What is page rank and how does it affect your search engine position?

[gregdavidson]

I always wondered how your page rank was determined. Also, how does it effect your position in Google?

[acwebguru]

Page rank is Google’s patented method for measuring page importance on a scale from 0 - 10, where 10 is the highest. The PageRank algorithm analyzes the quality and quantity of links that point to a page. Basically PageRank is a family of algorithms for assigning numerical weightings to hyperlinked documents (or web pages) indexed by a search engine.
To know more in details you may check out http://www.iprcom.com/papers/pagerank/. Hope it will help you out....

[Seo Madrid]

PageRank doesn't have a direct effect on your rankings. PageRank responds to a purely mathematical algorithm, without taking into account factors like the relevancy and authority of the inbound links, which are the most important factors to determine the weight of an inbound link in terms of rankings.

[skysoldier]

Pagerank is the importance of your page and is measures the quality of your backlinks it does not affect your SE rangkings in real!

[morph]

you can download it here......
http://dl.google.com/firefox/google-toolbar-win.xpi

[scorpionagency]

We decided to Research for validation of the constant reports of PageRank not being a Prominent Tool in the overall Metric Measurment Nor a Key Element in SEO (Search Engine Optimization).

Several Virtual Businesses venturing in the online marketing industry ask questions regarding metrics measuring; Which metrics to measure and how accurate they are. I find, more and more that many business owners are sometimes Overlooking PageRank because of all the new rumors stating that its NOT Important & an Inacurate measuring tool. Of course This is going to be a 2 sided answer, both of which play an Important roll in understanding what PageRank is used for, measures, & its importance in any Overall Virtual Business in Development.



Google’s PageRank is pretty much a household name. The millions of users who use Google search know that when they are looking for a website. The PageRank tool itself is pretty easy to read, The more green you see in that tiny bar, the more relevant the page is. PageRank is not a good measuring tool when trying to determine how successful your online campaign is, However It does let you know how authoritative your site is in the eyes of the consumer / viewer (ONLY in Google).

websites with higher page rank tend to rank better in Google. Page Rank being a combined Google measuring factor of several elements - such as back-links, Pages Indexed, content Vs. keyword Density, image attributes, link attributes, etc. PageRank is a tool used in many SEM (Search Engine Marketing) Campaigns - Only Google Of course to give you an overall Idea of how Prominent your site is compared to the competition. While of course it wont provide you with printable Measurements that can be cross referenced to aid in Retention/Conversions.

Retention / Conversion Measurements is a whole different topic all together.

PageRank is a numeric value that represents how important a page is on the web. Google figures that when one page links to another page, it is effectively casting a vote for the other page. The more votes that are cast for a page, the more important the page must be. Also, the importance of the page that is casting the vote determines how important the vote itself is. Google calculates a page's importance from the votes cast for it. How important each vote is, is taken into account when a page's PageRank is calculated. PageRank is Google's way of deciding a page's importance. It matters because it is one of the factors that determines a page's ranking in the search results. It isn't the only factor that Google uses to rank pages, but it is an important one.

In conclusion, Lets not get so wrapped up in all the marketing hype that we overlook key elements that make up a rounded campaign. I have run into 3 breeds of Virtual SEO consultants.

1.) The type that states PageRank is a Main Metric Measuring tool (Stay away from that one).

2.) The type that states PageRank is not a metric Measuring tool & holds no importance in your campaign, Over rated (Stay away from that one).

3.) The type that states that proper SEO Marketing Campaign Development is comprised of several key elements, PageRank being One of them "For Google ONLY" (Thats the one you want).

So, next time you're searching for a SEO consultant, ask them what their feelings are on PageRank & if its important to your Overall campaign. It will at least give you a better Idea about the Person / Firm you're thinking about dealing with.

Funny how people base a large % of reasoning on PageRank when Buying a pre-existing website. I think it mainly has to do with Google being the #1 search engine now days - Thus making PageRank a little bit more paid attention to amongst the consumer (That doesn't fully know what PageRank is used for).

Because the Consumer looks at PageRank as a factor (Not Knowing any different), retroactively shouldn't we try to look good in the eyes of the consumer (The way "THEY" measure Us)?

Maybe not a large number of consumers do this seeing that tool bars only recently started showing PageRank for Google. However, with that in mind & PageRank now available for Everyone in the world to see in their browsers Tool bar, Don't you think that it Just might, Just might.... Catch on as a larger part of the equation in the future?

(Just my opinions)

[prashant vikram]

Page rank is defined by the number of the quality links you have, You can rank better in spite you have not a good page rank, and you may not rank even you have better PR. So, there is no effect of PR in your ranking!