History of Google PageRank
Back in 1995, at Stanford University, Sergey Brin and Lawrence Page (with the assistance of Craig Silverstein), wrote a paper entitled "The Anatomy of a Large-Scale Hypertextural Web Search Engine".  Back then Google was located at http://google.stanford.edu/.

When I met Sergey Brin, Lawrence Page, and Craig Silverstein I asked them to sign my copy of the first page of this report, which hangs on my wall.  I wouldn't trade this for a copy of Sgt Peppers signed by all the Beatles.  This paper, and what is known as PageRank, revolutionized the search industry.

To find PageRank you will use the Google Tool Bar. Click here to get the Google Tool Bar for FREE - be sure to download it with the "Advanced features".  In the Google Toolbar you will see .  If you move your mouse over this graph and then keep your mouse still, a yellow box will pop up and tell you the Google PageRank of that page.  PageRank is on a scale of 0 to 10. 

Google PageRank is directly related to the "quality" or "importance" of your Back Links.  

The Google website explains PageRank as:
PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves "important" weigh more heavily and help to make other pages "important." - Google.

As you get more quality links to your site, your PageRank will increase.

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