Lament On The Page Rank Toobar Update

Looking at my Feedjit, there seem to be a lot of people eagerly waiting for the next Google page rank toolbar update in 2008. Their search led them to this site for having better SERP rank than the others. And if you happenned to read this entry, I too am waiting for the next page rank update.

Why? Coz I got zero. Nil. None of those green color. I don't have to repeat that I used to have PR3, and Google spanked me for doing sponsored posts without the "nofollow" attributes. It's been 6 months since I lost it. By now, the penalties should have expired.

Some have prayed to Google, flashing their prayers in their post. Some are quite demanding, as if Google has no right at all to take away their PR. I will not do either one of these. I'll just wait for the penalties to expire. The paid posts I had here were already buried deep in the pits of this site. Yeah, six months of hard labor should be enough to rehabilitate the blogger, doing the wrong thing using Google's own blogging platform.

My literary blog even has a PR1, and Google knows that it only has 5 or less visitors per day, and the inbound links are mostly from this site.

And if you want to improve your Page Rank aside from posting valuable entries regularly, make other blogs link to you using the following techniques.
1. Commenting strategies - E.g. Commentluv, dofollow, high trafficked blogs, and some link-baiting
2. Link exchange - Some are shameless in their approach. You can do the same or choose a more subtle or friendlier way.
3. Top commentator - Some bloggers reward their top commentators with a link
4. Top entrecard dropper - If you're in the entrecard community, choose well whom to drop.
5. Submission to blog directories

It's already September. If we are following the PR update trends, the next one should be within a few days, if not a few weeks. My outlook for this blog to regain its PR is slim. I have seen a few reconsiderations for other bloggers. I do hope I'll get one too.

The Next Google Page Rank Update

When is the next google page rank update in 2008? They say it used to be done quarterly. But now, who knows if it could be this day, this week or the next. I don't have insider information either. Some suggested that it could occur in the middle of April. That's 2 weeks from now!

This site, started in the last day of October, got PR3 in January 2008 but smacked in the March round. My cubicle neighbor got his PR3 in the late February update but lost it immediately within two weeks. Along with the lost PR goes the motivation to blog. But the disinterest was only temporary. We’re blogging like madmen again, even buying our own domains and hosting.

But hey, are we blogging for rankings? Other bloggers dismiss the importance of page rank or that green bar in the google toolbar. They say that it’s useless and serves only its creator. Even the mention of PR is a nuisance to their ears. But try saying that to a PPP postie with PR0. After the bonus post, they are just salivating at the many opps they’re not qualified to do. Izea’s ranking alternative is not yet fully applied leaving many in frustration.

There are others who are blogging for rankings. Not just the PR, but all other rankings that exist in the world wide web: SERP, Technorati, Izea, Ratified, Alexa, etc.. Ego tripping, huh! But if it’s for a living, it’s hard work.

While waiting for the next PR update, why don’t we just build our blog’s foundation: Content, design, traffic, links, etc…I’m planning to change my template to a more professional looking one. I still have to find something that pleases my eyes.

Update: The latest round of updates began April 29, 2008. This may last a week or more. The PR of this site, which used to be 3, was not reinstated by Google. But who knows what might happen in the next few days.

Page Rank Update, Traffic, and GMA vs ABS CBN

It was Saturday evening when I saw my Page Rank rise from N/A to PR3. I could not contain my joy. This blog is barely 75 days old and the PR3 is really a surprise. I've seen lots of blogs with no PR at all. They could have been hit by the google penalization sometime in October considering the tons of sponsored banners and posts on their site. But I'm sure they're still earning pretty well, though it's unlike those days when they have higher PR.

Traffic. My site meter and feedjit recorded visits from those who searched sites about GMA vs ABS CBN. The latest update is that: cases were already filed. I hope they stop their media tirade and start again to challenge each other's shows and pit each other's young rising stars. Who's prettier: Marian Rivera or Angel Locsin? I'm starting to get annoyed at the story twists in Marimar.