Was the pr update a trick or treat for you?

by on 31. Oct, 2009 in Blogging

First of, Happy Halloween to everyone!

Yesterday many of us bloggers took notice of the google page rank update.  It seems like it took forever for this newest update and this will probably be the last one for the year.

I am still at pr 3 and I am a little upset about it to be honest.  I am wondering what I have to do to get pr 4 or higher.  I have done all of the basic, I update my blog at least 5 times a week.  I comment on at least 50 “do follow” blogs every week.  I submit articles to ezine and other article sites.  I submit to blog directories.  What the hell do I have to do to get pr 4, do I have to buy links from high pr sites?

Although I am ranting and am truly upset about this, I am happy that my career related blog received pr 3 from pr 2.  The thing that is crazy about that is I do not update regulary.  I do not comment at all on other blogs using that domain.  I have not submitted to many directories at all.  I have not written any new articles in this latest update period.

In short, I have been busting my ass trying to increase pr on this blog and I have done nothing to increase pr on my other blog and they both have the same PR.

What’s up with that?

Anyway, I hope you got a treat from the big G this time around.  Let me know your stories regarding your pr change.

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36 Responses to “Was the pr update a trick or treat for you?”

  1. koko 05. Jan, 2010 at 10:20 pm #

    I haven’t done any paid links. Mainly I have just been focused on providing good content and participating on other blogs. It was a nice boost to see the jump in PR.

  2. Dennis Edell 17. Nov, 2009 at 1:13 pm #

    I’d say the next update to be about 2 months; we just had one last month.

    FYI – buying links for PR is a really bad idea nowadays, Google is on the war path as far as that goes.
    .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..I Want You To Review Me. Part 1 =-.

  3. self improvement resources 17. Nov, 2009 at 10:10 am #

    Do you mean Puerto Rico? Well i dunno…But i can see my hometown and the houses i used to live before.Since our addresses are different it make it difficult for them to fix it.
    .-= self improvement resources´s last blog ..The increasing importance of men’ health and clothing =-.

  4. self improvement resources 17. Nov, 2009 at 10:08 am #

    just asking if anyone knows when the next Google page rank update will be live bought a few links of page rank according to my niche and bought some link directory submition service and just wondering when i just start checking for updates.
    .-= self improvement resources´s last blog ..The increasing importance of men’ health and clothing =-.

  5. gautam hans 13. Nov, 2009 at 2:48 pm #

    It has been a treat for me, my page rank increased to 3, i hoped for four, but i am really happy with the improvement

    @virtuosoblogger
    .-= gautam hans´s last blog ..How to Make your Contest a Success! =-.

  6. Damon 12. Nov, 2009 at 10:53 pm #

    The update worked out great for me. I started my blog about 4 months ago and I got upgraded to a PR2 on my main page and one of my higher traffic posts made it up to a PR3.

    I haven’t done any paid links. Mainly I have just been focused on providing good content and participating on other blogs. It was a nice boost to see the jump in PR.
    .-= Damon@Debt Settlement´s last blog ..Debt Collection Statute of Limitations =-.

  7. Sydney 12. Nov, 2009 at 9:50 am #

    I moved to a PR1 from a PR0. Quite satisfied but not too satisfied ;)
    This update may be the last for the year but we surely have ‘Caffeine’ coming, who knows how things will turn out once this update is out.
    The previous major update back in 2005 surely made things worse for many SEOs and Web Marketing firms.

  8. Harsh Agrawal 07. Nov, 2009 at 11:08 pm #

    Don’t get disappoint with the PR, trust me it is the last thing you should bother about.. You won’t see much effect here coz of this, but yes if you do review post… it will be very helpful for you…
    .-= Harsh Agrawal´s last blog ..Why do you use Twitter? Marketing tool or Socializing? =-.

  9. Taranfx 07. Nov, 2009 at 5:45 pm #

    Don’t worry. If you look at the Maths that goes behind PR3 to PR4, you will understand why it is so difficult to jump each time after PR3.
    PR4 to PR5 will take 3x times the effort you do from PR3 to PR4. :)
    .-= Taranfx´s last blog ..How to Increase Battery Life [Laptop, Gadgets] =-.

