[meteorite-list] 2013 Meteorite Website Pagerank Report

From: Ruben Garcia <rubengarcia85382_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2013 20:15:28 -0700
Message-ID: <CAJet4mMjDpj_ESviBwgEPp=4ov0x2Dr3e4Nioy5ooDE5-KU9Rg_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Mike,

Cool stuff for sure.

However, the rankings are only part of the story. For example, my
website Mr-Meteorite.net and MrMeteorite.com (I own both names but
they lead to the same site) only fell because nearly two years ago I
removed all content from my site. As some may recall I had millions of
views on my youtube videos which were attached to my site.
Unfortunately, that was the problem! After all, I can only answer so
many "is this a meteorite" type emails. Since I've never really sold
meteorites from my site I figured it just wasn't worth it. It just
seemed to take a lot of time with little reward.

Strangely enough. I just re-posted a few of my greatest and most
watched videos back on my website this morning. They'll be available
until I get over run with questions again about meteorite hunting,
etching or I.D.

It'll be interesting to see what next year looks like.

On Sun, Dec 22, 2013 at 7:21 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks
<meteoritemike at gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings Meteorite Dealers,
>
> Three years ago, I released my first report of Google Pageranks for
> Meteorite Dealer Websites. If you missed it, I will briefly summarize
> what it was. I tracked down the URL for every meteorite dealer I
> could find - 89 of them. I then logged the Google Pagerank for all of
> those websites. Finally, I gave some details about what Google
> Pagerank (PR) is and why it is important for online sellers. I also
> gave some advice on how to increase your site's PR.
>
> In the three years since then, the meteorite world has undergone some
> changes and Google has changed it's PR formula. Both of these things
> are normal and inevitable. Google regularly tweaks it's PR formula to
> combat PR-cheating and to optimize the value of their search results.
> In essence, Google is constantly moving the goalposts, so to speak,
> and they are very secretive about how their PR formula works - this
> keeps web developers guessing and cheaters on their toes.
>
> Well, in the three years since my report, meteorite websites have
> taken a hit from Google. Apparently, Google does not think much of
> meteorite dealers, because it has punished a good number of us with a
> reduction in PR. Why? I have no idea, other than the fact that it
> obviously has something to do with the change in formula.
>
> I charged money for the last report. I am not going to charge for
> this one because this is not a full-blown report like the first.
> Also, I do not feel right charging for something that is not going to
> clearly benefit the buyer. While the advice in my first report was
> valid, Google decided to reduce many sites' PR for no apparent reason,
> so much of my advice was in vain. (Although, much of the advice is
> still good to consider.)
>
> So, let us cut to the chase. Listed first is the Google PR for all of
> the websites in the original 2010 report. Following that is a list of
> the current PR for those same websites as of 2013. Lastly, I will add
> some comments.
>
> First, the 2010 list : (sorted by PR and alphabetized)
>
> meteoritemarket.com - 6
> meteoriticalsociety.org - 6
> meteorcrater.com - 6
> aerolite.org - 5
> meteorites.asu.edu - 5
> meteorite.com - 5
> meteorite-times.com - 5
> meteoritecentral.com - 5
> meteorlab.com - 5
> meteoritemen.com - 5
> nyrockman.com - 5
> imca.cc - 5
> arizonaskiesmeteorites.com - 4
> bimsociety.org - 4
> encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com - 4
> galactic-stone.com - 4
> impactika.com - 4
> kansasmeteorite.com - 4
> meteoritesplus.com - 4
> meteoriteman.com - 4
> meteorites.com.au - 4
> meteorites.com - 4
> meteorites.tv - 4
> meteoritehunter.com - 4
> meteorite.fr - 4
> meteoriteguy.com - 4
> meteoritestudies.com - 4
> meteorman.org - 4
> meteoritelab.com - 4
> meteorites-for-sale.com - 4
> mhmeteorites.com - 4
