Getting a site to PR 7

how much does it cost?

[photonstudios]

I have talked to someone that can get me PR 7 for $1,000 with a 3 month gurantee that it will stay PR 7. Is it worth it? This is based on site optimization and link development.

[photonstudios]

I should've also added that this person is willing to get me PR 4 links for only $2 each. Should I get 500 PR 4 links or PR 7 for $1,000, what do you guys think?

[creative craig]

In my opinion, hunt for links and add new content when ever you can to the site.

My X boss paid the same for PR8 link and the next month it fell to a PR7. That says it all!

Craig

[shrirch]

If you look around you can find PR7 sites that will take $100/year type sponsorships. :)

NO, please do not ask me to point them out to you.

[anchordesk]

No, it's not worth it in my opinion. Let the higher PR sites link to your site because you have qualitiy content/features. Paying for PR is a dead give-a-way that you've a weak site not worth the higher PR ... or you're just too impatient.

[rfgdxm1]

>My X boss paid the same for PR8 link and the next month it fell to a PR7. That says it all!

Note that if the contract states payment will cease to be due if the linking page drops below PR8, and payment would be weekly or monthly, then risk is limited.

[creative craig]

Note that if the contract states payment will cease to be due if the linking page drops below PR8, and payment would be weekly or monthly, then risk is limited.

That was written into the contract and it was settled and the parties are still on talking terms, but it proves that the industry of selling/buying PR is one that you should not jump into with out knowing what you are doing.

Craig

[Marcia]

>>This is based on site optimization and link development.

For 3 months. hmmm.. and you'll also be ranking for your desired search terms and getting targeted traffic for that 3 months? What then?

You do know it's possible they may very likely have their own existing network of sites in place to feed you the PR (and anchor text), and when the cash flow stops so does your PR and traffic.

[rogerd]

I agree with Marcia - often the firms that claim to hunt relevant links use their own stable of sites to generate many of them, particularly the high PR links. It could well turn into a no-pay, no-play situation. At least some firms are up front about this and tell you there will be an ongoing fee to "maintain your links" (translation = "not delete your links" ;)).

[allanp73]

I got one of my clients to pr7 by buying several pr8 links. However, the benefit ended when those pr8 sites accidently dropped the link. I tried sorting it out and got it resolved where they relinked but then their sites got the dreaded pr0. I think they were selling too many links. My point is it is possible to get high pr by buying links, however, you have to be careful about the links you buy.

[viggen]

Getting a site to PR 7
how much does it cost?

It cost me 6 months of writing bloody good content! ;)

1.000 dollar for a PR7 is plain ridiculous imo, anyone with a bit more then the basic understanding of his topic should get to a PR6 without too much of an effort.

Why would one need more then PR6 anyway?
just wondering

cheers
viggen

[photonstudios]

Ok thanks a lot for all the suggestions. My site still needs more link popularity so I will concentrate on that, maybe have him do 200 more inbound links because he can get them faster from good quality, relevant sites :) Appreciate your help!

[photonstudios]

Why would one need more then PR6 anyway?
just wondering

Well that way you will get higher rankings in serps. Your 3-level pages will be PR 5 so that will get high rankings for a lot of mid-competitive keywords in my opinion.

[rogerd]

Why would one need more then PR6 anyway?
just wondering

So you can sell text ads to all those PR5 sites out there? ;)

The saying used to be, "You can't be too rich or too thin." Perhaps we should add, "You can't have too high PR." :)

[notsosmart]

You can't have too much PR, that is true.

But the original question is a valid one. Who needs more than PR6?

"Oh but my industry is so competitive!" is the usual reply.

I am in some of the most cut-throat, over-optimized, fortune 500-dominated, saturated industries that there are online, and I am still doing just fine with PR Sixes.

Though I would love to get to PR 7. Then I could finally crush them all! :-)

[iblaine]

If someone could guarantee a PR7 for $1k after 3 months then I would say do it. Then sell the domain on eBay - you will get your money back and then some.

[cabbie]

>>>You can't have too much PR

Unfortunately you can have too much pr.:(
If your competitors are all around pr5 and you have a pr7 from paid links or link farms you will come under a lot of scrutiny from those competitors.

[jbgilbert]

Just having PR will not get you top rankings. You only concern should be to have a "competitive" PR -- that is a PR like is close to your competition.

After that it will be the quality and relevance of the links that really count (at least in Google's eyes).

[photonstudios]

If someone could guarantee a PR7 for $1k after 3 months then I would say do it. Then sell the domain on eBay - you will get your money back and then some.

No thanks, I rather keep the site so it makes me $$$$$$

[rfgdxm1]

>If your competitors are all around pr5 and you have a pr7 from paid links or link farms you will come under a lot of scrutiny from those competitors.

Link farms are easy to identify. Not so often with paid links. Even if the sites are completely unrelated, the linking site may be doing so because the owner is a relative of the site linked to, a close friend, or perhaps just someone they admire. Particularly so when the linking site is an amateur one. It isn't like such a webmaster would worry about sending off traffic to some unrelated site.

[notsosmart]

No thanks, I rather keep the site so it makes me $$$$$$

I guess the idea would be to sell the site right before the PR drops to 4 for non-payment of PR8 links.

The buyer would never even know what happened. Well, he/she might find out, but if you're buying sites on ebay, chances are you're not bright enough to figure out anything.

[NovaW]

spending $1000 to get your site to PR7 is a waste of money. Even when you get to PR7 - so what? - it doesn't mean your ranking or traffic will increase at all.

[Ride45]

I have seen high PR sites (7, or 8) sell links and all is fine for several months. I have seen others sell links and suddenly Google drop them and they are a PR0. How does Google know who is selling, or not, and who has too many, etc... is this an automatic reading, or are these sites flagged with an email to Google by competitors who are pissed *their* competitors are getting high PR and backlinks as a result of paying for it?

[markus007]

photonstudios you already mentioned your making over $1,000 a day so whats the big deal?

[rfgdxm1]

>photonstudios you already mentioned your making over $1,000 a day so whats the big deal?

Because maybe if he can get his site to PR7 he'll be making $2000 a day. ;)

[markus007]

i ment the big deal of spending $1000 ;)

[photonstudios]

hehe Well i've been making that much for only a couple of days, still have to wait a long time for that big check. Even if it doesn't last that long I'll have a good budget to make some better sites! :))

[northweb]

Purchasing pr7 links seems to short term....what happens when revenue drops.

Does anyone have any guesses how many pr4 and p5 links does it take to reach a pr7?

[rfgdxm1]

>Purchasing pr7 links seems to short term....what happens when revenue drops.

Not an issue if the links are bought on a short term contract. For example, if the contract stipulated that the cost of the link on the PR7 page would be X dollars a week, and the buyer could cancel the deal with just one weeks notice, if the buyer believes at any time the revenue benefits of the link don't justify the expense, he can easily just bail out. Thus, I'd *strongly* recommend against any long term commitments when buying links just for PR reasons.