I put up a new web site last weekend. I know it’s not as flashy as most sites, but it’s my own work and I thought it was okay. I clicked on "submit url" to google and yahoo so it could be included in their searches.

I checked the Google Page Rank of my site. It has a PR of zero. According to what I’ve read, this is not really normal. Most sites with ANY content should have a 3 or better. (Am I right or did I misinterpret?)

Anyway, what can I do to improve my PR? Thanks in advance for any and all answers. I never let questions go to voting…. I always check back and pick a best answer. I appreciate people taking the time to help me out. :-)

P.S. The site with the 0 PR is: http://www.superteacherworksheets.com

Hey Tim,

PageRank is often misunderstood. Here are some main points:

1) PageRank is figured per PAGE not per SITE
2) PageRank is Google’s measure of the AUTHORTATIVENESS of the page
3) To protect their market, Google displays PAGERANK that is 3-5 months old.

So, with the above information, your new site has a PageRank of 0 because it was not in existence 3-5 months ago. To increase the PageRank, you will want to seek links to your website from trusted places. Since you have an educational themed site, links from schools (.edu) would be a huge benefit.

Also, Google updates the PageRank on the toolbar about once a quarter. They just did an update, so the next one will be in about three months.

You can see the article below for additional information to help you understand the process better.