SEO FAQ - Google Page Rank ( PR )

1.) I am changing my domain but want to keep my PR, how do I do it?
A 301 redirect is the most efficient and spider/visitor friendly strategy around
for web sites that are hosted on servers running Apache (check with your hosting
service if you aren't sure). It's not that hard to implement and it should preserve
your search engine rankings for that particular page. If you *have* to change
file names or move pages around, it's the safest option. If you are unfamiliar
with editing your .htaccess file, you should ask your hosting company for help.

2.) I have a new site but it has no PR .I have backlinks, etc When does
it update?
A. It updates internally every day or so, (every time google's spider follows
a link through to your site) you may see a difference in the SERPs very soon,
however you will not see the backlink appear in a link:www.domain.com command
search in google, until google do an official backlink update.

3.) I noticed my PR in the Google directory is different from my PR
on the toolbar, Why?
A:This is because the google directory gets its listings from DMOZ. As with
google's PR and backlink updates, it only updates its directory every so often,
so your site may be showing an old PR.

There are also a host of "theories" such as "Googles Directory
is on a scale of 0 to 8" and "The Directory PR is actually a comparison
between you and other sites in the Directory". No matter what you may believe,
it is most important to state that they rarely match and this is VERY common.

4.) When does Google update backlinks and PR?

A: There isn't a set schedule as many times an update is skipped or late. Backlinks
on average are updated around once a month while PR has seemed to move to quarterly.
The best way to "guess" when the next update will be is to utilize
the SEOChat Calendar.