We have a lot of webmasters ask the big PR questions very frequently: When is the next Google PageRank Update?

The truth is no one knows exactly when the next PageRank update by Google will actually take place. Based off of their past updates I created the unofficial Google PageRank Update Schedule. The “schedual” is my estimate on when the next PageRank update will take place.

PageRank Update Schedual:

Google PageRank Update  -   December 31, 2009 – January 10, 2010
First PageRank Update      -    March 31, – April 10, 2010
Second PageRank Update  -  June 31, 2010 – July 10, 2010
Third PageRank Update    -    December 31, 2010 – January 10, 2011

What is pagerank? PageRank is a numeric value that represents how important a page is on the web (Per Google). Google calculates that when one page links to another page, it is effectively casting a vote for the other page. The more votes (Links) that are cast for a page, the more important the page must be. Also, the importance of the page that is casting the vote (Linking To You) determines how important the vote (Link) itself is. Google calculates a page’s importance from hw many pages and what pages link to it.

PageRank is a scale of 0-10

Post a comment and let us know when you think the next updat will be or tell us when your site was last updated!

First, let’s get the most common question out of the way: Will rip off report remove the complaint about my company from their website? The simple answer is NO. RipOffReport.com has been online for over 10 years and they have purportedly NEVER removed a complaint from their website. The website even states that “We never remove a rip off report, even if the original author requests it.”

Rip off report is protected by the CDA (Communications Decency Act) which in short states that a website owner is not legally responsible or liable for the content a “user” posts on their website or network.

So why do companies like Reputation Armor say they can “Remove” rip off reports? The term “Remove” simply refers to the process of removing the links to the rip off reports from the top of search results, so when people search your name on Google they do not find the rip off reports (At Least Not Ranking High).

How do companies like Reputation Armor remove rip off reports (RipOffReport.com) from the top of search engine results?

The process is commonly referred to as Online Reputation Management, but technically it is Search Engine Optimization they removes it from the top of Google and SE’s.

The process is comprised of 2 main elements, Fresh Content and Link Building. There are dozens of other ingredients needed but it would take weeks to write them all on this page. To give you an idea of the BASIC process of how it may work we have listed some of the tactics below.

• Create Fresh Content: Make new keyword optimized social profiles, Blogs, Mini-Websites, Articles, press releases and more. Use websites and tools like Wordpress, PeoplePond, Linkedin, Twitter, FaceBook, YouTube, Flickr and so on.
• SEO Your Ass Off!: Now comes the hard part (Or Expensive), start SEO to all of the content you created. Example: If you make a Twitter account, add a link to your twitter account from your other accounts, fid others to link to your twitter account to boost its popularity and find followers. Remember to update your accounts including Twitter on a regular basis. There are hundres of SEO Tips you can find online.
• Link Building: Link building falls under SEO, it is actually off-site SEO and in my opinion is very important, if not the most important facet.
• Stay Digitally Active: Stay active online on social networks like twitter, and keep your online content updated!

To get professional help removing a rip off report, you can hire a reputation management firm.

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RipOffReport.com Website Is Having Troubles

The extremely popular and mostly loathed rip off report website has been having some type of technical issues over the past week or so. The website RipOffReport.com is an online complaint site that allows ANYONE to file online complaints against businesses and as of lately a lot of individuals. The website has been under fire over the past few years because of their “business” model. The major beef most people and businesses have with rip off report is they allow people to post ANYTHING on the site without verification of identity, and legitimacy.

There has been a little web chatter about the website being down for the past 10 days. The website is not actually down for everyone, but is running extremely slow. One can only speculate what the issue is. It could be an attempt by an enemy of rip off reports to put a hurting on their ad revenue and complaint flow, or it could be that rip off report is under going some sort of maintenance.

Rip off report has been featured on all sorts of blogs, news stations, newspapers, and websites because of the controversy that surrounds the website and its owner Ed Magedson. The website even has an entire industry that partially revolves around it called “Online Reputation Management”. One company called Reputation Armor offers to “remove rip off reports” although the website claims to never remove rip off reports even if the original author requests it. Reputation Armor took a moment to explain that removing a rip off report refers to removing the rip off report links from the top of search results, not actually from the internet completely.

Some people are saying they hope the website goes down for good, and others say they like the power and visibility that ripoffreport.com gives them. Apparently the owner of rip off report is smarter than some think he is. He continues to operate one of the most hated and popular websites on the internet, even when all odds are stacked against him.

What do you think about RipOffReport.com? Is it a fair system?

