As of last Friday (29th of September) Google is rolling out an update to its pagerank system and the results are at the monent unpredictable. Part of the problem is rolling it to all the datacenters Google uses. 

Last week we resolved a problem regarding getting different results from using the www and non www version of this website with a 301 redirect. On the updated sites we should show a PR of 4 or 5 for both, yet on some DC's we still show 1 for the non www version of our domain name.

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What is PageRank?

The Pagerank is a figure from 1 to 10 assisgned by Google to a website. The higher the pagerank the higher the value placed on the website. We will shortly be adding a detailed FAQ on PR to this site. Many factors can influence the PR, from the number and quality of links, correct Meta tags and most important the content of the site.

Does a High PR get me up the search results?

No, there are some sites with low or no PR and a high ranking on the results (SERPS) However a good PR is an indication of the general quality of the website and as it can take time to obtain should be worked on and maintanined. 

What can Chicsystems do for me on this?

 We are working to use Google Sitemaps for our clients, we can now do 301 redirects to remove the problems of dual ranking with www and non www versions of a site. Additionally we as always are keeping up on the latest developements in the Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) world to have quality linking strategies, better content, up to date Meta tags and relevant keywords.

These features are included for ALL our clients as standard. It is now not enough to have a good website unless people can find it.  We amim to give our clients both.