What does PR1, 2, etc. mean?

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What does PR1, 2, etc. mean?

manuelhp42

3:08 am on Jan 30, 2004 (gmt 0)

Sorry about the basic question, but can someone clarify what does PR1, 2, etc. mean? :Ś

kaled

11:03 am on Jan 30, 2004 (gmt 0)

PR = page rank

Notionally, PR is a measure of a page's importance. It is calculated solely from backlinks. Backlinks from high PR pages are more valuable. If other factors are similar, a page with high PR will be displayed above a page with low PR for a given search.

There are probably two PR values maintained by Google but only one is visible to the public. To view the PR of a page you must normally have the Google toolbar installed. However, there have been attempts to hack the system so you may find another tool that can display PR too.

Alternatively, if a page is listed in the Google directory, it's PR is displayed as a green bar beside its entry.

Kaled.

John_Caius

2:16 pm on Jan 30, 2004 (gmt 0)

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nakulgoyal

11:24 pm on Jan 30, 2004 (gmt 0)

THis is a nice and interesting question. I completed three articles on this when some of my clients asked me what is PR. What they had in mind was: If you site is PR1, you are on page1, if PR2, you are on page 2. My client said: My site is PR5 and is therefore listed on Page 5. Can you make it list on Page 1 with PR1.

It took me 2 hours to explain things well and made her read 2 of my articles and she is very happy today. She was burned by two SEO guys earlier and was very afraid of SEO's.