What is PageRank?

Answered across 5 episodes of The Best SEO Podcast

The short answer

An algorithm based on the combined relative strengths of all the hyperlinks on the internet, created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, historically presented as a score between zero and 10.

How experts on the show define it

An algorithm based on the combined relative strengths of all the hyperlinks on the internet, created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, historically presented as a score between zero and 10.

From Google PageRank Explained for SEO Beginners Ep. 574

A patented process named after Google co-founder Larry Page that ranks web pages based on which other pages link to them, forming the core of Google's search algorithm.

From Internet Marketing - Submission, Alexa and Larry Page - Unknown Secrets of SEO E-Webstyle Number 5

A Google algorithm signal used to determine the value of links pointing to a page. Google stopped updating the public toolbar in October 2013 and has now removed public access entirely.

From How to Make Every Web Page an Awesome Landing Page by Stoney deGeyter #314

A Google signal used to evaluate website authority based on links. Google removed it from its toolbar and Webmaster Tools, suggesting a coming algorithm change.

From The SEO Rapper, Page Rank is Gone - Unknown Secrets of SEO E-Webstyle Number 36

A measure of link quality named after Larry Page, fundamental to the Google algorithm, which scores a site based on the number and quality of inbound links pointing to it.

From Search Engine Optimization Video - #seopdocast 39

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