Did You Miss The Latest Page Rank (PR) Train?

If your PR is still N/A or 0, then you must have missed the latest PR train. The reason could be is that your site is fresh and do not have enough indexed pages and backlinks. If your site is at least 90 days old, the reason could either be a) you don’t have enough content and/or backlinks, or b) you were penalized. If you have a PR a couple of weeks ago then you just found out that you now have none, then the train must have ran over your site and the big G took your PR away. In other words, you were penalized for selling links, giving away too much of it, or linking to bad sites.

So, what are you going to do to get ranked?

For those with new blogs, these are the basic things to do:

1. Improve your Content

This is a repeat of what the rest of the blogging world is saying: Content is King! Not just any content, but those that users really want and willing to talk about. And don’t forget to post regularly and consistently. Posting once a month, despite how excellent the content is, will not get you there.

2. Get links from highly-ranked sites

This is not an easy thing to do for newbies. You would probably get raised brows and snubs if you beg for links. Frequent those highly-ranked sites. Comment sensibly and regularly. Join their contests. Let them know you are a big fan. One day you will be rewarded.

3. Get links from related sites

If you can’t get links from highly-ranked sites, get links from others. Some ways to get links are a) commenting on sites with commentluv plug-in b)placing your website link in forums c)gaining enough comments to be a top commentator for those with top commentator plug-in d) tags and memes, and e) exchanging links with friends in their blogroll.

4. Submit your site to directories

Give your blog a wider audience. Submit them in directories. Readers who will love your posts will most likely link you up, and may even recommend your site to others. It’s a great source for one way links.

5. Don’t sell links that violates Google’s terms

This is the mistake most bloggers do. In their haste and excitement to get more money, they fall into this trap. There are other ways to monetize your blog aside from those sponsored posts thing. But then, if you chose money over PR, then go ahead and do paid links and reviews.

The five mentioned above are not the only ways. And you also don’t have to do the above five to get ranked. In my own experience, I only did the first three in my list. Twice, I got PR3 for my new sites in less than 75 days.

What about those who got penalized?

You can ask for reconsideration. But be sure you have a strong argument for your case. Taking away those scripts and deleting those sponsored posts is disservice to your advertisers who already paid you. You can still do sponsored posts without the PR, albeit with fewer opportunities and lesser amount. Two of my sites fall into this but I will just let them stay that way. In the next update, maybe the big G will forget about the whole penalization and restore the PR.

On the other hand, maybe you want to set up a new blog. You know the best time to create another one is right after an update. You have enough time to do all the right things before the next PR train passes by.

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