Our Google Authority Listing
In January 2008, Google dropped our PageRank from a PR5 to a PR4 for selling links but just today I noticed that we have been given an “authority listing” by Google for JaKel Daily. Is it a huge deal to have Google acknowledge that I’m the authority for information about ‘Ja Kel Daily’? To be honest I’m not sure - but I guess it’s better than not having an authority at all.
Similar to an “indented listing” (see below), an “authority listing” is a site which has received a significant of natural backlinks, total number of daily searches, and high quality linkback “authority” from other high PR sites, over a long period of time. Many of you already know that JKD started with fashion and celebrity blogging in February 2006 then following the Geektalk section in February 2007.

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Nice one, thats a cool little milestone to reach I think, shows google thinks good of the site.
I’d say it is a big deal in so far as you need quality backlinks from high PR sites to earn the “authority” tag. Will be interesting to see how/if your traffic increases as a result.
That’s great! Now you have more value in google’s eyes
Congratulations! I am really happy for you.
Wow! That is a bit of good news. Good to see some hard work paying off for you! Keep it up!
Bah! Google…. I don’t think even they know what they mean sometimes
still, good for you i guess, let us know how this influences the traffic you get!
Marzena
Congrats! This is great news!
Congrats. Hopefully the PR hit won’t impact revenue.
Congratulations, I wouldn’t mind to much that your PR dropped I am sure it will not effect your revenue. But it is unfortunate that it did drop.
Congrats… maybe one day i’ll be an authority on something.
the PR thing already a hotly debated topic. and google always penalises a lot of sites for some reason or the other. so the “authority listing” should come as a respite.
Congratulations on the enhanced listing. I don’t know that it does much at all, but I know I was excited when we got ours
Congratulations and guess it shows how PR can be a bit silly if it was to be taken as only measure to determine blog/website’s quality and relevance.
Gratz on the authority, authority is authority. Every one wants it! As for the pr drop, there’s not much you can do about that. Just keep doing what you’re doing and it should start to rise again.
That’s sounds great, congrats
Btw, how to check if our site is given an “authority”?
Wow…congratulations. That is pretty cool. I always wondered how someone gets those “authority” listings. Good Job.
I hear a lot of sites have recently gotten that authority listing. I have been to quite a few blogs that are talking about it so unfortunately I don’t thing it is much of a big deal. My blog got it too.
If you are an authority site, that is very good. You should see ranking increases because of that.
Congrats! That’s quite an achievement!
cong. but ur pr has fallen to 3…
Yes i see your site at PR3, 2 days ago was an update. Well anyway congratz:)
Congrats!
to Life on Mars, he has PR4 on http://WWW.jakeldaily.com and PR3 on Jakeldaly.com (without www)
PR update for us yesterday. Our homepage stayed the same but I did receive a little increase on the inner pages.
Check out the ‘Sitelinks’ section of the Google Webmaster Tools and you can somewhat control the sitelinks for your site.
I noticed the PR update too, very nice indeed!
I managed to get a PR2 in this most recent update. I know that page rank actually means nothing unless you decide to sell links or give a monetary value to your site, but it is definitely pleasing to see that the hard work you are putting in is actually doing something.
“I know that page rank actually means nothing unless you decide to sell links”
I’m afraid I cant agree that. AFAIK the value of PR is determined by the backlinks to your site, and the backlinks is actually 1 of the main factors for SE ranking. Having a higher PR shows that you’v done a good job in liking, and thus it may help in ranking. (of course I didn’t mean higher PR = higher ranking, there are still many other factors like content, domain age etc…)
Congrats! Did you see any change in traffic? When it comes to PR. It really does not make any sense now…
Hey that’s cool Jason, congratulations.
By the way, what happened to your PR, it’s down to PR3 now?
Hi dude,
First of all, congratulations!!!
Now, you have become trustworthy in Google eyes. As, it is very hard to get that trust. By getting these much of links, you will get more visitors as well as bloggers.;)
Many people had their PR dropped at the latest PR update
Google is very mysterious. About there PR strategy. Know one really knows how they maintain it.
It drives me mad that google seem to have so much power in this new world of internet business.
Well done anyway matey. Takes hard work and dedication.
It seems to me that Google is a little random about the site links. I have it on some sites and not others. Some of the sites that have it I don’t feel are that worthy. Anyway, I suppose at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter that much.
Hey its great, that Google give me the authority.
I get the information regarding the Google power and how it handles all the problem.
Hey, my site PR are increased from 7 to 5.
That’s a good news! Also I actually never heard about Google Authority before, so thanks for telling me this too.
That’s just sitelinks. Traffic is the important thing here PR is just a result not a predicate. Still I’d like to know what’s the result of sitelinks on high traffic keywords. I’ve managed to take out the “authority” from a competing site but google never gave it to another(there are 4 sites rotating in the first 4 places for that high traffic keywords on hourly basis in my case)
Pretty much everybody I’ve heard from have had a drop in PR this time around - really makes you wonder what/how decides PR for google.
I don’t feel are that worthy. Anyway, I suppose at the end of the day it doesn’t really matter that much.
Hmm… I am little bit surprised that google didn’t listed my blog yet. though it is a new one but about 2 month have passed.
Congratulations! Keeps going..
thats brilliant news for you well done a definite achievement for anyone
Cool! Congratulations!
It sucks how Google drops PR just because you’re listing paid links.
Not a big fan of the new evil imperial empire.
Congratulations. I am also trying to achieve this with one of my websites, but it doesn’t seem to work.