It has been almost 3 months since the last Google toolbar update (April 3, 2010) and it looks like there’s buzz that it has already happened on June 28. This is not the case, but more of a “glitch” or a “cache refresh” or something other than a PR update.
The next Google Pagerank update should be coming soon or in the next several days. I did notice some odd or should I say strange PR changes where some sites went from a PR4 to PR0 and back to their original Pagerank.
In my opinion – Google could be making some minor changes which are causing some Pagerank changes for some websites and inner pages. There’s some speculation that these minor updates are due to changes with backlinks, but this is only speculation.
Don’t get caught up with Google PR, because the only thing that matters is SERPs (Search Engine Results Page) and not PR. If you are ranking high for keyword terms, this is where most of your traffic from Google is coming from and not PR. Don’t be mistaken, but having a lot of backlinks does provide traffic to your website every time a person clicks on your link that is posted on another website.
Google PageRank Updates 2010
Pagerank update in 2010
- 03 April 2010
- 03 June 2010 (minor update)
- 29 June 2010 (minor update)
This search engine optimization tool checks the PageRank on the mayor Google datacenters. Most times it indicates that Google is in the middle of a PageRank update when the results vary from datacenter to datacenter.
I am predicting that the next Google Toolbar update will occur between July 4 and July 7.
That’s some good news! While a lot of people say they dont care about PR, its always a good indicator of where your site stands.
David,
Very true that some people dis-credit the value of PR and to me it is a good indicator. I am sure if those same people had a PR6 or higher they would be all for PR.
Thanks a lot for info :)
Frank,
Yes, that’s how some people are. They sour grape if they can’t achieve it. As for me, I value PR because it has its advantages to it. If you have PR then it means that you are really on the web and that people are linking to you.
Not only PR helps you with SEO but also advertisers get attracted to you and will be wanting to put their link on their site because your blog has a high PageRank.
That’s an added advantage.
You are so right when saying advertisers look at PR as a score card when advertising. They also hold Alexa in high regard as well.
i am waiting for this .. thanks for sharing the date.
Madison,
The update should happen next week some time. Good luck!
I also think that it should happen between somewhere in the first week. I agree with the point that we should not care much about Pagerank , what important is SERP. I have seen many PR1 pages overtaking PR-4-5 pages.
We already seen a Google Page Rank update two days ago with one of our directories, so we think that the update has already been implemented.
Thanks for the informative post! There has been a lot of debate going on about PR and it’s importance in various social networking sites and forums. Many even say PR has become irrelevant. The fact is that PR cannot be ignored, though it does not play an important role in SERPs, still it indicates the Google’s perception towards a site and its importance.
Kavin,
Like I said in an earlier reply, people who feel PR is irrelevant are probably not scoring high marks.
Why not update EVERY DAY?
:-)
Thank you for the update on the page rank info. I still do not understand the relevance of page rank though to be honest. I am new to this whole thing. I am guessing a higher page rank helps you get indexed on page one of google faster. I really don’t know to be honest, but if its going to help in any way I’m all for it.
Malik,
I am glad to help!
Personally, I was a PR freak, and I was checking it all the time. Next, I realized that there are more important things than PR rating.
I was searching some things in google: the first page had PR4 and the second, well, PR0. The third had 3 or something like that.
I wonder, how the PR0 site got there. :)
A PR0 can out perform a PR4 if you are ranking well for the keyword phrase the user typed in the search bar.
I have researched this issue and this is what I discovered: the PR0 site in question has nearly all of the anchor texts in the back-links with the searched keyword. That kicks it so high. Anchor seems to be extremely important in the ranking.
Positive information. I think they must make updating more often!
Phil,
That would be great if Google can update more often. I would like to see at least monthly updates.
I was just curious is it natural to go from a page rank of n/a to one of 0? I mean is that an actual page rank update or does it happen when google spiders your page and sees that it may have enough content to be indexed?
Yes it is as that’s the next level up.
thank you
Thanks for the useful information ….
Jamesh,
You are welcome and good luck with your sites on the next update.
one of my website went from PR5 to N/A last June 3rd update, on June 29th came back to PR5. I think both updates were minor and evaluating links, now let’s wait for the big update, hopefully this week.
I believe this time PR updates might seem a lot of different with their new caffeine search index algorithm
I been working my butt off for the last weeks and I see no change, I hope the update brings good news
We hope it brings good news for everyone!
Thanks…..I am waiting for the next update….
Jai,
Good luck on the next update!
I have noticed on my tool bar (SEO Quake) that pages that are N/A go to a 0 with very little back linking and with proper on-site SEO methods. Does PR change in real-time like that from N/A to 0 or does it only happen during an update?
Trey,
The toolbar update is not real time, and it only occurs when Google does and update, which is around every 3 months on average.
I am still waiting,but think that in the next 3-4 days will be.Wish all the best
All the best to you!
I can’t wait for a PR update, my website has not been PR-ed since the domain was bought in March. I’m hoping I get at least a 2 in PR :)
Thanks for keeping the updates on PR coming, I’ll be watching!
gusti,
I think IMO it will happen in the next day or two.
I know many people find PR to be so important. Then their are others that simply don’ care – and feel its not critical. It is so hard to decide what side of the fence to be on. I do feel it is a good indicator of how important G feels about it. However I have seen sites that look terrible and yet have a good PR (bought there way there). For me i just keep building and adding urls – and content, non stop daily. In my mind, a website needs 5 plus years in age and thousands of unique content pages to be a quality site.
