Next Google page ranks updates for 2010

Below is an estimation of the next PR updates based on previous updates:

Third 2010 PageRank (PR) Update 31 September – 7 October 2010
Fourth 2010 PageRank (PR) Update 31 December – 2 January 2011

bloghints.com continuation - recommended

This post is in continuation to my previous post on bloghints.
They responded to my email very fast, they solved the problem and were nice and kind, here is a small quotation from our correspondence:

We have changed a few submission parameters making it easier for people to submit their blogs. This had been one cause of the problem. Secondly, we have changed a section of problematic code that detects reciprocal links. We believe these have fixed the issue, as we are no longer able to replicate the error you and others encountered. If you have any further problems or suggestions for improvement, feel free to contact me.

I must point out that Michael from the customer support team was very professional.

Recommendation:Good

bestblogs.org

Let's see how long it takes them to add my blog.
Click on "read more" to see their link.

Recommendation: On hold

bloghints.com

OK, now that I learned how to easily post a reciprocal link not from the homepage I will try to continue reviewing blog directories more often.
To tell you the truth, I was a bit hesitant to continue reviewing directories once my homepage got PR3. The reason is because I didn't wan to link to directories from a PR3 page and get a reciprocal link from a PR0 page.

Anyway, let's review bloghints.com (click on "read more" at the bottom of this post to see their button)


I was surprised to see that it will take them 30 business days to review and approve my blog! Obviously in the meantime they get a one month link to their directory from my blog for free. I also wonder how many people submit their blog and forget to check one month later if their blog was added to bloghints or not... I will check it and update this post in 30 days. This is what they write:
"A reciprocal link is required to your blog's homepage is required. Submissions without a reciprocal link will be rejected.
Reciprocal Blogs will be approved within 30 business days"

Also, it says that my link will be live for 1 year only... after that I'll have to resubmit. You should take that into consideration if you are thinking to submit your blog on bloghints.

UPDATE 1:
it looks like it's going to take me more time than what I thought... there is an error message on bloghints and I can't submit my blog... here is the message I get:
Warning: Smarty error: validate: validator id 'v_LINK_TYPE' is not registered. in /home/bloghint/public_html/libs/smarty/Smarty.class.php on line 1095

I will write them and notify them of the mistake... we'll see what they say.

Recommendation: Good

Give reciprocal links from a PR 0 page

I found a new feature in blogger (jump break in HTML)that will enable me to continue reviewing blog directories without linking to them from my blog's homepage, which has a higher page rank.


This creates a "read more" link that directs to another page (with lower PR than the homepage).

Let's see if it works, I will add "more" as described on the image above.

Google PR updates

This is just an update that the next google PR update should happen very soon.

Is it worth to continue submitting your blog to indexes?

Should you continue submitting your blog to indexes?

Is it worth to continue submitting your blog to indexes or directories? Once a blog achieves a certain PR (for example PR3 like this blog), that a question worth asking.

On the one hand, you want inbound links in order to increase your blogs ranking in the "eyes" of google. On the other hand, most of these blog directories or blog indexes, request that you link back to them in exchange for submitting. This can be tricky, especially if your posts appear on the homepage like on this blogspot blog.

You may end up linking to them from a PR3 webpage while they link back to your blog from a PR0 webpage. So, probably the best next steps to to try to improve your google PR without buying links, are:

1. Find blog directories that will link to you from PR3 or more webpages. That way you won't end up exchanging links with a low PR indexes.

2. Get inbound links without having to link back. This can be done by posting comments on high PR pages.

3. Be active in forums.

4. Post blogs on RSS feeds.

seniority.co.uk (not recommended)

Hello! I'm back and hopefully will stay around for a while. A long period since my last post, and I thought I'd share a fact I just found out.

I co-own a gaming website since 2004. Back then, we added a "link exchange" page for the purpose of increasing our page rank by linking to related websites /indexes and receiving in return a link back.

5 years later (it was about time) I decided to start checking who is still linking back to us. Below is my first finding:
A UK based directory named seniority.co.uk removed our link. I tried to find out a way to contact the site owner and guess what, nothing under "contact us" actually leads to a way to contact them. By the way, their google page rank is 5... who know how many other sites were cheated by them.

Recommendation: Not recommended

My new blog

This post was removed as I didn't get the chance to update that blog. there should be new stuff coming up sometime soon...

topblogarea.com

QUOTE: This is the little tracker code you need, you need to place it on your blog or else our tracking system wont be able to count your visitors and rank your blog. The tracker will look like this



UPDATE: About a year later I checked this site again and I did see my blog listed there. However, there wasn't a real link to my blog, there was a redirected link. This means that when you mouse over the link it does not point directly to my blog, it first goes to an internal link on their database and after it redirects to my blog, so it is not a quality link for SEO... because of this I removed their link from my blog.

Recommendation: You decide...

Sites linking to your blog

There are many ways to check who is linking to your blog. Wholinks2me.com is one of them. To see who is who is linking to this blog click here:
Who links to my blog?

PR checking tools

1.) There are a few sites and tools whereby you can check your PR. For example DomainPageRank.com.

superblogdirectory.com (not recommended)

QUOTE: Your site has been added to our submission queue. If you wish to gain more exposure for your blog, consider using one of our upgrade packages listed below
They charge $10 for the above.
They added my blog to their directory but a few months later I got an email saying that my blog was rejected... I wonder why... I emailed their admin to ask why they decided to remove the link to my blog from their directory, let's see what he says.
superblogdirectory.com (I removed their link as well, watch out)

Recommendation: Changed to NOT recommended

2-review.com (Not recommended)

They request to add their link first:

QUOTE: Link Submitted. Thank You!

This is the message they've been showing for the last few weeks:
Bandwidth Limit Exceeded
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later.
Recommendation: Not recommended

Findingblog.com

QUOTE: Thank you! We will send you an email once your submission has been validated. In return for our free listing service, we ask you to put a reciprocal link on your blog.
I removed their link after several emails to webmaster at findingblog.com remained unanswered


I changed my recommendation from bad to god for findingblog.com, after reading the comment that Heris left on this post. Thanks Heris! For more details read comments of this post. This is a good chance to thank all the bloggers who post comments and manifest their interest and appreciation!

Recommendation: Good

Bloghacking.com (Not recommended)

QUOTE: Thank you! Your link was submitted for consideration
You'll be asked to add a reciprocal link in your blog.
After they got a few inboud links and got page rank, they changed the consept of their website...
They seem to have changed the consept of their site, you won't be able to find a submition link...(see comments of this blog)

Recommendation: Not recommended

Rocketinfo.com (Irrelevant)

Looks like their submition form is not working QUOTE: The url does not refer to a valid RSS or ATOM feed.
I sent them an email, waiting for an answer...
They have changed the whole consept of their website, they are no longer a directory and their PR is 9

Recommendation: Irrelevant

blogtree.com

QUOTE: Bandwidth Limit Exceeded
The server is temporarily unable to service your request due to the site owner reaching his/her bandwidth limit. Please try again later.
Will check again later on

Recommendation: On hold

Blogz.com (Not recommended)

QUOTE: Congratulations! The url has been submitted for validation. It will be reviewed soon, and added to our database.
blogz.com
After they got a few inbbound links and got page rank, they removed the option fo submiting a blog...

Recommendation: Not recommended

Blogstreet.com

QUOTE: Thank you for submitting the blog.
You will be notified through email when the blog is added to our system.
They only add blogs that are related to India

Recommendation: You decide