Say I buy a domain that has a PR 3 but I'm just buying the domain - when I put up a new site will the PR go back to shit or will it maintain (provided the new pages are optimized well)?
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Is the content going to be the same?Comment
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Well, since the PR is gained from back links, you will want the content to pretty well match the anchor text from those backlinks. Then it should be okay.
Probably won't increase for a while since it is new content, but should not drop.Comment
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the pr should stay the same as long as the backlinks stayTAEMDLRMSKRJIXMRLSMRJ.Comment
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you need to keep adding more baclink... I believe google is increasing the treshold as too many websites now trade links to increase their PRComment
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PR is not based on Back-links alone. And the rest you said is wrong as well.
If you buy a domain and slap a new site on it, your site will be evaluated depending how fast the Bots have indexed the whole site again. So one the key thing to do when you do a stunt like this, is to have a site map up and running.
Many times the bots just visit you for a few pages. IF those pages dont exists, it will be seen as a 404 error and be penalized in the next SE updates. So make sure you have a redirect that takes the user to the Sitemap instead of the 404 page or front-page - that way you will limit your loss of total amount of pages indexed on that domain.
The content don't really matter that much, as long as you have at least the same about of content you should not see any big changes, unless its not accessible for the bots.
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backlinks are important but domain age is important too... I saw sites from '97 - '99 with PR5 and they had less then 5 backlinksSEO Mogul | ICQ: 163671223Comment
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It is a shame that google uses domain age as a criteria. New rapidly updated, edited, and modified domains should be more relevant than a site that is just getting bonus pr due to the fact that the domain was bought a long time ago.
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Yeh thats very true, by the way how often does google PR update? I heard its live and only what is shown on toolbars and pr checkers etc is updated over time. Anyone know?Comment
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Aha, because I've had sites get PR in under 2 months and some that haven't in 4 months (with pretty much the same ammount of backlinks etc)Comment
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Just thought I'd add that if you have to redirect pages, make sure you do a 301 redirect & not a meta refresh...I'd recommend doing it through .htaccess. Here's a link if you don't know what I mean.
Also, if the content remains similar (same niche) and the backlinks remain in place, you shouldn't have a problem with losing placement, imo. If anything, you may experience a temporary drop as the site is revised & reindexed by the bots...but nothing permanent, even if you do change it up quite a bit.
I've never bought domains with established PR, but I have completely reconstructed pages without loss of placement in the SERPs. All in all, I'd only do it if I were targeting (quite) similar terms or phrases.
Good luck.
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good thread, I also didnt know what happened when you buy PR domains...I don't use ICQ anymore.Comment
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What's a good & free tool for building sitemaps? For sites over 500 pages..Comment
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i notice alot of domains (mostly mainstream) that hit the droplists with pr5 - pr6 rankings. now say you were to buy one of these domains, how hard would it be to maintain that pr? how quickly would google recognize nd penalize you for changing content type of the page? and exactly how does domain age affect pr?Comment
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likely is another story
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Forget the average webmaster. I am asking you. Taking what you know of how google works can you tell me if it's possible. If you do think it's possible, how? if you don't... why?
It's a hobby of mine to dispel google myths and SEO myths in general. I'm interested in what you think on this as it appears from your posts that you think you know a lot about SEO and search engines.
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I seo'd my hair yesterday and today it's pr7!
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I'll give you a hint... madawgs isn't wrong. Grasshopper.
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I seo'd my hair yesterday and today it's pr7!
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