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• At 2010.01.03 23:37, Dave Doolin | Website In A Weekend said:
  

  Even though I’m record as stating that Google Page Rank is absolutely meaningless, I’m delighted to say Website In A Weekend is now page rank 3.
  Dave Doolin | Website In A Weekend´s last blog ..Your Next Killer Technique for Telling Compelling Stories (It’s easier than you think)

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  • At 2010.01.04 09:30, Gabe Young said:
    

    Whether we like it or not, PR tells visitors and advertisers how powerful our friends are. We’ll be judged by it, even if it isn’t fair.

    For instance, I’ve been in the SEO arena for over a decade but this site is young. Additionally, it’s not my only focus and even when I’m working on it, my goal isn’t to drive PR. Does it make my info any less relevant than someone who just started blogging about SEO six months ago who happens to have nicer backlinks?

    It’s not a perfect way to judge a site but I can’t say that PR is meaningless. However, it’s still a system that’s going to be used, even if we’re not 100% fans of it.

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• At 2010.01.04 01:18, David Hobson said:
  

  Wel done on getting a pr2, my new blog just missed out this time, but im a little fed up with it, i sold my old pr1 blog only for Google to give it a pr3 only 3 days later.
  David Hobson´s last blog ..8 Extensions For Google Chrome Browser

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  • At 2010.01.04 09:34, Gabe Young said:
    

    As I mentioned in my reply to Dave, following your own PR diligently can be maddening. I try not to worry too much about it because I don’t want to play the ‘gaming the system’ game.

    Nonetheless, I still want to know what it is!

    Oh, and depending on where you get your PR info, it’s not always accurate either. For example, my home page is a PR2 but my PR toolbar tells me it has a PR4.

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• At 2010.01.04 01:22, Neo said:
  

  Congrats to you…I’m also interested to have a PR but I want my target keywords to perform more.

  Thanks
  TC
  Neo´s last blog ..Home

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• At 2010.01.04 01:37, Tinh@eblogtip.com said:
  

  It is not too bad, I got PR two for eblogtip.com, nearly 2 months old blog and PR4 for blogviet.info for 18 months old. Time will answer how many scored Google will reward us!
  Tinh@eblogtip.com´s last blog ..FireFox 2010 Calendar [Downloads]

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• At 2010.01.04 04:33, Avinash said:
  

  Congrats for getting a PR of 2. Best wishes for your future and a happy new year:)
  Avinash´s last blog ..Blogging Made Simple: Putting Windows Live Writer to the Test

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• At 2010.01.04 07:38, Ugo.jar said:
  

  Thanks for this (great) info. I just checked my blog’s rank with the pr bar you embedded at the bottom of the post, and I’m shocked to know I’ve been given a pr 1.

  Men I’m freaked out as I’m on blogger, and have on been around for a few months. Once again thanks for the alert. You rock!

  Regards,
  ugo.jar
  http://www.javamobilecrunch.com

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  • At 2010.01.04 22:08, Gabe Young said:
    

    Feels good to know that Google is paying attention, right?

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• At 2010.01.04 09:01, Bucksome said:
  

  I didn’t even know about Google PR until a couple of weeks ago when signing up to be an Amazon affiliate and that was a question on the form.

  Maybe there’s luck for the ignorant, because I have a PR of 4. Congrats to both of us!
  Bucksome´s last blog ..Home Ownership: The Good, Bad and Ugly of HOA’s

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  • At 2010.01.04 10:26, Gabe Young said:
    

    It’s good that you don’t pay attention to it since it tends to drive some people bonkers.

    Personally, I don’t do anything to bump my PR purposely. If I focused on building better backlinks, no doubt I could move up quicker.

    I prefer to simply do what I do and watch it grow organically. Looks like you’re on the right track!

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• At 2010.01.04 09:24, Deepika said:
  

  Hi friend,,

  Congrats for getting PR 2… You deserve it… Definitely for the next update you will be in high PR…

  My blog too got PR 1 this time..
  Deepika´s last blog ..Do You Like This Theme?

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• At 2010.01.04 10:13, Simon | Teenius said:
  

  Congrats on the PR, Gabe. Mine stayed the same this time (PR3).

  I’m sure you’ll get the PR3 this time… I found getting PR2-PR3 much easier than getting PR0-PR2, so I’m sure you’ll get it next time
  Simon | Teenius´s last blog ..Are You Well Prepared For Blogging?

