Time To Check Your Google Ranking

One of the more important tasks in relation to search engine indices involves the keeping this content fresh and up to date. To accomplish this, search engines have developed a number of procedures designed to refresh and update their respective databases. In all likelihood, the most popular of these events has to be when Google performs a backlink and PageRank update, which happens throughout the year at determined intervals.

Google Issues Updates For Backlinks SEO world to sit-up and take notice. How did this update affect you? Discuss at SearchEngineRoundtable, currently, the following Google datacenters have been affected by these updates: In order to see if the backlink update has affected your site, visit any of the datacenters (as well as the standard Google.com page) and perform a backlink check using the following command: link:www.nameofsite.com However, it is important to remember Google only provides a cross-section of the backlinks pointing to the site; they do not show a comprehensive list. Be that as it may, whenever Google issues updates affecting their search index, people who follow-up do indeed notice changes, especially if they are considered negative. A good place to follow when Google updates occur is Apple.com this morning, I noticed the PageRank box was grayed-out; an indication the site has no PageRank information. However, if you navigate to the iPod portion of the Apple's site, the PR score is a full 10, as are most of the sections. On the other hand, the http://www.mac.com/WebObjects/Welcome.woa?aff=consumer&cty=US&lang=en Because the link structure has changed from when the .Mac portion had a 10 ranking, it appears as if these changes has affected the way the PR score is being passed on to this particular section. All in all, this appears to be one of the milder updates, at least reaction-wise. normal commentary, but a lot of other forums seem to be paying only passing lip service to the events that began over the Labor Day weekend. Chris Richardson is a search engine writer and editor for latest search news.