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Fast and Simple SEO to Increase from PageRank 0

I was very surprised when I learned that I had quickly increased to a PageRank of 3 within less than 30 days of having created this blog.  A few weeks later, I reflected upon some of the things that may have contributed to improving my PageRank. More recently, I came across some additional information that may actually provide the real reason I rose so quickly.

So what is the secret to going from a PageRank 0 to 3 in less than 30 days?  It’s actually quite simple.  Have your site added to a blogroll on a site with PageRank.  The incoming links from the blogroll must not be nofollow links, otherwise they will not contribute to your PageRank.

Notice I said simple, not easy.  If you already have a blog with PageRank or a very good friend that has a PageRanked blog, then it is simple and easy.  If not, go out and make some friends.  🙂 I added GeekLad to my blogroll on WealthBoy, and I believe it is the number one factor in what increased my PageRank so quickly.

Last month, I developed a Greasemonkey script for providing nofollow information in Google Webmaster Tools.  I took a look at the incoming links for http://geeklad.com and what I found was very interesting.  There were only a handful of incoming links (that were not nofollow) to my site that had a PageRank, and the majority of them coming from WealthBoy.  There were only three other inbound links that were not nofollow, had PageRank, and did not come from WealthBoy:

In all, I have 15 inbound links that are not nofollow with PR 1-3.  I have 154 inbound links that are PR 0 that are not nofollow.  Of the 154 inbound links, only 29 of them are coming from sites other than WealthBoy.  I think this is all very compelling evidence that all it takes to increase your PageRank quickly is to be placed on the blogroll of a site with PageRank.

When I came to the realization as to why my PageRank increased so quickly, it did take some of the wind out of my sails.  It wasn’t due to all the time and effort I spent in developing lots of useful and relevant information.  It was because I took 10 seconds to add myself to my blogroll on another blog.

However, it was an important discovery to make and share.  I was compelled to find the answer, and in the process I’ve learned a lot about search engine optimization.  I also developed a useful tool for nofollow link analysis.

I’m also working on a server-side tool.  It will allow people that do not use FireFox and Greasemonkey to perform external link analysis as well.  The server-side tool I’m working on helped me perform the analysis I shared here, but it is not yet ready for production.  You can be certain that I will share it with the masses as soon as it is ready.

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46 thoughts on “Fast and Simple SEO to Increase from PageRank 0”

  1. Lazy Man and Money
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    I think it really matters how often Google updates the pixels of it's PageRank. I've seen them go 9 months without updating it and then update twice in the next months. If you are in the later area when you launch your site, you'll have a short at getting a PR3. If it's 9 months before they push an update out, you won't see those pixels.

    Note that this does not mean that you are not a PR3 in Google's internal servers. It just means that there are two logs, one that they use and one for public display.

    1. GeekLad
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      That may have been the case when I launched GeekLad. It does seem to have
      been a while since I've seen things update on Google Webmaster Tools. I'll
      definitely write up a post the next time an update gets pushed to my
      webmaster tools dashboard. .

      Unfortunately (and fortunately), I don't think the majority of my external
      links will be from WealthBoy the next time my dashboard gets updated. If
      the majority of my external links are still from WealthBoy, then it would be
      a good confirmation of what I observed when I wrote up this post. If not
      then it's anyone's guess. I do still believe that blogrolls are a great way
      to build up your PageRank.

  3. Lazy Man and Money
    Reply

    I think it really matters how often Google updates the pixels of it's PageRank. I've seen them go 9 months without updating it and then update twice in the next months. If you are in the later area when you launch your site, you'll have a short at getting a PR3. If it's 9 months before they push an update out, you won't see those pixels.

    Note that this does not mean that you are not a PR3 in Google's internal servers. It just means that there are two logs, one that they use and one for public display.

  4. GeekLad
    Reply

    That may have been the case when I launched GeekLad. It does seem to have
    been a while since I've seen things update on Google Webmaster Tools. I'll
    definitely write up a post the next time an update gets pushed to my
    webmaster tools dashboard. .

    Unfortunately (and fortunately), I don't think the majority of my external
    links will be from WealthBoy the next time my dashboard gets updated. If
    the majority of my external links are still from WealthBoy, then it would be
    a good confirmation of what I observed when I wrote up this post. If not
    then it's anyone's guess. I do still believe that blogrolls are a great way
    to build up your PageRank.

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  8. noni benefits
    Reply

    Now a days social bookmarking is very good for SEO to increase your page rank and as well as SERP. Directory submission is a old technique to gain page rank but now a days Google not considering directory submission.

    Thanks

  16. technical analysis
    Reply

    First of all i must say this is really informative and eye catching. And secondly i must thank you. We must consider outbound links when we are making backlinks from high page PR links.plus One way non-reciprocal links have great power.

  17. Piano
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    Seems google do not count article directories in theire arithmetic recently.1 year ago directory submition bring me many backlinks but no nothing,anyone have the same expierence?

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  24. seophalanx
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    I came to one blog site which have PR – 5. when I analysis the site came to know that the domain is of 6 months old. There is no more contents on the blogs and also not looking good. How is it possible to achieve PR – 5 within 6 months? Could you please clear me?

    http://www.seophalanx.com

  25. Malcolm Johnston
    Reply

    It would seem to me that Google is a very random beast. Things that work for some sites won't work for others depending on a variety of factors. Consistent link building seems to work in the long run, but sometimes Google takes its sweet time recognizing your effort.

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  34. Anonymous
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     This is great information to increase page rank easily by using SEO. Fast SEO get back links more and more at one time and simple SEO make it easy. Use this important method.

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