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1. All About Google VI: Page Rank and Link Popularity By Trent Blizzard, PresidentBlizzard Internet Marketing, Inc www.blizzardinternet.com

2. Page Rank impacts crawling Page Rank impacts inclusion Page rank impacts ranking Why Page Rank Matters

3. Page Rank is scored 0 – 10 Use the Google Toolbar to see PR PR is specific to the page you are looking at But it is believed that Google also has a domain-level equivalency that captures the rank of an entire website Most hotels and resorts are in the 4-5 range Moving up a point is difficult Page Rank is generated by links from interior pages of your website and exterior links from other websites. Page Rank

4. Very “rough” indicator. A 4.1 is a lot different than a 5.9 Google purposefully withholds information…PR itself may be an algorithmic anachronism Not directly related to SE success Backwards looking and dated An easy word to throw around, but perhaps not the most appropriate word. Problems with Page Rank

5. Authority: Are related to your niche. There may be super-authority websites. Trust: Websites that have quality inbound and outbound links. Qualified Traffic: Websites that send you qualified traffic should be the primary measurement. Good Listings: Websites Blizzard Internet can help you get good listings!

6. Make sure that the type of listings page you are acquiring gets indexed by search engines What is potential PR of your listings page? Whole dedicated page vsmultiple-listing page. Intent of page. Like a website, a page can have page rank, authority and perhaps even trust. Good Listings: Your Page

7. Factors that can impact the value of a listing: Theme Elements: Title of Page Description of Page Link and Anchor Text Body Text Duplicate Content Usability Good Listings: Keyword Context

8. It won’t send a qualified visitor It is on a cheesy website… pass the sniff test Having too many links to your homepage - Deeplinking may be important Outbound linking from your website to poor quality websites. Poor domain diversity No-follow tags?? What Makes a Link Bad?

9. PR becomes less important. Local Search PR Management and Sculpting Sign up for our Future Trends Webinar for more. What’s Next?

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