Google on Why PageRank Drop
Are you a victim of recent Google campaign to update Pagerank?
Loren Baker, the editor for SearchEngineJournal has confirmed that Google has emailed them regarding the PageRank (PR) update that caused many blogs have their PR dropped.
Matt Cutt, the key person in Google that heads the search engine optimization group confirmed that the PR dropped was to punish web publisher who sells links to other sites.
Many sites are affected by the updates; including:
- ProBlogger - from PR6 to PR4 Updated:(back to PR6; thanks pablopabla)
- Engadget - from PR7 to PR5
- JohnChow - from PR6 to PR4
- and etc.
Our local blogs are not spared too.
Are you website affected? Do you really bother about it anyway?
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October 30th, 2007 at 11:26 pm
Some of my sites which I didn’t sell any links were punished severely. From a 4 to a 1.
Since I’m not monetising the sites, it didn’t really bother me except knowing that Google screws up sometime.
Want proof? Youtube’s PR dropped from 8 to a 3. But today, Google gave it back its 8.
October 31st, 2007 at 1:12 am
Actually, I was PR 4 to PR 2 and then, back to PR 3.
But my personal blog was PR 5 down to PR 2. Heh, something to be proud of cos not every one get to lose 3 ranks at one go. LOL. In total, I lost two notches in like 7 blogs but I gained some PR on three new ones.
October 31st, 2007 at 9:39 am
amos: Yes, site like CopyBlogger also dropped from PR6 to PR4 but later Google update it to PR7!!
5xmom: I do follow your blog. It’s really glad to see you take it so well.
October 31st, 2007 at 10:06 am
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October 31st, 2007 at 10:36 am
Problogger’s site has been reinstated to 6 a couple of days ago.
October 31st, 2007 at 10:37 am
there is more buttons could be found
http://www.riceblogger.com/2007/10/30/for-all-the-pagerank-victims/
October 31st, 2007 at 10:57 am
pablopabla: Thanks for the tips. Got it updated.
November 2nd, 2007 at 6:20 am
[...] A few of Malaysia top blogs got PageRank decreased as well, such as 5xmom(PR5 to PR3), Sabahan(PR5 to PR3), and HongKiat(PR4 to PR2). [list steal from BytesWired] [...]
November 2nd, 2007 at 9:52 am
I got a PR3 for my one month++ blog. IMHO, this only impacts problogger who make a living on blogging. For me, since I only blog for fun, whether it is PR0 or PRX has no different for me.
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:00 am
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November 2nd, 2007 at 11:06 am
thoughtworks: It’s quite an achievement for new blog to have PR3. Keep it up. I do agree not all are affected by pagerank drop.
November 2nd, 2007 at 11:38 am
Live without Google PR…. I’m going from 5 to 3
November 3rd, 2007 at 1:33 pm
Mine too … dropped from PR4 to PR3
November 3rd, 2007 at 6:10 pm
strange google behaviour. mine is increasing but maybe it is because it is a new blog.
November 4th, 2007 at 11:03 am
[...] A some of Malaya crowning blogs got their PageRank attenuated as well, much as 5xmom(PR5 to PR3), Sabahan(PR5 to PR3), and HongKiat(PR4 to PR2). [list taken from BytesWired] [...]
November 5th, 2007 at 7:38 am
[...] A few of Malaysia top blogs got their PageRank decreased as well, such as 5xmom(PR5 to PR3), Sabahan(PR5 to PR3), and HongKiat(PR4 to PR2). [list stolen from BytesWired] [...]
December 21st, 2007 at 11:07 am
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