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Jeff Blackwell

Are you referring to "PageRank" or how pages rank in the SERPS?

RainMaker

"PageRank" (I think). ....That thing that told me my site was #40. I believe this is based on link popularity?

Jeff Blackwell

Link Popularity is a factor in Google "PageRank".

Google "PageRank" is a factor in Google's search "algorithm."

Where your page(s) "Rank" in Google's search engine results pages (SERPs) is determined by this "algorithm."

RainMaker

Why the disparity? 40 on PageRank, 7 on SERP. What is an algorithm, anyway?

Jeff Blackwell

If you saw "40" then this was referring to how your page "ranks" in the SERPs because the highest "PageRank" is ten (10).

The disparity is nothing more than a difference in "datacenters."

A Search Engine "algorithm" is a set of rules or forumla for ranking pages listed in the given Search Engine's "index."

RainMaker

I'm hopeless-- I'm apparently stumbling terribly on this terminology or I am incredibly DENSE. Doesn't SERPs stand for Search Engine Results Page? So if I type "pizza coupons" into the search box, aren't the resulting pages of matches Search Engine Results Pages? I'm #7 on the SERPS, but 40 on PageRank.

I'm not going to sweat it unless it becomes a hurdle to ranking my new site.

Jeff Blackwell

Here are two (2) tools:

• PageRank Lookup: Which shows your site's "PageRank."
• SERPS Tool: Which shows your search engine position or "Rank" in different Search Engine indexes.

RainMaker

Thanks Jeffrey!

Jeff Blackwell

If you have any other SEO questions feel free to ask.

RainMaker

It's only a matter of time before you come to regret that offer!