Google Page Rank Goes Up For Some Sites

This morning the new Google Page Rank Update was unveiled and many sites that I manage rose in PR. Get Found Now and it’s blog rose from a 3 to a 4 and all of my other clients that use WordPress also saw an increase in PR. This is coming on the heels of Google’s Last Page Rank Update Which Hit Sites Selling Links Hard.

I am still not convinced that Google’s public Page Rank matters very much in the SERP’s, but we shall see over the next couple of weeks if the index reflects these changes to PR. I certainly hope that it does since all my sites rose in PR. Whether PR matters or not, by sticking to solid SEO practices and Search Engine Optimization Guideline We All Must Follow your sites will be as successful as mine. The trick is to not do anything tricky. Post relevant unique content, use solid keyword stuffing tactics, use deep link navigation and obtain on-topic inbound links and you will do fine.

The fact that this update rolls out within a week of a negative update is indicative of Google trying to appease webmasters clamoring for justice in the SERP’s. It remains to be seen how our placement will be affected with the new PR.

Along with the PR update there was also some of the dancing you would expect within the SERP’s. The main index has not had a major update in a while and I suspect that we are 2 to 3 weeks away from an index overhaul. The last time Google updated PR, 15 days later there was a major overhaul of not only some elements of their algorithm, but of the SERP’s as well. I believe that something similar will take place again.

Everyone by now should have a baseline of where there top 100 keywords rank in Google. I use Rank Tracker as my tool of choice for creating SERP’s reports. I will be running reports daily on all of the sites I manage and will keep you all informed of any major index changes.