seo.gops
05-10-2022, 12:38 PM
If you read most of the SE Forums, you will find that every one of the experts, except a minor few, are claiming that PR is almost irrelevant for ranking in SERPS.
But, what about if Google is using PR in a different way to how we all anticipate?
What if Google uses a 2-part PR in it's calculation.
Part 1 is the actual PR of the page itself, and Part 2 is the PR of the Home page of the site.
I'm not trying to claim that the 2 PRs are added together to give a single figure, just that the PR of the "ultimate parent page" of page has some relevance in the algorithm calculation.
This would explain some instances where a PR0 page can rank quite high in the SERPs when the ranking cannot be explained by backlinks or anchor text, because if you go to the home page of the site where it is located you will find that the website's home page has a quite high PR.
SEMrush
I know some will say that the PR of a particular page is already related the PR of the home page because the pages PR is inherently calculated from the PR of the home page when Google does its PR update.
BUT, a page which is in a directory some distance from the Home Page will end up with a lowish PR.
Others will also mention that because we have not had a PR update in some time, that it is impossible to tell the true PR of a page from the toolbar - very true.
Google has mentioned the concept of Authority sites. Maybe it considers large sites with many pages as an Authority site. Large sites will tend to have their structures broken down into many sub-directories or levels.
By using a 2-part combination PR as I postulated above, Google would be giving Authority to larger sites.
I'd be interested in other people's opinions on this hypothesis.
But, what about if Google is using PR in a different way to how we all anticipate?
What if Google uses a 2-part PR in it's calculation.
Part 1 is the actual PR of the page itself, and Part 2 is the PR of the Home page of the site.
I'm not trying to claim that the 2 PRs are added together to give a single figure, just that the PR of the "ultimate parent page" of page has some relevance in the algorithm calculation.
This would explain some instances where a PR0 page can rank quite high in the SERPs when the ranking cannot be explained by backlinks or anchor text, because if you go to the home page of the site where it is located you will find that the website's home page has a quite high PR.
SEMrush
I know some will say that the PR of a particular page is already related the PR of the home page because the pages PR is inherently calculated from the PR of the home page when Google does its PR update.
BUT, a page which is in a directory some distance from the Home Page will end up with a lowish PR.
Others will also mention that because we have not had a PR update in some time, that it is impossible to tell the true PR of a page from the toolbar - very true.
Google has mentioned the concept of Authority sites. Maybe it considers large sites with many pages as an Authority site. Large sites will tend to have their structures broken down into many sub-directories or levels.
By using a 2-part combination PR as I postulated above, Google would be giving Authority to larger sites.
I'd be interested in other people's opinions on this hypothesis.