Pagerank Strategy

I have access to 6 pagerank 7 sites.

[esset2002]

Hi,

I have access to 6 pagerank 7 sites. For all the 7 sites I have an optimzed site. The optimized sites have PR 3. All the optimized sites crosslink (they are related to eachother so I seem not to have triggered any spam filter...). What would be the best way to link.

1) Should I link from PR 7 site A to optimzed site A
2) Should I link from all PR 7 sites to one optimzed site and the link from this site to the other .
3) Or should I Crosslink the hell out of all sites... :-) (I have bad experience about crosslinking so the last one is maybe not a good idea)

Oh all the PR 7 sites crosslink and I can´t do SEO work on the PR 7 sites.

Looking forward to your suggestions

ESSET

[ciml]

You have seven PR3 domains, all cross-linked to each other and you have six PR7 domains, all cross-linked to each other?

People have different experiences with linking structures and Google, but I would be afraid of doing this. In particular, I would not want to risk hurt the PR sites in Google.

I don't see that link structure as being useful in Google anyway.

[esset2002]

opps sorry I have 6 PR 3 sites and 6 PR 7.

I just wanted to know what would be the most efficent way to take advantage of th 6 PR 7 sites?

[nipear]

If the sites are related I don't see you having a problem linking up the sites. But I might not go to the extent of linking from each pr7 site to all your pr3 sites. 12 sites all interlinked might get you into trouble.

Basically what I like to do is pretend I know nothing about SEO, and I'm just some dumb guy working on my pages, and think what would they do??? If it's something honest joe blow would do then I do it. If it's something that a regular guy wouldn't do then I don't. Most webmasters have links for traffic or reference and not PR. So if the links seem unnatural then take them off, but if it seems like something you'd come across somewhere else then go for it! SEO knowledge helps out in knowing to use keywords in text links, and not to using tracking url's! :)

[budterm]

It's pretty hard to go wrong with links from PR7 pages. Remember that PageRank propogates... so if you link to A, which links to B, B will also get some (less of course) of the PageRank benefit.

Your main concern should be as ciml suggests. Don't do anything to jeopardize the PageRank of the PR7 pages... meaning dont make it look to GoogleBot that the link structure is "artificial". Straight cross-linking of all sites is a bit risky... tho I acknowledge that a small number of sites seems to fall below Google's radar (for now anyway).

[ciml]

> what I like to do is pretend I know nothing about SEO, and I'm just some dumb guy working on my pages, and think what would they do???

Some of us don't need to pretend.

I think that's some good advice, ESSET. You obviously have some good links into the sites, but if you link then too aggressively you might get into trouble.

[jaytierney]

First, I would try to avoid reciprocated links between them (don't do full-out cross linking). One technique is to link to only two or three of the PR3 sites on each PR7 site. And try to mix things up, don't only link to the same PR3 sites on each one.

[JamesR]

I would link each PR 7 to one PR3 but don't reciprocate. The PR 3s probably won't help the PR7s any but the reverse will. You just don't want to be seen as having the sites related. Link out to sites you don't own also, make sure sites that you don't own link into you.

[startup]

You know why the Pr7s have their rank. What is stopping you from using this information to build the lower sites up without direct linking?
Are these commercial sites? If they are and are selling the exact same products, be carefull. Don't interlink them.

[paynt]

Nipear, Welcome to Webmaster World and very nice post.

I ask myself if the link makes sense - something us simple folk like to do.

For me that’s what it comes down to. Legitimate (not ethical mind you) linking and yes, good optimizers can and do this. Aren’t good filmmakers applauded for their ability to make a film that is so lifelike in nature you feel like you live there? It’s the same here. The best ‘contrived’ campaigns most mirror reality.

With linking and Google – I stay away from patterns – from tricks – and stick to what makes sense or I make the patterns and tricks make sense ;)

The more professional we become and the more knowledge we gain can take us further from the people and the engines we’re promoting for.

[rogerd]

I propose a test - I'll provide a list of domains to link to from all of your PR 7 sites. We'll carefully tabulate the effect on PR and report back to the group in 12 months...
;) ;) ;)

[esset2002]

THX for all the input. I had my own thoughts on how to do it before I posted here, but I just wanted some opinions. I will do it like JamesR wrote I think that is the best way to go.

ESSET

[danny]

There's a special linking pattern that will produce a PR 11 page, but you need 7 PR7 pages, all with exactly 7 links on them... and there was something about a goat, too, but I can't remember the exact procedure.