» When’s the next Google PR update?

September 19th, 2008 by Dave

When’s the next Google PR update?

Category General, Google | 44 comments »

No seriously… stop laughing… get the hell back up from the floor…. This isn’t funny.

Ok, so we all know that it’s oft updated, mere representation of the floating point internal and lives a love-hate relationship with link sellers (and builders) the world over. We know the direct correlation of ToolBar PR (TBPR) and rankings is minimal at best. So yer a genius.. pleasure to meet you.

You see I get alerts on a ton of things each day in the ‘ol inbox;

Google Alerts for Buzz tracking
G-Alerts for Google Dorks
Forum thread replies
Social Median news
New goodies on social media sites
Google Webmaster Help

And it was that last one that had me going this morning. One gets used to seeing it on many SEO boards out there….usually noobs – or link merchants. But this fine morning I noticed it (asking about PR updates) twice on the Google boards…ha ha ha ha a ha… and why is that so funny? Because Google surely understands there are few reasons to get excited about TBPR beyond links. It’s like yelling “Hey I am a link fixated search manipulator – Look at me!!”

Duh Magazine

Yes, I understand some peeps still just get an emotional response to new (higher) TBPR… but not nearly as many these days as there are those wanting to somehow capitalize on the little green bar (LGB). I dearly hope none of these peeps are putting URLs in their profiles if ya know what I mean…

In one of the FAQ’s on the Webmaster Help boards has this;

“I have a lot of new links pointing to my site, but my site’s Toolbar PageRank has not changed in months.

Don’t worry . We actually recalculate PageRank quite frequently, but only push Toolbar PageRank updates occasionally. This is our respectful hint for you to worry less about PageRank, which is but one of over 200 signals that can affect how your site is crawled, indexed and ranked. ”

And while that is a great answer, anyone asking about links and TBPR on a Google Board should be drawn and quartered. I don’t care if it is an innocent question… it’s akin to asking the cops where the best fields are to grow your pot. Sure, they would know… but uh…

It’s everywhere sadly

You merely have to step inside the front door at forums such as Digital Point(less) to find a slew of “When’s the next update” or other related and equally useless TBPR discussions… which usually incorrectly talk about PR… when most don’t grasp the difference.

So to all you nutters that simply can’t stop talking about TBPR… do yourself a favour and don’t go asking Google… That’s a lifetime subscription to DUH magazine

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44 comments to “ When’s the next Google PR update? ”

# 1 Darth Guru has said:
September 19th, 2008 at 10:08 am
Yar ye speaks tru on PR. Yo ho ho n a bottle O’ Dumb.
# 2 Dave has said:
September 19th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Lol…. yes the whole ‘Talk like a Pirate Day’ is in full force today. Thanks though, not like I haven’t seen it enough on Twitter…yikes.

And yes, it’s easy to rant at dumb-asses
# 3 Christopher Mason has said:
September 22nd, 2008 at 11:15 am
Well, I guess I got a lifetime subscription to DUH magazine, because I won’t ever figure this stuff out.

“200 signals”?

GEEEZZZ!!
# 4 Dave has said:
September 24th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Well, once you start to digest it all… it’s like learning anything – it becomes second nature after a while… so just keep reading, testing and things get easier ;0)
# 5 CC Scuba has said:
September 26th, 2008 at 6:08 am
Great post, Ive been wondering about how to go about directories for a whiole now regarding having different phrases (Keywords) etc.
# 6 Vitiligo has said:
October 9th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
for your kind info that the SERP (search result position) is some thing different to the PR which are seen at the google tool bar. with the links the SERP vary but PR in toolbar varies when google update the data for the toolbar normally after 4 months.
# 7 Make Money From Home has said:
October 10th, 2008 at 10:32 am
Interesting and funny
Now seriously,according to previous past years PR updates I think that next PR update can be at the and of December.Just my 2 cents
# 8 Diseñador Web Freelance has said:
October 20th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
when will google update the backlinks?
# 9 José has said:
November 5th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
Hi,

This Xmas, even Santa is worried about his PR….:-)

Take care,

José
# 10 Ashley has said:
November 20th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Nice post. I had no idea just how complicated it was. And your right… How dumb is it to ask Google about page rank! I’d never try it…
# 11 Matthew Lloyd has said:
December 10th, 2008 at 5:39 am
This page ranked highly on Google for the search term ‘next Google update 2008′ and yet its only a PR 0, so you don’t necessarily need PR to rank well for your search term.
# 12 Igrice has said:
January 30th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Hey, this page has PR 2 now! Congratulations
# 13 Detoam has said:
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:04 pm
I don’t think it’s dumb to be asking about PR updates. I hear a lot about how unimportant it is. However I also see a lot of evidence to contrary.
# 14 Internet Marketing Course has said:
February 26th, 2009 at 6:35 am
Your PR today is 2 so you’re obviously doing something right!
# 15 Crafting Copper Blog has said:
March 12th, 2009 at 8:44 am
Sometimes TBPR is important enough to warrant looking into a crystal ball to find out when the next update is going to happen. TBPR is a gauge for others to judge a sites worthiness in linking campaigns, if you rank 0, it is like being the stinky kid at school and noone wants to play with you.
# 16 Kristian has said:
March 17th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
I know it is pointless but it still is a bit exciting to see the new pr after each update.
# 17 Jaydowg has said:
March 25th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Ya know, I don’t think its a bad thing people getting excited or anxious about a tb update.

