Google PageRank or PR (short) has become synonymous with websites and domain names.
It is easier to rank posts and pages written on websites with PR.
For that reason, it is easier to sell domain names with PR.
Sites with higher PR more often then not rank higher in search engines than sites with lower PR.
Pages on sites with higher PR often show up higher up in search results than pages on sites with lower or no PR.
PR is a major factor I personally consider when making a decision about submitting link exchange requests, when I purchase ads on websites and when I buy domain names.
I also factor in PageRank when I buy expired domains at domain aftermarkets and when I do my research before picking up available domain names.
What is PageRank? Believe it or not, the term PageRank is named after Larry Page - co-founder of Google - who invented it.
It is a link analysis algorithm Google uses to weigh hyperlinks according to importance.
Google uses those weights to decide what search results to display for any given search query.
How is PageRank checked? All PageRank checker tools (if legit) make queries against Google's toolbar queries search page.
The toolbar queries page in turn returns a PR value for each query made to it.
The toolbar queries page restricts access to a set number of queries from the same IP address per set period of time, so a number of checker tools are configured to use proxy servers to go around this restriction.
Faking PageRank Believe it or not, it's quite easy to fake a PageRank - and many shady people turn to faking it for link exchange purposes and even for the purposes of conning potential domain buyers.
A simple 301 redirect from a domain name with a real PR to one with no PR (and some other adjustments which I won't talk about here for obvious reasons) will result in a name with no or low rank looking like it has a higher PR.
Detecting and avoiding fake PageRank Luckily, there are ways you can check whether a PageRank is fake or real.
I check whether a PageRank is fake before I do any link exchanges with a site.
I also check for fake PR before I place an ad on a website, and finally, I always check for fake PageRank before bidding on or purchasing expired domains.
To check validity of a PageRank I use checkpagerank.
net but there are other tools that can be used too.
It is easier to rank posts and pages written on websites with PR.
For that reason, it is easier to sell domain names with PR.
Sites with higher PR more often then not rank higher in search engines than sites with lower PR.
Pages on sites with higher PR often show up higher up in search results than pages on sites with lower or no PR.
PR is a major factor I personally consider when making a decision about submitting link exchange requests, when I purchase ads on websites and when I buy domain names.
I also factor in PageRank when I buy expired domains at domain aftermarkets and when I do my research before picking up available domain names.
What is PageRank? Believe it or not, the term PageRank is named after Larry Page - co-founder of Google - who invented it.
It is a link analysis algorithm Google uses to weigh hyperlinks according to importance.
Google uses those weights to decide what search results to display for any given search query.
How is PageRank checked? All PageRank checker tools (if legit) make queries against Google's toolbar queries search page.
The toolbar queries page in turn returns a PR value for each query made to it.
The toolbar queries page restricts access to a set number of queries from the same IP address per set period of time, so a number of checker tools are configured to use proxy servers to go around this restriction.
Faking PageRank Believe it or not, it's quite easy to fake a PageRank - and many shady people turn to faking it for link exchange purposes and even for the purposes of conning potential domain buyers.
A simple 301 redirect from a domain name with a real PR to one with no PR (and some other adjustments which I won't talk about here for obvious reasons) will result in a name with no or low rank looking like it has a higher PR.
Detecting and avoiding fake PageRank Luckily, there are ways you can check whether a PageRank is fake or real.
I check whether a PageRank is fake before I do any link exchanges with a site.
I also check for fake PR before I place an ad on a website, and finally, I always check for fake PageRank before bidding on or purchasing expired domains.
To check validity of a PageRank I use checkpagerank.
net but there are other tools that can be used too.
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