Pagerank Question

does it work this way?

[wariental]

When it comes to link exchanging would it not benefit a website of decent pagerank to link to a website with no pagerank to eventualy improve pagerank on both sides?

*(The websites checks out in all other aspects. No blackhat, good content, and relevant content.)

Before you say no, wouldn't this make sense?

To my knowledge pagerank is gained by other relevant pageranked sites placing outbound links to another website. It in turn gains pagerank.

Because the pageranked site has a link pointing to the non ranked wesbite and vice versa , doesn't this mean that the non pageranked site will now gain pagerank (is this the correct assumption?) and if so, will it not now benefit the pagerank of the higher pageranked site?

I am sorry if that sounds confusing. Read it over , I tried to make it as clear as possible.

The reason I ask is because many websites require a minimum pagerank. But is this kind of thinking flawed? What if the website checks out in all other aspects? Won't it be worth the exchange since giving pagerank means receiving pagerank in the long run?

[sugarrae]

>>>But is this kind of thinking flawed?

I'd be more likely to call it old. Back in the day, pagerank was the only thing that mattered. Not true anymore, but most webmasters either refuse to change that thinking, don't know to change that thinking or don't know how to change that thinking as they never really learned SEO, but rather just how to manipulate one engines alogorithms three years ago (build site, buy links and submit to directories, get PR, only exchange with other sites with PR4 or above, rank) and wonder why their newer sites aren't doing so well - only the old ones. My two cents...

If a site is really good and I have a reason to, I'll link to it. But my opinion of good isn't unique, but rather unique value not found many other places.

[wariental]

Thanks for your input sugar.

More specificaly my question is:

When a website passes pagerank to a non pageranked website does it in turn (when pagerank gets updated) get back any PR value from the initial investment?

[Foreva]

"When a website passes pagerank to a non pageranked website does it in turn (when pagerank gets updated) get back any PR value from the initial investment?"

I don't think so, in case the non pageranked isn't linking back.

[wariental]

My question states that a link exchange has occured.
Honetly I do not see a reason of why not. Unless someone can prove otherwise.

[tedster]

Yes -- the PageRank calculation is an "iterated" calculation. That is, values are calculated over and over again throughout all the indexed pages until the PR values are approaching a limit -- leveling off and not changing on further ronds, except, say, beyond the tenth decimal place. So some PR will definitely flow back. Also PR will flow both ways soon after the pages are indexed again, it does not wait until we see a visible update on the toolbar.