How Long Does It Take to Get Page Rank?

One of the questions I'm asked almost daily by my readers is how long does it take for Google to assign page rank. If you've ever wondered the same thing, here's the answer to that question:

It usually takes at least three full months for all of your inbound links to be calculated and counted as backlinks. Google's PageRank is calculated based on the relevancy, quantity and quality of your inbound links, as well as the number of outbound links there are on your website. Generally speaking, the fewer outbound links a website has the better.

Conversely, the higher the PR of your inbound links, the more PR is assigned to your website. For example, a website with a very respectable Google PR of 5 or 6, but with many outbound links, might be assigned much less PR than a PR3 site with only a couple of outbound links. You can track your page rank by downloading Google's tool bar, or by using one of the numerous sites that will allow you to check your PR. One such site is http://www.pagerankchecker.biz.

Google assigns PR on a case by case basis, and there are simply too many variables to estimate what your particular PR will be. So you just have to be patient and wait and see what Google decides to do. Let me further elaborate:

Google's PR is an algorithm used by Google to assign scores to websites based on the number and quality of other websites that link to it. The purpose of PR is to give an indication of the relative importance of a particular site. Generally speaking, sites with a higher PR will appear in the search results ahead of those sites with lower page ranks. Therefore, a high PR is very important and desirable.

The scores assigned (or at least the scores which are made visible to those outside of Google) are in the 0 to 10 range, where 0 is very bad and 10 is exceptionally good. For example, a PR of 4 is considered good and is achievable for most sites. A PR of 5 or 6 is extremely hard to achieve, but possible. And a PR of 7-10 is generally achieved only by sites that are household names.

So can you increase your PR? Absolutely, but it takes time. The key is continually adding as many relevant, quality inbound links from respected websites as you possibly can. That's really all that you can do. The rest is up to Google.

By the way, I should point out the numbers I'm using are not a scientifically conclusive by any means. The information I'm sharing with you is based on my own personal experience. Your mileage may vary.

Dale King is the owner of GuruKnowledge.org - The Ultimate Internet Marketing Resource!

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