> michaelbloodmeteorites.com - 4
> minresco.com - 4
> mr-meteorite.net - 4
> planetbrey.com - 4
> spacerocksuk.com - 4
> schoolersinc.com - 4
> sv-meteorites.com - 4
> bigkahuna-meteorites.com - 3
> carionmineraux.com - 3
> catchafallingstar.com - 3
> chladnis-heirs.com - 3
> fallingrocks.com - 3
> fernlea.tripod.com - 3
> haberer-meteorite.de - 3
> illinoismeteorites.com - 3
> jensenmeteorites.com - 3
> lunarrock.com - 3
> macovich.com - 3
> marmet-meteorites.com - 3
> meteoritecollector.org - 3
> meteoris.de - 3
> meteorite-lab.de - 3
> meteorite-shop.com - 3
> meteoritesusa.com - 3
> meteorite-mirko.de - 3
> meteorite-identification.com - 3
> meteoritelabels.com - 3
> meteoritefinder.com - 3
> meteoritica.com - 3
> nakhladogmeteorites.com - 3
> nevadameteorites.com - 3
> niger-meteorite-recon.de - 3
> outofabluesky.com - 3
> paleobond.com - 3
> rocksonfire.com - 3
> rocksfromspace.org - 3
> rocksfromheaven.com - 3
> saharamet.com - 3
> smf.com.ar - 3
> stevearnoldmeteorites.com - 3
> spacerox.net - 3
> star-bits.com - 3
> tektiteinc.com - 3
> wanderingstarmeteorites.com - 3
> caspermeteorites.com - 2
> cosmichighway.com - 2
> kdmeteorites.com - 2
> meteoriteblog.com - 2
> meteoritenhaus.de - 2
> mitterling.com - 2
> strufe.net - 2
> thetricottetcollection.com - 2
> meteoriteclub.com - 1
> qmig.net - 1
> emeraldislemeteorites.com - 0
> historicmeteorites.com - 0
> mhcmagazine.com - 0
> sahara-gems.com - 0
>
> ---
>
> Now the 2013 list. The first number is the 2010 PR. The second
> number in parentheses is the current 2013 PR.
>
> meteoritemarket.com - 6 (5)
> meteoriticalsociety.org - 6
> meteorcrater.com - 6 (5)
> aerolite.org - 5
> meteorites.asu.edu - 5
> meteorite.com - 5 (4)
> meteorite-times.com - 5 (4)
> meteoritecentral.com - 5 (4)
> meteorlab.com - 5 (4)
> meteoritemen.com - 5 (4)
> nyrockman.com - 5 (4)
> imca.cc - 5
> arizonaskiesmeteorites.com - 4
> bimsociety.org - 4
> encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com - 4 (5)
> galactic-stone.com - 4 (3)
> impactika.com - 4
> kansasmeteorite.com - 4 (3)
> meteoritesplus.com - 4
> meteoriteman.com - 4 (3)
> meteorites.com.au - 4
> meteorites.com - 4
> meteorites.tv - 4
> meteoritehunter.com - 4
> meteorite.fr - 4
> meteoriteguy.com - 4
> meteoritestudies.com - 4
> meteorman.org - 4 (3)
> meteoritelab.com - 4 (3)
> meteorites-for-sale.com - 4 (3)
> mhmeteorites.com - 4 (3)
> michaelbloodmeteorites.com - 4
> minresco.com - 4
> mr-meteorite.net - 4 (3)
> planetbrey.com - 4 (3)
> spacerocksuk.com - 4 (3)
> schoolersinc.com - 4
> sv-meteorites.com - 4
> bigkahuna-meteorites.com - 3
> carionmineraux.com - 3
> catchafallingstar.com - 3 (4)
> chladnis-heirs.com - 3 (0)
> fallingrocks.com - 3
> fernlea.tripod.com - 3
> haberer-meteorite.de - 3
> illinoismeteorites.com - 3 (2)
> jensenmeteorites.com - 3
> lunarrock.com - 3
> macovich.com - 3
> marmet-meteorites.com - 3
> meteoritecollector.org - 3
> meteoris.de - 3 (4)
> meteorite-lab.de - 3 (2)
> meteorite-shop.com - 3 (2)
> meteoritesusa.com - 3 (2)
> meteorite-mirko.de - 3 (2)
> meteorite-identification.com - 3 (4)
> meteoritelabels.com - 3
> meteoritefinder.com - 3 (2)
> meteoritica.com - 3
> nakhladogmeteorites.com - 3
> nevadameteorites.com - 3
> niger-meteorite-recon.de - 3
> outofabluesky.com - 3 (2)
> paleobond.com - 3
> rocksonfire.com - 3 (2)
> rocksfromspace.org - 3 (0)
> rocksfromheaven.com - 3 (0)
> saharamet.com - 3 (0)
> smf.com.ar - 3 (1)
> stevearnoldmeteorites.com - 3 (0)
> spacerox.net - 3 (2)
> star-bits.com - 3
> tektiteinc.com - 3 (0)
> wanderingstarmeteorites.com - 3 (2)
> caspermeteorites.com - 2 (1)
> cosmichighway.com - 2 (0)
> kdmeteorites.com - 2
> meteoriteblog.com - 2 (3)
> meteoritenhaus.de - 2
> mitterling.com - 2 (0)
> strufe.net - 2
> thetricottetcollection.com - 2 (4)
> meteoriteclub.com - 1 (0)
> qmig.net - 1 (0)
> emeraldislemeteorites.com - 0 (2)
> historicmeteorites.com - 0 (2)
> mhcmagazine.com - 0 (2)
> sahara-gems.com - 0 (1)
> ---
>
> Now for a little analysis. In 2010, Eric Twelker's Meteorite Market
> was the king of dealers in PR. Eric's site ranked a 6, which is quite
> high and was higher than any other meteorite dealer. The only other
