I have a high(er) traffic blog (really, I do. It surprising to even me). I have lots of friends and get decent comments. I have my lovely loyal subscribers that never fail to make me smile. I am happy with how my little blog is doing.
So why do I put so much stock into my stupid Google Page Rank??
Google doesn’t even put much stock into it.
Yet I, along with thousands of other bloggers, am OBSESSED.
I spent months at zero. Months. I was getting twenty thousand unique visitors per month and I was a big fat zero. I was so upset about it. PR and media folk are told to look at it. So when you are at zero, you miss out on a lot of good opportunities…so I thought. Then one day, I went up to a THREE. A three!? YAY me!
I felt validated. Like all my hard work was paying off. The Google Gods noticed me.
“All Praise the Google Gods!”
I saw my other friends that had spent months at a PR5 go down to zero and ones. Everyone said “it doesn’t matter.” Yet I was SO happy to be a three. I just read quietly so as to not make them feel bad all the while I was wondering…what did I do right that they did wrong?
The answer: Absolutely NOTHING.
The Google Gods were just not smiling on them at the time.
Google is fickle.
Google sucks.
Just today, I started at 3. Went to 0. After a while I landed at 2.
What the hell, GOOGLE?!
So I am done with Google. DONE. I am removing the little page rank plug in that tells me my magic number. No longer will I check my rank and compare myself to others. I will not watch as my numbers dance around all day long keeping my stomach in knots wondering where it will land. I will remove my PR button from my media page. I do not care what my rank is anymore.
I am a good blogger. I have wonderful friends and awesome company’s to work with.
Done.
Stupid Google.
I agree Google PR makes no sense whatsoever. I have a blog, that I lost interest in & lies neglected (after less than 20 posts mind you). It has the same rank as one I don’t post on much anymore, but busted my chops promoting. Even worse, the Christmas blog I have lost it’s pagerank, just as it’s seasonal traffic started pooring in… um..that is senseless… I had a PR of 2 on that one, when no one but the moths were visiting.
Thus I am not sweating PR on my new blogging home…. so there… PR is poo.
Yeah, Google sucks. I’m a 3…last time I checked, but for 2 1.2 months after I bought my domain name I was n/a. When I asked about it, I was told that I was considered a new blog and had to “earn” it back. Uh, WTF?? It was all the same content, so why does it matter?
Google sucks.
Hi there! It’s me…smilinggreenmom
I just saw your comment on my blog (thank you) and came here to see yours! I love it! This is really adorable and fun 
I am so thankful that you had this post as I was just wondering how to get stats n stuff. I actually registered w google yesterday but have not yet added the plug-in. Maybe I shouldn’t!!! Thanks for the info and for coming to “see” me 
{{hugs}}
Lynn
ooh…yeah, google will start to drive you bonkers if you let it!! LOL!
thanks for thinking my blog is cute and fun.
I appreciate it!
I am right there with you! I’m new to the game and have been reading so much about the Google Rank and so far haven’t gotten further into it. Despite that, I still am able to get PR responses to feature to reviews and giveaways. So, I am not worried about Google either.
You are a good blogger and you know where you stand with your readers and followers. Best of luck moving forward!
I have to say that I love Kim’s explanation. Google is drunk.
YEs Google sucks, but at the moment I have to be nice to them since they gave me a 4. I know it’s only a mtter of time till they take it back though,
Kas
Isn’t crazy how much we can all obsess over this number that for all we can tell is totally random and nonsensical. It’s insane. And, yet, I care. LOL
Be strong! Just say NO! LOL
I had a company tell me they only worked with people with Google rankings of 5 or higher. FIVE? I have yet to see anyone with a 5. So yeah, at the end of the day, who cares?
I’m new to blogging and I’m afraid to even look at something like Google rank because I know I’d obsess CONSTANTLY. I’m so glad I read your post before I dove in. Thank you thank you!