esaslo - 7:01 pm on Mar 28, 2003 (gmt 0)

Google Pagerank calculations are comprised of a differential equation which must be iterated to solution.

Basically, the equation takes into account a few factors, the most notable being the quality and number of incoming links (as well as the quantity of links outgoing from those pages linking in) and the quantity of outgoing links.

This main linking paradigm comprises the modifier in pagerank. The set-structure is made of up the number of actual (physical) pages within your site and how you link them internally.

What you need to determine is who is actually linking to your competitors, how they then link within their own site, and then, who they link to.

As a rule, a small number of high PR ranks are more beneficial than a large number of low PR ranks; in fact, based on the differential equation, a link from a PR site which is low enough can REDUCE the over pagerank of the site it links to.

In order to successfully increase your own page rank, focus on the following, in this order: (1) does your site contain an adequate number of content driven pages; (2) are these pages linked properly between each other to maximize internal utility (and thus Page Rank?); (3) don't try to get too many links from link farms--focus on one or two HIGH PR ranks, and give it a month.

Also, something most people don't realize--google gives a PR preference modifier to pages who UPDATE on a continual (i.e., daily/weekly, etc.) basis. This preference translates into increased PR as well as Search Engine search term preferences.

The two sites for which I'm webmaster, (PR8 and PR7, respectively) have updates done on a consistant basis, which tends to enforce, if not pad, pagerank.

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[edited by: esaslo at 7:15 pm (utc) on Mar. 28, 2003]

[edited by: Marcia at 7:57 pm (utc) on Mar. 28, 2003]
[edit reason] sorry, no off-site solicitation please [/edit]