If your Page Rank dropped

roger_d · 11-02-2007, 11:04 PM

Did your traffic volume suffer.

One of my sites lost a point but traffic is slightly up.

What about yours?

sfod_d223 · 11-02-2007, 11:15 PM

I lost 2 whole points but I gained alot of traffic..Imagine that....lol

I am still getting 4 or 5 quality posting reviews a day since the revision.

Clarissa101 · 11-03-2007, 01:03 AM

My site drop 1 PR... The brand new one got PR3

megri · 11-03-2007, 01:46 AM

PR drop does not affect the traffic.If your ranking goes down then traffic gets affected.

Mike Taylor · 11-03-2007, 06:37 AM

It doesn't appear that the PR update affected the SERPs.

Print · 11-03-2007, 07:46 AM

My site went down to pr2 and am starting to loose traffic.

skysoldier · 11-03-2007, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike Taylor

It doesn't appear that the PR update affected the SERPs.

I agree with this one, it definitely has no effect!

only SERP has an effect traffic.

corlock · 11-03-2007, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Print

My site went down to pr2 and am starting to loose traffic.

this is bad. better double your effort to get back those you lose.

x3mario · 11-03-2007, 09:35 AM

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My site went down to pr2 and am starting to loose traffic.

Continue to promote your site to gain back your traffic. Maybe your quality backlinks is not good as before.

InFloW · 11-03-2007, 04:21 PM

The Hawk Host site went from a N/A to a PR5 and haven't seen any increase in traffic at all.

Other sites I have that lost PR or stayed even haven't seen a loss in traffic either.

So not sure what to make of it

hasan_889 · 11-03-2007, 05:50 PM

To me, I don't think there is much connection between PR and traffic ... but since PR is based on everything ( content, keywords, ... ), and you lost some PR, you may loosing place in search result.

traffic don't come to your site looking at your pr, but finding you in search engine results. So you shouldn't bother much unless your's is a directory. Pay more attension to SEO.

roger_d · 11-03-2007, 08:27 PM

I think real PageRank and trust are key components in SERP especially for competitive keyphrases.

I just don't think public (toolbar) PageRank means a darn thing anymore, if it ever really did.

LinXhunter.com · 11-04-2007, 05:56 AM

slight PR drop on some sites.

Traffic still good = I'm happy.

The drop in PR has not effected advertising sales - link buyers appear to be getting more in tune with the fact PR is hugely inaccurate way to measure a site's success.

Birdie · 11-09-2007, 04:51 PM

PR DOES affect SERPs and traffic! Its always just been a variable part of the ranking algorithm (currently probably a small part). ...its just that when Google export the PR to the toolbar for us to see, it just a historical representation that was factored into the SERPs weeks before the export --> no change in rankings at time of export. If there is a change in rankings and/or traffic at the time of the export, look for other reasons.

phpAdNetwork · 11-09-2007, 05:39 PM

Pagerank doesn't influence SERPs...I don't even look up the PR of my sites anymore as long as the traffic is there I'm good!

Birdie · 11-09-2007, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueDevilMedia

Pagerank doesn't influence SERPs

Absolute rubbish! PR is a measure of the number and quality of links to a site. Are you trying to tell us that the number and quality of links to a site don't affect the sERP's? duh?

qbert_seo · 11-10-2007, 08:08 AM

PR is continually updated. Google simply updates the PR display in their toolbar every so often. Any impact on traffic is unrelated to the fact that PR drop on the toolbar. Now who does it impact? Typically, sites that are trying to sell or trade links because many people look at Page Rank before purchasing a link or exchanging links with another site. In this regards a lower toolbar PR can be harmful. Nonetheless, the update in and of itself has no impact on a website's positions in the SERPs.

phpAdNetwork · 11-10-2007, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Birdie

Absolute rubbish! PR is a measure of the number and quality of links to a site. Are you trying to tell us that the number and quality of links to a site don't affect the sERP's? duh?

So you think a higher PR puts you above lower PR sites in the SERPs? Wonder why a PR10 site like Statcounter isn't even in the top 5 for the keyword "web counter" or on page 1 for "hit counter".

You are correct when you say 'PR is a measure of the number and quality of links to a site', however PR is way too easy to manipulate for Google to allow PR to play a significant role in SERPs.

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if Google completely scraps visible Pagerank within the next few months.