Steve,
Google also has a low trust factor when it comes to gambling and adult websites. Just an FYI.
Google also gives priority on who links to you and who you link to.Btw
a PR update have not happened till now.
Alberto,
It looks like the update may be underway and we will let you know for sure tomorrow.
Thanks for the valuable info.
Ravi,
You are welcome as always!
Fingers Crossed……. Its July 9th but the page rank has not been updated. Hopefully it will be around the weekend
Oscar,
If I was abetting man, I would bet on Monday, but you never know. Good luck!
Google is playing with us.
We all are waiting for PR Update.
And we are talking and writing about Google in all world now.
This is best publisity for google.
But PR will come.
Marco,
It’s a matter of time and I am sure we will see an update very soon.
Looks like we’re overdue for the update. Thanks for the post.
Patrick,
It’s due any day is my guess.
Hopefully there is an update in the next 7 days, I’ve been checking the PR of my sites everyday for a while now.
I am anxiously waiting for the update for last 10-11 days.
We all are waiting and it reminds me of the Heinz ketchup commercial – Anticipation.
It seems some people have started to receive their updates already. I have not received mine yet though. I just have to be patient but it is hard and I really can’t wait.
Malik,
It could be underway and it usually takes about 24-36 hours. But with Caffeine it could be longer, but only Google knows.
I am sure the update has started and is ongoing now .
I am sure the update has started and is ongoing now.
I have read articles that were mostly predictions that either tomorrow or August 1.
They have definitely strung this one out. It would be nice not to have to wait to the end of the month.
No news about the update? Looking for a PR4 ! ;)
Miquel,
So far no update yet, but hopefully soon.
Its 13th July No update yet i am also guess that the update will be done in the month of August
Suraj,
It can happen at any time so keep you eyes open for any changes to your website or blog.
Frank Jovine,
Yes M8 you are right as this time is for page rank update so it can be done at any time i am saying this because i did some seo work for some of my clients site and they are asking when it google will done the page rank update.
At any rate the longer it takes the more time there is to get quality backlinks for a site or blog. If it happens in August I just see it as an opportunity to work on seo.
Malik,
You got it! Why rush it when you have more time to build.
What time do the updates usually happen? Do the normally all happen at the same time after midnight.
Bill,
Only Google knows that question.
Hopefully its soon – my domain is new and only says 0. Anyone else got like 8-10 times more links in the web master tool’s? It used to say like 89-90 but now reads like 31,484 (that would be nice but its not true).
Any update yet?
No update or news as of this reply. I will post updates on this article.
Yes, a couple of my domains are showing over 30K links but I only have a few hundred. Does anyone know what is causing this?
Matt
Frank,
It is so good to follow this thread!! Hats off. Waiting for the PR Update.
Ravi,
I am waiting to and hope to see the update soon.
Doesn’t seem to be an update yet….
out of interest how often does google update it’s SERPs?
I’ve had a load of new anchor text links on great sites :) and yet have gone down a few places on one keyword, and stayed the same on the rest – is there an update due?
Jules,
You are correct there has been no update yet. On average Google updates the toolbar every 3 months.
Today my site Jamón y Vino shows a lot More backlinks than usually. Does it mean the update is arriving? Tx.
Okay, any word on this update yet? Since my site is new I’m just looking for something other than a PR0.
Bill,
No update yet, but I see something going on in the Google data centers. I am checking into it further.
Any info from the Google data centers? I certainly would have thought the PR update would have happened by now.
Bill,
No change yet, but stay tuned for a new article once the major update is underway.
alrite everyone lets not get our knickers in a bunch. The page rank will happen when it happens and like Frank said only google knows. Google is not going out of their way to let us know. The harder we worked on our pages the more it will show on the page rank. You all know how hard you worked on your on page and off page factors for seo and there is still time to do so. So we should just enjoy this opportunity to be able to continue working on it to increase our potential page ranks for when it does happen.
My site used to have a PR2 but now it’s PR0. The SERP hasn’t been affected so I would go with the incoming links every time.
Melissa.
Melissa,
Keep plugging away and you will see progress. As of this writing, still no update.
How long does it usually take for Google to show the backlinks to your site on a new blog? Using link:siteurl
Matt,
It could take a few weeks before Google starts to update IBLs. Here’s the operator you should use to check BLs – linkdomain:techjaws.com -site:techjaws.com -site:www.techjaws.com
Thanks for education on PR Frank, I have been wanting to know how this Google PR thing worked and how often it was updated.
I agree with you, the SERP is the most important thing. ranking high for certain keywords is the way to earn organic traffic.
Josh,
You are very welcome and if there’s anything else you need, let me know.
Didn’t noticed any update so far on my sites and ranking.
Can anyone confirm it there was a major update in July?
There was no major update in July, just a few minor ones.
I have actually been asking the same question in a forum, no answers yet, we are now July 27th and still no updates on my side.
I hope they will update it very soon
Ben,
Many webmasters are getting antsy and are hoping the major update comes soon.
I have been following this post for almost a month now – hopefully it happens soon :p
Was also expecting the Google pagerank update. Supposed to average once every 3 months.
Google just loves to keep us guessing.
I think the next PR update will be on July 31st to 5th August 2010
You are right Frank. The PR should be coming in a couple of days.
Mike,
Let’s hope so, because many people may be drinking a lot more this weekend. :)
Well I am hoping that the update is soon because i do have some good quality inbound links so holding my fingers crossed. :)