PR question
 

Is it possible to gain serious PR without using linkbacks?

I mean say i hire some skilled SEO to optimize a page.

Are linkbacks always required?


Thank you.

Rich?

No but half a brain is, good luck. :thumbsup

Daddy?

I notice i have a PR4 on one site, and im on page 7 of a super popular keyword, is that even worth anything? I notice my stats show hits from google, but is that mean my site was shown as a result? or someone actually clicked it?

Thank you.

pr is not all that anymore
it was last year
but not anymore

Thought this was PR as in Public Relations at first. You'd need one hell of a guru to fix your image around here, a simple nick-change isn't gonna help much :)

:1orglaugh

yeah, that's right.
It is important, I don't see google dropping PR any time soon, but they are clearly tweeking the algo to defeat various forms of link spam.

I betcha they are starting to use google toolbar data. Actual surfer activity is right in line with google philosophy of "people voting for sites."

Still, a few good links is the quickest way to decent rankings. If you're shooting for high competition keywords I'd say it's almost required.

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