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• At 2010.01.04 10:39, Brad said:
  

  Was kinda shocking to get pr4 right off the bat. Glad I got it though. SE traffic seems to have gone down a bit as a result.
  Brad´s last blog ..iPhone App Review: Orba

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  • At 2010.01.04 10:43, Gabe Young said:
    

    Looks like you got some real nice backlinks on your homepage!

    Ironically, some of my articles pages have PR3 and PR4.

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• At 2010.01.04 12:28, Michelle @ Your Virtual Assistant said:
  

  Gabe – congrats on a 2! I didn’t know about that tool, I’ve been using some FireFox plugin (though I don’t remember the name anymore).

  I am not one of the ones that gets bonkers but when given a tool at my fingertips I will def check it out!

  My Virtual Assistant site has a 3 and then two sites that I built for others that are 2 months old or less both are at a 1 already. My only mystery now is my vacation rentals by owner site which is older than both of those coming in at a zero….hmmm….will have to see if I can figure out why….

  BTW, what plugin are you using to get the threaded comments like this? I’ve been having issues trying to find an easy way to accomplish that and the plugins I’ve found so far….not so easy!
  Michelle @ Your Virtual Assistant´s last blog ..WordPress Plugin Review: Section Widget

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  • At 2010.01.04 12:36, Gabe Young said:
    

    PR is heavily based on the quality of backlinks to your site. So the site that you have with 0 means it doesn’t have enough “powerful” friends pointing to it.

    As for the threaded comments, I’m not using a plugin. This theme does it for me automatically.

    Of course, I used Frugal theme in the past and that did it too. When I switched though, all the existing threaded comments were no longer threaded, just the ones that were new. So if you look at my old posts, you’ll sometimes replies to comments not formatted correctly.

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    • At 2010.01.05 14:04, Michelle @ Your Virtual Assistant said:
      

      Gabe – as always thanks for the super info!

      I’m going to have to do some research on Thesis because all things considered it should have some type of threaded comments option to me. I probably just don’t know about it!

      Have a super duper day!
      Michelle @ Your Virtual Assistant´s last blog ..How to Create a Page in WordPress with No Sidebars

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      • At 2010.01.05 15:41, Gabe Young said:
        

        If you haven’t figured it out yet, have you tried the DIY forums? I’m sure it’s a topic there.

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        • At 2010.01.05 15:49, Michelle @ Your Virtual Assistant said:
          

          Yep, that is where I will be heading! @GodHammer is super duper cool and helpful and really knows his Thesis inside and out!
          Michelle @ Your Virtual Assistant´s last blog ..How to Create a Page in WordPress with No Sidebars

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• At 2010.01.04 15:23, Keith said:
  

  I echo most of the remarks here about PR, my latest site is too new to get an update on this round, but my traffic and comments shows me how well my site is actually doing.
  Keith´s last blog ..Follow Up To Pagerank: It Really Doesn’t Matter

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• At 2010.01.04 20:03, Valentina said:
  

  Hi Gabe,

  Happy New Year and congrats on 2 – can 3 be far behind?
  I finally got Google’s blessing too! Took long enough but I’ll take it!!!

  best……………valentina
  Valentina´s last blog ..2010 Goal Under Knife

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• At 2010.01.05 01:23, George Serradinho said:
  

  Well done on the PR2, it’s a work in progress and you should be happy with where you are now. I checked my blog’s PR and it’s still at PR3. I’m ok with it as I know it will be better this year for me.
  George Serradinho´s last blog ..2010 Goals: Personal and Blog Resolutions

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• At 2010.01.05 03:12, Jayce said:
  

  New year but same PR on my blogs.
  Jayce´s last blog ..How to hack Facebook account profile

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• At 2010.01.05 05:17, Rajesh Kanuri @ TechCats said:
  

  Good see u stand at PR 2 but frankly i have expected more atleast for ur blog.. because the way u write and market articles is the best .. Hope this u ll sit on PR 4 or 5 for the next Google update..
  Rajesh Kanuri @ TechCats´s last blog ..WordPress 2.9.1 Released – Download & Update Now To Fix 17 Bugs

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  • At 2010.01.05 08:58, Gabe Young said:
    

    Thanks for the encouragement. I, too, thought it would be a bit higher but I’m not going to worry too much about it. As I mentioned in an earlier reply, some of my article pages have higher PR.

    I’m not changing my strategy to improve inbound links so if it organically happens, then great.

