{"id":6706,"date":"2010-09-27T09:07:03","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T16:07:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conversationmarketing.com\/2010\/09\/pagerank-without-math.htm"},"modified":"2021-06-29T11:38:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T18:38:03","slug":"pagerank-without-math","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eigene-homepage-erstellen.net\/blog\/seo\/pagerank-without-math.htm","title":{"rendered":"PageRank explained, without math (really)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Whenever I try to explain the concept of true Pagerank – not the fake number you see in the Google Toolbar – I find myself going into all sorts of metaphorical gymnastics. PageRank is like a tree… no, it’s like a fountain… no, wait, an electrical grid… or is it a squid…?<\/p>\n

At long last, I’ve hit on a metaphor that works. It requires pipe, water, and some goldfish.<\/p>\n

Stay with me…<\/p>\n

Your web site is a pipe<\/h2>\n

Imagine your website is a pipe, carrying water from the bucket that is your home page to some happy goldfish that are at the bottom. PageRank is the water in the pipe.<\/p>\n

Your home page concentrates most of the PageRank (water) because it typically gets the most links.<\/p>\n

As long as enough water makes its way down the pipe, the fish are happy:
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