Good PR = Good Blog Image?
While dropping (Entre)cards, I read a post by BonoTravel and the last line of the post reads as follows…
Will PageRank (PR) really improve your blog image?
Let me answer that. NO, a high PR does not necessarily mean that your blog has a good image. Remember there are really good SEO experts out there who can ‘manipulate’ search engine results, making them top searches even though their entries actually contain BS. I know a couple of people who do this kind of thing, just to get PR juice.
You can have a PR of zero but still have great content. It’s just that your blog contains a sprinkling of ads here and there that made the mighty G slap you. I have encountered great blogs because of Entrecard and they have a freakin’ ZERO for a PR. But go over their blogs and their entries are inspiring and interesting and just plain entertaining.
Let me know your thoughts on this 
I am an accountant, a CPA. I'd been working for 10 years as a corporate rat when I decided to quit. I am now working at home as a consultant and full time blogger.
July 31st, 2008 at 2:32 am
Sasha, thanks for being my top droppers. Yes I agree with you. There are so many tricks and technics to improve PR. So far I’m happy what I’m…
July 31st, 2008 at 3:09 am
I agree!
July 31st, 2008 at 9:14 am
agree!
i just need the pr to get more ops but now i found a non-pr dependent way to earn, slash me all they want. lolz
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July 31st, 2008 at 10:29 am
I struggle with PR and have been told by some pros that they can’t figure out why I don’t have it. I do a lot of reviews and giveaways that have links to the sponsors site and I do have some paid ads. I have contests that have had over 500 entrants and think I should at least warrant a 1. So I put very little stock in the fickle PR.
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July 31st, 2008 at 10:29 am
I struggle with PR and have been told by some pros that they can’t figure out why I don’t have it. I do a lot of reviews and giveaways that have links to the sponsors site and I do have some paid ads. I have contests that have had over 500 entrants and think I should at least warrant a 1. So I put very little stock in the fickle PR.
Kim @ What’s That Smell?s last blog post..Princess Linens Doodlebugz Crayola Doodlebag GIVEAWAY
July 31st, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Ditto! I so agree with this post:)
Btw, musta na Sashing? Sobrang busy ko kasi these past weeks with the vacation and going back here after vaca eh..Pasencya na now lang me nakadaan..Meron akong something for you in my blog.
And lastly, everytime magload ako sa page mo may authentication password na required? Not sure why..
Ingats!
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July 31st, 2008 at 5:09 pm
@Yen…
Sis, thanks for the heads up ha. I was experiencing the same thing with other blogs yun pala sa akin din. Nakita ko lang now when I tried loading my blog in IE.
I’m fine, btw. Medyo busy rin lang hehe… Take care as well
July 31st, 2008 at 9:05 pm
I wish google ranking is accurate.
July 31st, 2008 at 10:47 pm
PR doesn’t mean anything to me. It’s just a number.. Nothing more, nothing less!
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August 1st, 2008 at 2:42 pm
I never really bother with the PR; that’s why I don’t even install a widget that tells me what is my site’s PR. More focus is on the content.
August 1st, 2008 at 8:35 pm
PR is just a number to me too. I don’t put any stock in it. I did check on my blogs, 2 of which weren’t even rated and my PNN one was a 3 last I checked which really surprised me. I have no clue how these numbers are arrived at or what they really mean, if anything.
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August 1st, 2008 at 8:35 pm
PR is just a number to me too. I don’t put any stock in it. I did check on my blogs, 2 of which weren’t even rated and my PNN one was a 3 last I checked which really surprised me. I have no clue how these numbers are arrived at or what they really mean, if anything.
Karen, author of “My Funny Dad, Harry”s last blog post..Thanks to Our July Commentators!
August 2nd, 2008 at 9:09 am
you raised a good point there. Google page ranks can be manipulated by SEO experts. it’s now quantity vs. quality.too bad for those who don’t know much about SEO and who care about good content like most of us.
August 2nd, 2008 at 10:05 am
Well said Sasha. I wholeheartedly agree.
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August 2nd, 2008 at 11:57 am
i believe the PR has something to say about the quality of a site, but it does not tell everything. besides, content is subjective.
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October 7th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
im new in blogging, and im really not yet familiar on how this things works! so now, im starting to familiarize my self… thanks for the informations!
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January 15th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
you CAN have a good blog without PR, because as you say a good blog is down to the content rather than what Google think of it, but if you do good posts, the likelyhood is that other blog owners will pick up on this and give you a linkback, so you’ll build up PR.