13 replies to this topic

[BananaQueen]

my google pagerank is still 0 :(

how do i get it to go higher? ive had the forum for 9 months now, and its fairly active, but its still the same as it was when i first checked-3 days after i bought my domain

[Michael]

I wouldnt worry about your page rank but if you have a lot of outgoing links on your forum without any rel="nofollow" on them it could be causing it to stay low especially if you're gaining quality back links too.

[cpvr]

BananaQueen said:

my google pagerank is still 0 :(

how do i get it to go higher? ive had the forum for 9 months now, and its fairly active, but its still the same as it was when i first checked-3 days after i bought my domain

Are you currently building links? Are you doing article marketing and forum signatures to build links? What about getting posts, and guest writing on blogs?

And plus, PR isn't all that important - its about your rankings, and the content you bring to the users.

[BananaQueen]

yeah, i have a signature link on every forum that i am on (which allows it), i cant write articles cause im not too good at putting my thoughts into words in an understandable way. how do you guest write on blogs?

[Sore]

It took a year for me to get PR 1 & a bit longer for PR 2. :/

[Dan]

Google PR doesn't update as often as you'd like it to :killpc:. Keep working on increasing unique content. :love:

[Brandon Sheley]

I'd keep working on backlinks, that's the only way to increase your pr.
Submit your site to directories, comment on blogs with a link to your site.
Tbh I wouldn't worry to much about pr.

[Joshuad]

I've been told quite a lot here recently that submitting your URL's to directories is somewhat of a Google no no.  Is this not the case?   Also, the majority of them require a reciprocal link, which is also more of a pain than necessary when trying to maintain a clean page.

[BananaQueen]

yay, now at 13 months old, my forum is up to 3 :D

[tnjon]

AWESOME! That is cool. I wish you the best of luck with your forum. GREAT JOB ON YOUR RANK!

[Ndubueze]

[FONT="]You should not worry about page rank if you are not doing link sales. High PR does not mean high traffic. Google consider around 200 factors to rank a website. PR is just a one factor.[/FONT]

  [FONT="]It’s always better to focus on search position than PR.[/FONT]

[Brandon Sheley]

BananaQueen said:

yay, now at 13 months old, my forum is up to 3 :D

Great job!

to the person that mentioned submitting to directories is a "no no" that isn't the case but it is best to submit to directories related to your niche.

Here is a good list I've used through the years.

Niche Directories - Add URL, Submit Your Site - Directory Critic

[BananaQueen]

awesome, thanks brandon, i will have a look at whats available for my niche

[Brandon Sheley]

BananaQueen said:

awesome, thanks brandon, i will have a look at whats available for my niche

Happy to help :)
I know it's boring to submit to the directories but it does pay off over time.