  10. A.Razvan 05. Nov, 2009 at 12:25 pm #

    still some of my websites remanin pr0

  11. A.Razvan 05. Nov, 2009 at 12:25 pm #

    definetly a treat for me , from pr 0 to pr 4 thats nice :)

  12. AgentMango | PC Holics 05. Nov, 2009 at 8:42 am #

    It’s a treat for me! I regain my PR1 ahahaha. Even though I am not having much time promoting my blog.
    .-= AgentMango | PC Holics´s last blog ..Make Money Online with Adgitize Advertising Network =-.

  13. Role Playing 04. Nov, 2009 at 9:29 am #

    Two of my sites went up to PR3, several others went from zero to PR1. Very nice trick.

  14. nitesh patel 04. Nov, 2009 at 1:08 am #

    i have some gud ith some bad exp two fo my blogs get their PR 2 and my own blog remains on the same
    .-= nitesh patel´s last blog ..Use keyboard shortcuts in Gmail to save time =-.

  15. Klaus 03. Nov, 2009 at 2:49 pm #

    I received PR2 – up from PR0, so I’m satisfied. Next time I’d of course like to go to PR3 or PR4, but I don’t expect more than PR3.
    .-= Klaus @ TechPatio´s last blog ..Top 10 Gadgets I Want For Christmas – And Maybe You Would Too? =-.

  16. Free Mobile games download 03. Nov, 2009 at 1:09 pm #

    i did not note that there was a pr update recently

  17. John 03. Nov, 2009 at 7:30 am #

    Page rank is interesting to track but really what matters is how well your site does in search results (that is what I care about anyway). My “management blog” shows up as the 3rd result for that term which is great. A site for my father increased to page rank 5 with this update (it is in the top 10 for William Hunter). My personal site stayed at a 4 page rank and is third in the search results for John Hunter.
    .-= John @ Curious Cat Management Blog´s last blog ..Russell L. Ackoff: 1919 -2009 =-.

  18. Webmaster Forum 03. Nov, 2009 at 1:28 am #

    Trick for me. Maybe due to few of sites which rovided external link for mine are down.

  19. 2free playstation cheat codes 03. Nov, 2009 at 12:14 am #

    keep it up this nice article related this theme…….it is really a great idea on this post.
    .-= 2free playstation cheat codes´s last blog ..Cheating for fun =-.

  20. work at home 03. Nov, 2009 at 12:12 am #

    Hi I have got my blog PR3 from PR1 which is really very big win for me. I am so happy with this PR updates.

    I invite you all guy to comment on my blog. I have installed top commentator plug in on my blog.
    .-= work at home´s last blog ..How to make money online on hubpage =-.

  21. Jason 02. Nov, 2009 at 2:10 pm #

    I didn’t get a PR increase either, but I’m not that worried about it. What’s the use of having higher PR anyway? I can understand if you have ads on your blog and you get paid more by the advertisers if you have a higher PR. But otherwise, who cares what your PR is? It doesn’t affect your search engine rankings and it doesn’t affect your visitors’ satisfaction with your content. Correct me if I’m wrong, of course :)

  22. James 02. Nov, 2009 at 12:37 pm #

    To be honest i do not follow page rank updates as SEO rituals like it once was…

    Those times are past i think that page rank values very low nowadays i would say… Proof of this is google removing page rank from webmaster tools…

    I think its more of a signaling tool nowadays just in order for you to check if the website is banned or not…

  23. Teen Blogger 02. Nov, 2009 at 11:45 am #

    I didn’t get any PR so the update was a bit disapointing for me.

    Congrats to everyone who increased their PR
    .-= Teen Blogger´s last blog ..My Blog’s 2 Month Old Journey So Far =-.

  24. Rajesh Kanuri 02. Nov, 2009 at 6:44 am #

    no updates from my side as mine is a newbie and i have no right to complain against this at this moment
    .-= Rajesh Kanuri´s last blog ..My Name “Rajesh Kanuri” Appeared in Google Search Suggestions =-.

