Forum Moderators: Robert Charlton & goodroi
Has anyone noticed this effect before: Your ranking for one of your main keywords improves after you increase your ranking for another separate (but related) keyword?
Maybe this has no relationship, but I thought it may be worth asking so I can rule this out as a possibility.
Thanks.
PageRank does not depend on the keyword, but it is one of the many signals Google uses and it's a relatively important one. So if PageRank improves, then it can be a "rising tide that raises all boats."
Note that I'm talking about the "real PR" that Google uses behind the scenes and updates continually, not the number that shows on the toolbar.
Other than that, I'm not aware of any factor that would mean an unrelated keyword's improved ranking would affect a different keyword's ranking.
It can happen that a domain gets more backlinks and that improves PageRank - the increased PageRank would "circulate" through the entire sites link structure.PageRank does not depend on the keyword, but it is one of the many signals Google uses and it's a relatively important one. So if PageRank improves, then it can be a "rising tide that raises all boats."
Note that I'm talking about the "real PR" that Google uses behind the scenes and updates continually, not the number that shows on the toolbar.
Other than that, I'm not aware of any factor that would mean an unrelated keyword's improved ranking would affect a different keyword's ranking.
Thanks tedster! When you say you're not talking about the PR that shows on the toolbar but the real PR, aren't they basically the same? Like the "real PR" is rounded off, which create the toolbar PR?
