Yes it’s true, Google likes bloggers again! Like many others, I’ve been granted my PageRank back, although it is considerably lower than the PageRank that we were boasting about prior to being deranked.

I had worked hard to get my PR4 status, submitting to directories, promoting on forums/other blogs and even paying for linkbacks - why? Because at the time PPP programs loved you if you had a higher PR, higher PR, higher payout .

I was quite surprised that I got my PageRank back, considering this blog is lying idle alot nowadays - due to me being tied up elsewhere most evenings and weekends. There is no time to research, plan nor write anymore, although I probably could make a better effort at posting - I now have more motivation, now that my PageRank has been reinstated!

It appears other bloggers have been given the same treatment from Google, Smemon has gotten his PageRank back around the same time as myself :smile: .

It appears, like many other bloggers, that I’ve been bitch slapped by Google - over my participation in paid reviews etc… Although my mini-stab at Google may have increased my chances of having my blog downgraded to PR0 - after I worked so hard to get PR4, oh well shit happens!

What amazes me is, that Google hasn’t dared to completely strip the ‘big time bloggers’ of their PageRanks - it could be that they know better. But they don’t mind diminishing small-time, humble bloggers like myself! The likes of Mr. Chow have only been downgraded one maybe two marks, while the bulk of their users (Adsense wise), us small-time bloggers which use Adsense to gain some revenue from our blogs, and as there has recently been a drought from Adsense revenue here PayPerPost, Text Link Ads and other such services have helped generate revenue just to help cover running costs of the website!

We always thought Google was a nice company…looks like they’re just throwing the toys out of their pram!

I had previously written about how Google PageRank had taken a nose dive and it’s datacenters were down for every site/domain. Well it appears after many on and off spells it’s now running steady. We’ve obtained our PR4 back, and I’ve noticed that a number of well known bloggers (to me anyway!) have been downgraded, in Googles latest playground strop over many blogs accepting paid reviews, posts, links etc… It appears that Google wants to be the governing body of online revenue!

Well it appears that many bloggers and alternative services are retaliating - and Google may just give in! Basically, it all started when Google starting kicking bloggers off their Adsense programme, with accusations of “clicking fraud” which is like treason in the online PPC circle! When it appears that they weren’t (or so they claim! :eek: ), and Google were letting the power go to their heads when Bloggers turned to alternative services to earn money online such as Text Link Ads, PayPerPost, ReviewMe, & Bidvertiser - a sort of screw you to Google.

Google later retaliated to the bloggers by demoting their PageRanks to PR0 - meaning that through the likes of the PayPerPost system, their blog wouldn’t be as desirable then one with a higher rank - so they wouldn’t get work and inevitably go crawling back to Google. Google may have won the battle, but they sure as god haven’t won the war!

With the deranking of many bloggers, they’ve basically shot themselves in the foot! Adsense counts for a large bulk of Google’s online revenue, and bloggers would easily make up a majority of memberships on the Adsense programme. So if Bloggers are in retaliation with Google, Google stands to lose a nice chunk of income from it’s Adsense program if all bloggers were to drop it!

You may notice that I’m running Adsense on this site as a means of income. I’ve been lucky, that my site isn’t riddled with sponsored posts, text link ads or Googles competitors - so I’ve just about been kept off Googles radar! For now! :twisted:

Just noticed this evening, all my sites are now reading PR0, I got a bit of a shock when I saw the button on this site at PR0 - I thought Google had decided to “sock it to me” and other bloggers, and derank us to PR0.

Upon futher ‘investigation’ I found that any site I typed into the PageRank checker came up PR0. So I’m under the assumption that their datacenters are down - but all of them? :???:

Could possibly have some implications for bloggers, who are required to have certain ranks, and stats to partake in various revenue earning thingys…lets hope this PR issue is solved!

09/11/07: Still down

12/11/07: Reports have said, it was back briefly - but filled with errors!

(Although, I could be bullshitting, and it’s actually my PC that’s messed up…)

As per my last post, you may guess that I’m spending my weekend…and some of my week down here in Cork, “on the buses”. Luckily this time I can get some internet access in the form of a phoneline. It’s Dial-up, but I cannot complain as it’s internet after all - I must not announce that I formally retract the previous statement about being a Broadband snob!

I got a nice little pick-me-up tonight when I logged in to find my Page Rank has improved (having expected a decrease in rankings!) from Pr3, to PR4, still a nice surprise. Wasn’t expecting any sort of increase whatsoever in the recent crawlings,but sure every little helps!

Now as for me, I’m off to my leaba for a good nights kip - been a busy “exciting” day of “funfilled” activities, and Ireland’s bestest ever breadrolls. Although I’ll write all about that when I’m at home at comfortable suroundings with Broadband!