Page Rank known as PA started as Google's way of showing the user a basic ranking of a webpage. The ranking is from 0 to 100 with 100 metrics, 100 being the highest.

But today, Page Rank is no longer a google stats, but Moz, though most webmasters still use Page Rank to determine the strength of a website

To calculate page rank there are numerous variables involved but the most important is link popularity. So the more incoming links you have to that webpage the higher the Page Rank you will have.

While Page Rank in the days of Google is updated all the time but not visible to users. The visible Page Rank on the Google toolbar is only updated a few times a year. Normally every 3 months. There are a few ways that you can get a general idea of your Page Rank at all times.

One way requires the site to be listed in the Google directory. It has become known that the directory lists in order of Page Rank. The directory uses current Page Rank data and not the visible one that only updates every 3 months. So if you have a site in the Google directory you can always get a general idea of what your current Page Rank is, but when the Google directory moved to Google my business this feature was taken down by Google

Giving room for other Page Rank predictor tools out there. Now, these tools used to be somewhat accurate but not all, moreover Google keeps changing the PK parameters

One thing that gets me is how Page Rank consumes people that are new to the SEO world. To get a few things straight here is what Page Rank does for you. NOTHING!

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You do not rank higher in the SERPs, make more money, get more traffic, or look cooler. This number is just a basic guideline of how many incoming links you have to your site.

But Page Rank is good for a few things at the same time. Most webmasters base link exchanges primarily based on Page Rank. So the higher the Page Rank you have the better your chance of getting a good link exchange. Also, it is good for selling links on your site. The price pretty much always reflects what the Page Rank is on the page. Go Here To Grab The SEO Course

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Emeka71:
Good write-up.