Comments on: Matt Cutts: PageRank Primary Factor Determining Supplemental Results http://seo4fun.com/blog/2006/10/12/matt-cutts-pagerank-primary-factor-determining-supplemental-results.html Search Engines | Blogs | Marketting | PHP/MYSQL | CSS Sat, 3 May 2008 06:03:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Halfdeck http://seo4fun.com/blog/2006/10/12/matt-cutts-pagerank-primary-factor-determining-supplemental-results.html#comment-6960 Halfdeck Fri, 23 Mar 2007 05:02:28 +0000 http://seo4fun.com/blog/2006/10/12/matt-cutts-pagerank-primary-factor-determining-supplemental-results.html#comment-6960 Hey Daniel, Nope. Here's what Rand said to me on SEOmoz: "I think it's bogus - maybe it's the primary factor in that a huge number of pages that are no longer linked to (in site structures from large sites) drop into supplemental, but for most of the real pages that webmasters want in the index that get dropped, I don't think PageRank is playing a big role." Let's get our terminology straight though, because we got "PR", "PageRank", "external PageRank", "internal PageRank", "Toolbar PR", and "TBPR." PR = Public Relations, Puerto Rico.. PageRank = internal PageRank, NOT Toolbar PR. Referring to the Toolbar PR as PageRank is what alot of people do and it adds to the confusion. TBPR = Toolbar PageRank, aka external PageRank I agree that domain reputation/"authority" may be vastly overrated. See my <a href="/blog/2007/03/20/free-seo-course-offering-expert-training-overestimating-domain-authority.html">free seo course</a> article as to why. Hey Daniel,

Nope. Here’s what Rand said to me on SEOmoz:

“I think it’s bogus - maybe it’s the primary factor in that a huge number of pages that are no longer linked to (in site structures from large sites) drop into supplemental, but for most of the real pages that webmasters want in the index that get dropped, I don’t think PageRank is playing a big role.”

Let’s get our terminology straight though, because we got “PR”, “PageRank”, “external PageRank”, “internal PageRank”, “Toolbar PR”, and “TBPR.”

PR = Public Relations, Puerto Rico..
PageRank = internal PageRank, NOT Toolbar PR. Referring to the Toolbar PR as PageRank is what alot of people do and it adds to the confusion.
TBPR = Toolbar PageRank, aka external PageRank

I agree that domain reputation/”authority” may be vastly overrated. See my free seo course article as to why.

]]> By: Daniel R http://seo4fun.com/blog/2006/10/12/matt-cutts-pagerank-primary-factor-determining-supplemental-results.html#comment-6946 Daniel R Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:42:13 +0000 http://seo4fun.com/blog/2006/10/12/matt-cutts-pagerank-primary-factor-determining-supplemental-results.html#comment-6946 Howdy, I think when Rand et al say PageRank is overrated, its about the PageRank as given in the toolbar. The algorithmic idea behind PageRank - quality links - still matters alot, which is the reason why SEOers are gung-ho on Social Media Marketing and SMO. Howdy, I think when Rand et al say PageRank is overrated, its about the PageRank as given in the toolbar. The algorithmic idea behind PageRank - quality links - still matters alot, which is the reason why SEOers are gung-ho on Social Media Marketing and SMO.

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