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• At 2010.01.05 05:18, Bangaloreloka said:
  

  Awesome news, Gabe! I guess PR 4 is on the way, let’s say after 60 days
  Bangaloreloka´s last blog ..Auto Expo 2010 – Mercedes Benz Launches GL 350 CDI And Benz S500L Images Photos Gallery

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• At 2010.01.05 09:37, blinkky said:
  

  Good for you…Mine doesn’t change at all yet =)
  blinkky´s last blog ..Free Arcade Script

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• At 2010.01.06 09:02, Dana @ Blogging Update said:
  

  PR 2 is still achievement for sure.
  Dana @ Blogging Update´s last blog ..Blog in New Year 2010

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• At 2010.01.06 11:44, Basant Singh said:
  

  Congratulations Gabe. Good Luck for next update.

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• At 2010.01.08 01:55, Tom | Build That List said:
  

  My blog was only started after the last update, so I will have to wait til the next PR Update – but at least it gives me some time to make it a good one!
  Tom | Build That List´s last blog ..Squeeze Page Tips For Better Conversion

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  • At 2010.01.08 09:37, Gabe Young said:
    

    PR moves along behind the Google walls continuously. For all you know, you’re already PRx but they haven’t published it yet!

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    • At 2010.01.12 10:39, Blake @ Props Blog said:
      

      For some reason, I also get the impression that PR doesn’t update for everyone at the same time. I know during the last PR update a lot of people didn’t have any change even though they posted tons of new content and received countless new backlinks.
      Blake @ Props Blog´s last blog ..Everything You Thought You Knew About SEO Is Wrong

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      • At 2010.01.12 10:46, Gabe Young said:
        

        PR is always changing at Google HQ. We just don’t see it until Google decides to fill us in.

        Also, many toolbars and other methods take some time to catch up. Using the tool that I provided on this page is the most accurate way to check PR after a release.

        Oh, one more thing, since PR is based on page, not site-wide, PR can be very different from page to page within the same blog. I have PR2 on my home page and PR0 through PR4 on my articles.

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• At 2010.01.08 05:24, Pubudu Kodikara said:
  

  Hope they will make the next update soon! Gabe, wish you will get even higher than PR 3 soon bro!
  Pubudu Kodikara´s last blog ..Tech Hamlet : A new Name, A New Address and A New Look

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  • At 2010.01.08 09:38, Gabe Young said:
    

    As I mentioned in previous comments, some of my articles are PR3 and higher. I’d like my home page to catch up a bit.

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• At 2010.01.09 11:45, Ramkumar said:
  

  Wow that great Gabe, I got a PR of 1(being a 4 month old blog). Congrats and wish you the best of luck for this year.
  Ramkumar´s last blog ..Incredimail Vs Outlook

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• At 2010.01.11 02:29, TechChunks said:
  

  Congrats bro. Wish you much more success in the future as well
  TechChunks´s last blog ..TechChunks is Google Page Rank 2 Now and Wishes You A Happy New Year 2010

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• At 2010.01.11 08:41, AriWriter said:
  

  Satisfying Saturday: Loving Kikolani and 15 More Bloggers…

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• At 2010.01.12 02:57, Free Vector Graphics said:
  

  Google always comes up with surprise in every special occasion from Its own Doodle to PR updates. More Big surprise for me was an Envelope from Google in my letterbox . Just another day of cheers…

  My PR was 2 and last update it went to 3 not bad.
  Free Vector Graphics´s last blog ..Visiting Card WordPress Theme

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• At 2010.01.12 10:37, Blake @ Props Blog said:
  

  PR is such a tricky maddening beast. Lasts update I was still 0/10 even though I was getting awesome traffic and lots of link love. I had to take almost 2 months off from blogging, and my PR went up. literally 2 new posts. Crazy.

  Grats on the PR update Forget PR 3, you have PR4 coming up soon!
  Blake @ Props Blog´s last blog ..Everything You Thought You Knew About SEO Is Wrong

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• At 2010.01.16 05:38, Tech Maish said:
  

  Congrats for your PR.
  My blog also got PR2, but PR has nothing to do with ranking.

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• At 2010.01.18 04:24, TechChunks said:
  

  Congrats on the PR rank. It’s always better to have something than having nothing!
  TechChunks´s last blog ..3D TV: Is it too Early for the Manufacturers to Start Selling them?

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• At 2010.02.02 14:01, arquigrafico said:
  

  My site have almost two month old. How many times i have to spend to have a pagerank asigned?
  arquigrafico´s last blog ..Add an Antique Sepia touch to your photos with Photoshop.

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  • At 2010.02.03 07:52, Gabe Young said:
    

    That all depends on the strength of the sites linking in to yours.

    Also, PR is updated behind the scenes. You just have to wait until Google publishes it again.

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• At 2010.06.03 12:35, Sudeep Acharya said:
  

  Congratulation man best of luck you will get pr 5 soon

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