> meteorite-related sites that ranked a 6 were the Meteoritical Society
> and MeteorCrater.com. This year, the only PR-6 meteorite website is
> the Meteoritical Society. Meteorite Market and MeteorCrater.com were
> both demoted to PR-5.
>
> The PR-5 group of websites shrank from nine to six. Aerolite and
> Meteorite Market are the only dealer sites that still have a PR-5. If
> I had to guess why, I would say this is because Geoff Notkin has a
> television program and Meteorite Market is one of the oldest dealer
> sites on the web. Notoriety and longevity apparently go a long way
> with PR.
>
> The PR-5 group did gain a couple of new members - Meteorcrater.com is
> now PR-5 and the Encyclopedia of Meteorites is also PR-5, a gain of
> one over it's previous PR-4.
>
> The PR-4 group saw the most change. Many meteorite websites were
> demoted to PR-3, but a few also improved and saw their PR increase to
> four. My own website, Galactic-Stone.com was one of the victims. My
> PR dropped from four to three. This is despite the fact that I gained
> several new high-PR backlinks and I greatly expanded the non-sale
> content of my site. I have thought long and hard about my drop in PR
> and cannot explain it. I obeyed all of the rules and did what a
> webmaster is supposed to do to increase their PR without resorting to
> cheating. Many other websites suffered the same fate. The following
> sites dropped from PR-4 to PR-3 :
>
> galactic-stone.com - 4 (3)
> kansasmeteorite.com - 4 (3)
> meteoriteman.com - 4 (3)
> meteorman.org - 4 (3)
> meteoritelab.com - 4 (3)
> meteorites-for-sale.com - 4 (3)
> mhmeteorites.com - 4 (3)
> mr-meteorite.net - 4 (3)
> planetbrey.com - 4 (3)
> spacerocksuk.com - 4 (3)
>
> (yes, even Bob Haag got hit. If he gets demoted, what hope do the
> rest of us have? LOL)
>
> Not all of the news is bad. Some PR-3 sites were promoted to PR-4 :
>
> catchafallingstar.com - 3 (4)
> meteorite-identification.com - 3 (4)
> thetricottetcollection.com - 2 (4)
>
> Congratulations to Jim Strope and Dr. Arnaud Mignan for being amongst
> the small group of sites that actually saw their PR increase.
> Arnaud's jump of two points was the biggest gainer of the entire
> group. Nobody gained more than two points.
>
> What was really interesting to me was how many websites saw their PR
> decrease by two or more points. Some sites were slammed with the
> dreaded PR-0, which is the search engine kiss of death.
>
> Sites that saw their PR decrease to PR-ZERO :
>
> chladnis-heirs.com - 3 (0)
> rocksfromspace.org - 3 (0)
> rocksfromheaven.com - 3 (0)
> saharamet.com - 3 (0)
> stevearnoldmeteorites.com - 3 (0)
> tektiteinc.com - 3 (0)
> cosmichighway.com - 2 (0)
> mitterling.com - 2 (0)
> meteoriteclub.com - 1 (0)
> qmig.net - 1 (0)
>
> The reasons for a PR-0 are many, but it's usually a punishment handed
> down by Google for sites that are caught cheating the PR system, or
> for sites that are deemed to contain dangerous or illegal content.
> Dangerous content can include viruses, malware, or links to sites
> known for viruses or malware. Another reason for PR-0 is a website
> being brand new and unknown on the web. Since none of these websites
> are new, we can only assume their PR was penalized for some reason.
>
> The PR-0 club is not a good place to be. It knocks your website down
> in the search results and hurts your overall traffic. But, it's not a
> permanent dungeon and sites can pull themselves out of the PR-0 hole.
> Listed below are the sites that were promoted from PR-0 to a higher
> ranking :
>
> emeraldislemeteorites.com - 0 (2)
> historicmeteorites.com - 0 (2)
> mhcmagazine.com - 0 (2)
> sahara-gems.com - 0 (1)
>
> If your site is not listed above, you can check your PR at this link -
> http://checkpagerank.net/
>
> If your site has been penalized to PR-0, you might try contacting
> Google and asking them why. There might be a problem you are not
> aware of and it could be fixed to restore your PR.
>
> Let us hope that 2014 is kinder in terms of PR and meteorite dealers. :)
>
> Best regards and Happy Hosting,
>
> MikeG
>
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Received on Sun 22 Dec 2013 10:15:28 PM PST