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Page Rank Sculpting: When to Use Nofollow Links
The dofollow movement, which I agree with, might make it seem like nofollow is the enemy and should never be used. Actually, nofollow can be useful for funneling page rank throughout a site. While I think dofollowing comments is a good way to inspi...
The Page Rank of edu and gov Links
SEO is rife with a lot of myths, and one of the king of these is that edu and gov links send better link juice than .coms and everything else. Perhaps “myth” is taking it to far because no one is really sure how exactly Google measures page rank...
The Page Rank of a Subdomain vs. a Folder
Recently, when setting up the SEO Wordsmith Marketplace, I had to decide between a subdomain and a folder: Subdomain: marketplace.seowordsmith.com Folder: www.seowordsmith.com/marketplace There are arguments for and against each proposition. It can...
When Does Google Update Page Rank?
If you’re asking that question – and almost every new website owner asks it – then you’re already thinking about page rank in the wrong way. The truth is that Google updates page rank every day. The rank that you see when you use a page ran...
The Page Rank of Social Network and Forum Profiles
Question: Is it useful to set up a thousand different social networking profiles that you never touch, just because each allows you to make a profile page that creates a backlink to your site? Answer: There are many answers to this question. The sh...
Do Outbound Links Drain Link Juice?
In travels around the web, you’re going to find people justifying their use of nofollow tags by stating that they don’t want to lose “link juice” by having too many outbound links on the site. Ironically, you’ll often find this in posts ab...
Free Blog Directories with a High Page Rank
I’ve compiled a list of the blog directories with the highest PR. They’re free too: just because you pay for something doesn’t mean it has a better page rank. Most of these have been around since blogs hit it big so their PR has...
The Importance of One Way Link Directories
I’ve spent some time here talking about how reciprocal links aren’t the best avenue for SEO. A reciprocal link from a site that gets red-flagged will reflect poorly on your own site. This goes the same for one way text links, but one way link...
Are Link Exchanges Outdated?
There’s a myth going around in SEO circles: that link exchanges are an outdated form of marketing. I want to tell you that’s not true. Link exchanges should still be part of your overall optimization plan. That said, there are good and bad ...
