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Toolbar PageRank Update In Progress?

Stephen Cronin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:10:14 +0000

I’ve just noticed that both the Search Status extension for Firefox and the Google Toolbar for IE are reporting More Than Scratch The Surface as having a toolbar PageRank of 5. This is 1 higher than the PR4 the site had the last time I noticed (a couple of days ago). … [visit site to read more]

Don’t Let Your CommentLuv Be Stolen Away!

Stephen Cronin — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:50:49 +0000

Many WordPress blogs are adopting the CommentLuv plugin, because it gives readers extra incentive to make a comment – it automatically adds a link to the commentator’s latest post at the end of their comment.

This is great for the commentator, for several reasons outlined below. However, some people are not taking full advantage of the benefits. … [visit site to read more]

Finally – The Google Slap…

Stephen Cronin — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 03:39:30 +0000

More Than Scratch The Surface has finally been penalised by Google. I noticed today that my toolbar PageRank has dropped from PR4 to PR0. It appears to only be a toolbar PR penalty – I am still in the same place in the SERPs. … [visit site to read more]

Final Thoughts On The PageRank Debacle

Stephen Cronin — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:35:02 +0000

Many things have been said about the recent toolbar PageRank update. Most tend to agree that PageRank has lost relevance and that we shouldn’t place too much importance on it. Most of us feel it’s time to move on and stop talking about it. I’ll do that, but not until I’ve had a final say on the matter. … [visit site to read more]

Google PageRank From PR0 To PR4? Maybe…

Stephen Cronin — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 15:47:40 +0000

I’ve been an interested reader in the current PageRank blogstorm, but not an active participant. I haven’t been affected personally as this blog was created after the last toolbar update, so my PageRank has been 0.

After reading Andy Beard’s Real or Fake PageRank Update In Progress, I decided to see what the PageRank checkers were saying about my site. The answer: It seems I’ve jumped from PR0 to PR4! … [visit site to read more]

Roundup – Plugins, Milestones and Storms

Stephen Cronin — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:28:54 +0000

This is the first update / roundup style post on More Than Scratch The Surface. I originally thought I’d stick to articles, but I can now see the need to write about things that aren’t worth a full post. Expect to see these occasionally. … [visit site to read more]