  25. Fazreen 02. Nov, 2009 at 2:30 am #

    My blog PR drop from 3 to 2. Never mind as long the blog traffic increase

  26. DiTesco 01. Nov, 2009 at 5:29 pm #

    Trick for me. I also did everything you have mentioned above and nothing, not even a budge. On the other hand, I do have other blogs that saw their PRs rising a notch and I am happy about that. Really do not know how Mr G calculates this stuff..
    .-= DiTesco´s last blog ..Thanksgiving Giveaway – The $1.500 Bonanza =-.

  27. Alan 01. Nov, 2009 at 5:05 pm #

    I moved up one PR level but I’m frustrated because I can’t seem to move up much for my targeted keywords lately…I was doing so well and now it seems to be stuck. It gets hard sometimes but I guess you have no choice but to keep on working at it and building links and good content.
    .-= Alan @ Glass Pipes´s last blog ..CS just died… =-.

  28. Dennis Edell 01. Nov, 2009 at 11:15 am #

    Whoops, you need the edit comments plugin lol
    .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..UPDATED – $10 LESS! – As Promised – An End Of The Year Advertising Special! =-.

  29. Dennis Edell 01. Nov, 2009 at 11:15 am #

    I went from 3-2 but it’s by far not a surprise due to my lack of blogging lately.

    Slightly upsetting at the timing, considering my new ad promotion, but it all works out in the end.

    As for your dilemma, there’s eally no trick to it. 3′s are not hard…beyond that, just keep building them backlinks bud. Good ones with uthourity.
    .-= Dennis Edell´s last blog ..UPDATED – $10 LESS! – As Promised – An End Of The Year Advertising Special! =-.

  30. Extreme John 01. Nov, 2009 at 9:30 am #

    It was a trick for me bro right across the board :( Im sad.

    Haha my Page Rank didn’t move.
    .-= Extreme John@ Blogging and Business CEO´s last blog ..Why Does Facebook Hate Me? =-.

  31. Lee Ka Hoong 01. Nov, 2009 at 8:24 am #

    Dan, I have the same feeling with you, I’m upset when I saw many people had their PR3 and PR4 after PR updated, but my blog remained the same at PR3 for almost a year. In a year, I’ve updated my blog and left comments in quite many dofollow blogs, but the PR doesn’t climb up to PR4.

    I have no idea what else I can do to make it PR4 too. Sad case…

    Regards,
    Lee
    .-= Lee Ka Hoong@Make Money Online´s last blog ..Huzzer Blog Commenting Contest Win Up To $600! =-.

  32. Compute Live 01. Nov, 2009 at 3:28 am #

    I was a TREAT for me…Compute Live gained a PR4 in just 3 months..
    .-= Compute Live´s last blog ..Airtel introduces 1 second billing plan =-.

  33. Dana 01. Nov, 2009 at 2:57 am #

    It seems it is hard to get PR 4. My blog get PR 2 for recently update. And i quite happy about it.
    .-= Dana @ Online Knowledge´s last blog ..October Google Page Rank Update =-.

  34. Typhoon 01. Nov, 2009 at 1:16 am #

    I regained back my PR4 for my blog which was lost in starting of October month for not following the Google guidelines i.e the ads were do follow and passing link juice which was against the “G” rules..

    But thankfully, I filed in a reconsideration request and the result was that PR was given back in this update.
    .-= Typhoon´s last blog ..Happy PageRank Day ;) =-.

  35. Angie 31. Oct, 2009 at 11:56 pm #

    Sounds like your doing all the right things, my url is still very new, but I really would like to increase my pr from my 1. I have been doing everything you are doing, but maybe I should do more commenting and blog posts.
    .-= Angie´s last blog ..Roasted Pumpkin Seeds =-.

  36. Greg Ellison 31. Oct, 2009 at 10:54 pm #

    I didn’t get any update still a pr 0, but it has been like that for a long time. Congrats on not losing any Page Rank. Greg Ellison
    .-= Greg Ellison´s last blog ..Happy Halloween Everyone =-.