pr?

I prefer that when I'm compelled to offer my opinion about what I just read on a blog article, that I might contribute something intelligent in the form of a blog comment otherwise, I keep my mouth shut and don't waste everybody's time trying to convince them that my web page is important because the search engine thinks it's credible enough to highly rank; aimlessly dumping link infested babblings all over the Internet for no purpose other than a mediocre-poor attempt at positively influencing my web page's off-site ranking factors.

You gotta' think out of the box to claim most your competitive SERP (search engine results pages) victories. Be innovative. Highly rank your web pages. Do it with a little bit class. Study and practice search engine optimization.

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Member Avatar for eLLaii

For me i do prefer to comment a blog with PR.. it may help you to gain more traffic..:icon_rolleyes:

Member Avatar for alolos

Is better with high PR. Can be slower but you can get better results.

Member Avatar for kickmoko

I would prefer old blogs with pr but have no spammy comments..

Member Avatar for ap09.com

In traffic in mind i will go with a blog who has good PR.

Member Avatar for ameto

In order to get quality backlink and traffic,I would prefer to comment on old blog with good PR

Member Avatar for joelchrist

I would prefer to comment on blog with high PR, but those blogs should be in my niche related. Then only i can get relevant back links.

Member Avatar for jennypitts

I guess it is a matter of ethical preference. I tend to do both. Only because I am very opinionated and I never know when one of my comments will help someone. I also do save my comments for important topics. I do not just go and say on a blog, "hey nice article" and walk away. If I have nothing important to add to the information then I just do not comment.

Member Avatar for AirForceOne

If the blogs is not relative to my current niche, I would like to choose commenting on those old articles with PR. :)

Thanks,

Member Avatar for baby slings

an old post, also provide a god pr link!

Member Avatar for digital29

I think both is fine. The old articles for good PR backlinks..and the new articles for referring traffic

Member Avatar for luienriq

Yes, is better to get a backlink from a site with good PR.

Member Avatar for ruby.mein

Commenting on old blogs with high PR value is good though most of your comments are being deleted by the administrator/webmaster.

Member Avatar for videocreationd

I bealive that an old post has a good reputation, so i prefer an old post.


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Member Avatar for jay 11

How about commenting for the sole purpose of contributing pertinent information to the topic at hand?

Member Avatar for cathleen

Blog commenting is the best way to get traffic to the website. It also help to increase the ranking of the website.

Member Avatar for mystryworld

Commenting blog only after judging its PR is not an intelligent idea I think. The blog where you find the post is interesting and you can write some comments in the form of your own opinion then just do that. So many blogs are there where you find interesting posts with lots of comments but low PR. So by posting comments with your username linking back to your site you can get noticed by so many other users. That can help you to generate traffic to your own blog/site.

Member Avatar for 3oltan

Blog commenting is one of today's most effective off-page methods of increasing search engine rankings within a short span of time.so i would prefer old article with pr. it will give me two benefits
1 : one way link
2: pr juice.

Member Avatar for hpgoodboy

I use whatever is available. I know some old blog posts that have a nice PR (PR5, PR6, PR7) and whenever I need some link juice for a clients site, I use some of those.

But there are some nice PR8 web sites out there, where I love to do comments on fresh articles (The gain PR in the future anyhow, PR5 and up).

Member Avatar for surindersharma

For getting quality back links, i prefer comment on old blogs and article with high pr.

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