A PRTB update is nice because it gives you a visual confirmation that all the hard work your doing is working. Obviously this is also pointed out from your logs and sales ect… but its nice to see every 3/4 months how far your site is coming along.
# 18 Pakistani Drama has said:
May 9th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
what is PRTB?
# 19 Rocky has said:
May 25th, 2009 at 6:24 am
When is the next update in 2009?
# 20 Cinema Boy has said:
May 25th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
I think I fear more about page rank dropping than it increasing. I keep an eye on it all the time, never know what Google are going to try next!
# 21 michael has said:
June 11th, 2009 at 11:50 pm
is there any news as far as when google will be doing its next pr update? I believe last time it was March 30th. Im hoping it stays every 3 months and it updates the end of June.
# 22 Redy has said:
June 21st, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Still longing for the next update, hope my PR will going to improve soon.
# 23 I don't know but I think something thinks this helps has said:
June 23rd, 2009 at 11:22 am
Hey what do we care we have been PR1 for 3 years maybe one day we will be 2 who knows. Be nice to at least look a bit more professional oh well.
# 24 finance blog has said:
August 13th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
I believe that no one can answer this question.
# 25 chris has said:
August 14th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
Ive heard google gives out PR every 3 months, we should be due an update soon if thats the case
# 26 chris ward has said:
August 26th, 2009 at 10:02 am
i thought it was every 3 months page rank is dished out, i think long tail keyword are a better thing to target while waiting for pr
# 27 michael has said:
August 26th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Sometime at the end of august
# 28 limo news has said:
September 4th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
It’s been a while now, so should be quite soon.
# 29 josetpauline has said:
September 8th, 2009 at 3:47 am
hmm.. im stil to have a page rank!
# 30 Max Tech has said:
September 10th, 2009 at 10:53 am
PR updates seem to be happening more and more frequently. I think they now happen about once every 3 months.
# 31 Christiane F. has said:
September 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 pm
It´s not important when the next google page rank update will be…it is important that you are working EVERY day on optimizing your page rank… working is gold, doing nothing is silver….
# 32 Alex has said:
September 25th, 2009 at 7:49 am
I would also like to know when will be the next update!
# 33 Adult Webmasters has said:
September 28th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
Well, it may seem silly that people involved in seo care so much about google pr and when it’s updates, but don’t forget that other people are interested in it too. The higher my PR is on my sites, the more money I make. I’ve never noticed anything directly related between google pr and my traffic, but people in charge of internet seo and marketing for any given site will pay me more and more often if my google PR is higher.
# 34 kholu has said:
September 30th, 2009 at 8:09 am
I know PR is just one factor in lading in top 10 search result still I want high PR.
So nobody knows when next PR update come
# 35 SEO Manchester has said:
October 1st, 2009 at 10:12 am
Roumor has it the Google PR update should be rolling out across the web from today 01 oct 09 right through to the end of the month.
# 36 Cigarest Samples has said:
October 30th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
Got my PR update today PR 2 .. Google is updating
# 37 Tony Morrison has said:
November 3rd, 2009 at 8:48 pm
I was actually trying to figure out when they update pr and still dont know does anyone know?
# 38 msg has said:
November 21st, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Google gets more and more complicated every year. Not sure what changes are comming soon but i can only hope my hard earned backlinks are still usefull
# 39 Jessica has said:
December 5th, 2009 at 3:13 am
Google does not update pageranks like before every 3 months considering the last update was 4 months ago,now generally updates individual sites, to be honest no one knows whats going on with pagerank update anymore
# 40 Targeted advertisement has said:
December 16th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Thanks for the info. SEO is so tricky, so many things to understand!
# 41 Dave M has said:
December 22nd, 2009 at 9:53 am
Thanks. Reading this was a complete waste of time. Title your articles better. Maybe something like Why My Opinion doesnt Matter on Google PR
# 42 Free WoW has said:
January 6th, 2010 at 12:19 pm
“Hey I am a link fixated search manipulator – Look at me!!”

Haha very nice
# 43 Jason has said:
January 9th, 2010 at 6:00 pm
I just try to concentrate on content for my website, and my make money at home blog. I dont worry abou Google page rank so much, it will come eventually. Build up some quality backlinks, and add content to your website, or blog frequently and Google will reward you. Great topic!
# 44 mick has said:
March 7th, 2010 at 8:00 am
i thought it was every 3 months page rank is dished out, i think long tail keyword are a better thing to target while waiting for pr