Outbound linking. A PR 0 website in 1st page results. Link to them?

Site is (pr0) and in 1st page results.Good idea to link to them?Please help

[frenzy77]

Hey guys:)

About using outbound links to sites for higher pr.

Q.1. If there is a pagerank 0 (pr0) website in the search engines listing results on *page 1* of the results is it a good idea to use this site as link for higher pr to my site?

>I thought i read somewhere that a pr0 site might mean that the site is new and therefore receiving the pr0 rank for now and that it should change later on.

Q.2. Also, if use this as an outbound link, will it *help or hurt* my site since that site is in the first page results for the kws i'm targeting?

>I ask because the site is pr0. Not sure.

Thanks for your help guys:)
I appreciate your help.

frenzy77

[trillianjedi]

Hi Frenzy,

You misunderstand how PR works. You should read Macro's primer:-

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TJ

[Wizard]

And about outbound linking - this is another issue, not related with PR of your site, but with theming of your site. It means, if your site is about widgets, you can ensure Google about that if you add outbound links to other good sites about widgets. Users like sites with useful on-topic outbound links, and so does Google.

It might be not recommended to give outbound link to site with PR 0, especially if the site was penalized, but if it's high in SERPS, it's very likely it's real PR is already higher and it'll show up after next PR update. If the site can bring useful content for your visitors, don't hesitate to link to it, otherwise - perhaps wait for tPR update :)

But bear in mind, outbound links don't affect your PR, they only make your site more relevant to topic of sites you link to. So linking to PR 10 google.com can't give you much benefit unless your site is about Google.

[Nikke]

However. This week I have seen a brand new site gain it's first five internal pages displayed using the link: command.

None of these five pages has any visible toolbar PR, but all five of them, each include a link to a PR 7 site. That is, the five pages link out to five different PR 7 sites.

It has been said that only PR4+ pages show up with the link: command, and none of these pages has anyhing but internal links pointing to them. Thus, I can only deduct that the outbound links has something to do with it.

[Wizard]

It has been said that only PR4+ pages show up with the link: command

It has been said long time ago and it's no longer true. Currently, link: command shows random sample of intended results. It has been confirmed by GoogleGuy, it the same thread where he confirmed that real PR is updated in real-time while toolbar PR is exported from it every 3-4 months.

Linking to highly relevant sites help your SERPs, but it has nothing to do with PR.

[Precious pearls]

Dear friends
In my opinion, outbound links are not directly related with the PR. The most important thing is yours inbound links that must be having high PR. It helps you in increasing your PR.
Your outbound links should have relevancy with the theme of your site.
All the best.
Precious_Pearls