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01-14-2003, 07:45 PM
Do outbound links lower ones PageRank?
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Anonymous
01-14-2003, 10:39 PM
Not if you're linking to a good neighborhood. One of our sites linked to Lowe's website for several months, and our pagerank rose. When we removed the link, our PR dropped one level. (PR7 to PR6.)
I'd never link to a PR2 or below.
I'd never link to a PR2 or below.
juggopop
02-25-2003, 05:43 AM
hey... I was just wondering about that... thanks for the answer...
what if you are providing links to say a fan site... and you want to give your viewers links to other sites... but they all suck and have PR0s...
should a person then just not link to them at all? or would linking to a few pr10s help even it out?
what is your theory John?
what if you are providing links to say a fan site... and you want to give your viewers links to other sites... but they all suck and have PR0s...
should a person then just not link to them at all? or would linking to a few pr10s help even it out?
what is your theory John?
Anonymous
02-25-2003, 05:49 AM
Linking to PR0 is risky. Especially if it is a penalized PR0. I don't like linking to anything below PR5. I love linking to PR9 and PR10's. 8)
The problem with linking to PR0's is it can thenme your site into a bad neighborhood. Hurts your PR.
The problem with linking to PR0's is it can thenme your site into a bad neighborhood. Hurts your PR.
juggopop
02-25-2003, 05:53 AM
gotcha... so just think about it actually like a neighborhood... like, the crowd you hand with type of thing... I get it.
and how do you know if a site has a penalized PR0 or if they just never did any SEO type stuff at all? Is there a way to tell?
and how do you know if a site has a penalized PR0 or if they just never did any SEO type stuff at all? Is there a way to tell?
Anonymous
02-25-2003, 06:03 AM
Sometimes you can do a search "Similiar Pages", and if any link farms show up, you know its a penalty.
Most PR0 sites are zeroed from lack of interest, not penalty.
Most PR0 sites are zeroed from lack of interest, not penalty.
Shalinara
02-25-2003, 09:22 AM
Most sites with a PR0 are penalised sites, unless the site is new.
If it's a new site, I wouldn't worry about it. It generally just means that there aren't any backlinks. Do a check on the backlinks to be sure though because they may have taken over a domain that had been penalized in the past and that can take quite a long time to recover from.
If the PageRank bar is all grey, however, it may be because they aren't listed yet. You may want to wait until they are. If I think it's a good resource, I'll usually send an email to them suggesting that they submit. Bad form, IMO, to do it for them.
If it's a new site, I wouldn't worry about it. It generally just means that there aren't any backlinks. Do a check on the backlinks to be sure though because they may have taken over a domain that had been penalized in the past and that can take quite a long time to recover from.
If the PageRank bar is all grey, however, it may be because they aren't listed yet. You may want to wait until they are. If I think it's a good resource, I'll usually send an email to them suggesting that they submit. Bad form, IMO, to do it for them.