Comments on: Blogger Custom Domains and PageRank http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/ Blog Tips for Bloggers by the Original Blogging Resource - Blog Bloke Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:53:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1337 Blog Bloke Wed, 28 Mar 2007 06:34:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1337 Believe it or not, being a pest is something that I'm very good at ;-) Believe it or not, being a pest is something that I’m very good at ;-)

]]> By: Elaine Vigneault http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1336 Elaine Vigneault Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:48:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1336 Keep pestering Technorati. It took them a month but now they index 2kbloggers.com (as you know at first they refused to). <br/><br/>Google can take a long time. When I switched from LiveJournal to my own domain it took them 2 months to index my site. Keep pestering Technorati. It took them a month but now they index 2kbloggers.com (as you know at first they refused to).

Google can take a long time. When I switched from LiveJournal to my own domain it took them 2 months to index my site.

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1335 Blog Bloke Tue, 20 Mar 2007 19:32:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1335 To answer Dave, yes my traffic data is better than ever so I suppose that's the bottom line. And I wholeheartedly agree that Technorati is useless. I suppose Sifry is just too busy fraternising with his money grubbing cronies @ the 'Elite Retreat' in San Francisco.<br/><br/>And Paula, that's something you can always count on from the Bloke. I will always give you the straight goods, no matter what. To answer Dave, yes my traffic data is better than ever so I suppose that’s the bottom line. And I wholeheartedly agree that Technorati is useless. I suppose Sifry is just too busy fraternising with his money grubbing cronies @ the ‘Elite Retreat’ in San Francisco.

And Paula, that’s something you can always count on from the Bloke. I will always give you the straight goods, no matter what.

]]> By: Paula Neal Mooney http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1334 Paula Neal Mooney Tue, 20 Mar 2007 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1334 Yes, this is the one reason I've stuck with my domain for now, because my Technorati ranking is rising and good for stuff like PayPerPost that I use...<br/><br/>Thanks for being so honest in this post.<br/><br/>I pray Technorati fixes this issue soon.<br/><br/>Paula Yes, this is the one reason I’ve stuck with my domain for now, because my Technorati ranking is rising and good for stuff like PayPerPost that I use…

Thanks for being so honest in this post.

I pray Technorati fixes this issue soon.

Paula

]]> By: Dave http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1333 Dave Tue, 20 Mar 2007 10:20:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1333 Also, you have to remember that PageRank you are shown by Google is only the public PageRank, which is only released/updated every 3 or 4 months.<br/><br/>So switching to a new custom domain will drop your public pagerank to 0. At the very least until the next public update.<br/><br/>What matters is the internal pagerank at google, which is updated and tweaked constantly.<br/><br/>So the question is, after making the switch to a custom domain did your hits from google searches drop off sharply for any length of time?<br/>If not, then your pagerank is being properly transferred over internally at google, and eventually your public pagerank will catch up during some of the next updates.(Note, from what I've seen, this should be the case)<br/><br/>As far as technorati, well they're useless. I don't even consider them anymore. Also, you have to remember that PageRank you are shown by Google is only the public PageRank, which is only released/updated every 3 or 4 months.

So switching to a new custom domain will drop your public pagerank to 0. At the very least until the next public update.

What matters is the internal pagerank at google, which is updated and tweaked constantly.

So the question is, after making the switch to a custom domain did your hits from google searches drop off sharply for any length of time?
If not, then your pagerank is being properly transferred over internally at google, and eventually your public pagerank will catch up during some of the next updates.(Note, from what I’ve seen, this should be the case)

As far as technorati, well they’re useless. I don’t even consider them anymore.

]]> By: Blog Bloke http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1332 Blog Bloke Tue, 20 Mar 2007 07:13:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1332 At the same time perhaps we shouldn't dwell on it either. I remember a video (I posted about it somewhere) where a Google rep said everyone obsesses too much over pagerank.<br/><br/>What's important is the old links are being forwarded to the new URL and I can only hope that the pagerank will eventually catch up.<br/><br/>Getting Technorati's cooperation however is another issue. At the same time perhaps we shouldn’t dwell on it either. I remember a video (I posted about it somewhere) where a Google rep said everyone obsesses too much over pagerank.

What’s important is the old links are being forwarded to the new URL and I can only hope that the pagerank will eventually catch up.

Getting Technorati’s cooperation however is another issue.

]]> By: protesto http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1331 protesto Tue, 20 Mar 2007 06:17:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1331 I have same worries, but couldn't find a solution. I have same worries, but couldn’t find a solution.

]]> By: Jason Heath http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1330 Jason Heath Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:59:00 +0000 http://www.blogbloke.com/blogger-custom-domains-and-pagerank/#comment-1330 That is also my biggest fear with the custom domains. I have good search engine juice for my niche, and I worry about upsetting the cart. That is also my biggest fear with the custom domains. I have good search engine juice for my niche, and I worry about upsetting the cart.

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