This article is not going to be about PageRank or your Google PageRank score but rather a mindset that seems prevalent on the net right now.

If you want to read more about Google’s PageRank then you can get up to speed by visiting here.

Guest blogging is a great way to way to promote your site and generate inbound links to your site (if the site allows it), this is without mentioning the additional benefits of getting your message in front of new readers and building relationships with other web site owners.

Guest blogging is beneficial to all parties involved and has given rise to great sites like Ann Smarty’s My Blog Guest that you can read more about here.

You are probably wondering where all this is leading so I’ll get to the point.

I was reading a site that was promoting the fact that they are now accepting guest blogging.

What prompted me to write this post was what someone had said in the comment section that went something like this:

“You won’t have many people take you up on your offer as your Google PageRank score is too low”

He then went on to say that he certainly wouldn’t be wasting his time writing for such low ranked site.

As this is not the first time I have seen such a comment, or mentality, I decided to write this post to clear something up.

Google PageRank Score And Link Building

I understand what the commenter was saying but I feel that he is missing the point.

Guest blogging will put your message in front of a new audience, an audience (if you have done your research) that will respond well to your message and earn you new readers.

The inbound links you can build through guest blogging are an added bonus if the site allows you to link out to your site.

BUT here is the main error in this guys thinking.

A website that has a low PageRank today may have a very good PR score tomorrow so why NOT take the site owner up on their offer.

With this particular mindset in place, if the site owner does get a good PageRank they may decide to NO longer accept YOUR guest post on their nicely scored site, meaning you have effectively cost yourself  (what you considered) a worthy link.

This goes for any type of link building, sites with a good PageRank may similarly lose their ranking along the way so do not stress about it too much.

If a site looks reputable, has good content, is building a following and the site owner is actively involved in making the site a success, why not get involved no matter what the site’s PageRank is?

What’s your view on this? Let me know by leaving a comment below.

On that note, happy link building.

To your success,

Karl Foxley

P.s. If you are interested in guest blogging here at FMS SEO then be sure to check out our page here.

P.p.s. Go and join My Blog Guest (it’s free) and start networking with fellow webmasters who are accepting guest posts and are seeking guest blogging opportunities.

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