Comments on: A Big Change in how we Control Internal Linking

By: Josh Spaulding

Josh Spaulding — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:27:54 +0000

Toolbar PageRank and authority are not the same thing.

By: Udegbunam Chukwudi

Udegbunam Chukwudi — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 16:24:19 +0000

How then do we explain dofollow blogs that have tons of comments but with Page Rank 4 on the front page? If they’re giving away too much authority shouldn’t they be stagnant or going downwards in terms of PR?
Personally, I think Google will NEVER reveal the actual truth behind this ranking thing so I’ll just follow a few laid down rules that sound reasonable and leave the rest that sound ridiculous.

By: Rick Imby

Rick Imby — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:53:09 +0000

I have always thought that we can get too tied up in trying to please what we think Google wants. Page rank is only a small factor as I am sure when you look at any search result you will find lower page rank pages coming in ahead of higher pagerank pages. I have always felt that PR by Google is kind of a distraction. It is only one factor in determining search engine results.

I believe anchor links to your page with the keyword you want in them are more important especially when competing for low demand keywords.

By: Forest

Forest — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:39:31 +0000

I’m a bit late on the commenting here but have been away….

Sad news but also not anything that is likely to knock a good site of the top ranks….

I guess Google took so long to announce as they wanted to test it.

Thanks for letting me know about this… I’ll try and pop back to the forum’s a little later today. Been missing my daily Forum reading.

By: Brent Crouch

Brent Crouch — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:43:03 +0000

Here is a great post on the subject by one of the Stompernet guys Dan Thies.

http://www.seofaststart.com/blog/googles-operation-bendover-exposed-nofollow-pagerank-sculpting

By: Patrice

Patrice — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:17:22 +0000

This is a very informative post. But I was just wondering why google have announced that “big change” recently and why not last year?

By: Internal Linking and PageRank Leakage

Internal Linking and PageRank Leakage — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:28:09 +0000

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By: Shaun

Shaun — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:17:55 +0000

Hey Josh,

Quick question… I noticed you have adsense on your main “make money online” page. How did you get it to have just 3 ads? Mine has 4, and it makes it look super cluttered. Any tips for changing that?

Thanks, Josh. You rock. Your article marketing articles changed my life.

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By: Josh Spaulding

Josh Spaulding — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:06:49 +0000

@ Todd – That all sounds good and peachy. If only it were that simple I explained in my last comment what I’m trying to get at here.