Here are some interesting Twitter Statistics I found online today:

■ 21% of Twitter users are actually using the service-meaning that have at least 10 followers, follow at least 10 people, and have tweeted at least 10 times.
■ 74% of Twitter users have less than 10 followers! However, that number is improving with a 30% increase in the number of users with 10+ followers (since June 2009)
■ 60% of Twitter users follow less than 10 people
■ 34% of Twitter users have more followers than others they are following, showing an 70% increase from 20% in June 2009
■ 73% of users have less than 10 tweets, as compared to 79% in June 2009.
■ 49% of Twitter users joined between November 2008 and April 2009-the period when many celebrities jumped on the Twitter bandwagon
■ Twitter’s growth spiked at 21% in April 2009\

When looking for ways to develop your business or even to keep it pertinent, there comes a instant when you realize that everyone is talking about social media.  Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, these have all gone from being simple names of websites to actual verbs that have become a part of the ordinary lingo.  Today, a hefty percentage of major businesses, organizations, and companies make use of social media as a way to advertise, create brand recognition, and update consumers.  When wondering if this may be right for your business, the truth is that it is hard to imagine a situation where it wouldn’t be.

Today’s culture is based largely around the notion of instant gratification.  If I want information, I expect to get it now, and if I want to learn about a company or business, I want the most relevant information possible rather than a website that has been the same for six months or more.   Customers no longer want to glance at your standard advertisement; they want to know what your business is up to right now, what your present offers are, and how you can meet their instant needs.  Social media is both the cause of and the solution to these needs.

When interacting through social media, you are creating a distinctive form of advertisement.  Every time you gain a follower and make a post or comment on their page, it is seen by all of their friends.  When these friends in turn add you to see your most recent postings, they are seen by each individual’s network of friends again, and the process branches out until a few posts are reaching thousands of people at once.  The use of a slogan or simple phrase on a network like Twitter that gains attention offers you the chance for your company name to quickly go viral, and the character limits ensure readers that they will never be subjected to drawn out advertisements.

For a few years now, it has been suggested that social media would be the marketing tool of the future.  While the trend is surely apt to continue to mature and expand, it is safe to say that this predicted future has already arrived.  Social media is the marketing wave of the present and has become a staple of success for thousands of companies. 

If your company has yet to create a strong presence on these type of social media networks, the time is now.

Trying to find fresh friends on Twitter? Twitter’s search doesn’t offer enough in the way of people search features, finding interesting people to follow could be very time consuming. Fortunately there are several quality Twitter directories that you can use to find new people to follow. Twitter directories are places to search and find new Twitter users to follow based on your own interests. Here is a list of 20 Twitter directories where you can search people with similar interests and where you can submit your Twitter profile to get more followers..

1. Analyst Twitter Directory. This is a directory of industry analysts that tweet. Big list and regularly updated.
2. First Issue. This is a directory of book publishers and others in the book trade who are using Twitter.
3. Geo Follow. GeoFollow allows you to list yourself geographically and categorically.
4. GovTwit Directory. The GovTwit directory includes all facets of government on Twitter: state and local, federal, contractors, reporters, academics, judicial branch and more.
5. Hashtags .Directory of hashtag users on Twitter.
6. Just Tweet It. A directory of Twitter users sorted by categories. Good way to find new people to follow or list your name to let people find you.
7. Legal Birds. List of legal professionals on Twitter such as lawyers, law librarians and academics.
8. Tweeple Rank. This website tracks a number of hashtags that are used to recommend people on Twitter, specifically #FollowFriday, #TweepleTuesday and #MrTweet. Easy to find best ranking twitterers.
9. Tweet Top. Tweet Top is the latest and greatest from Twitter people on popular topics. All the top tweets all the time.
10. TweetFind. Free Twitter yellow and white pages directory. Created to help people find new twitters to follow and a place where people can add their own Twitter accounts to a Twitter directory for free.
11. Tweetminster. TweetMinster is a service that makes it easier to connect the public with politicians using Twitter. TweetMinster helps you track UK politics in real time and to find and follow Members of Parliament and Prospective Parliamentary Candidates.
12. TweetWorks. Do you have favorite conversation topics? Start or join a group and connect with others who share your enthusiasm.
13. Twellow. The Twitter yellow pages. Browse through Twitter users to follow them or list yourself to get followers.
14. Twibs. The place to find businesses on Twitter.
15. Twitter Groups. Create or join a group of people with similar interests.
16. Twitter Link Up. Another directory of Twitter users.
17. Twitter Passion. Directory to grow your business, meet new friends, and network with like minded people! You can search by category and submit yourself as well.
18. Twitterectory. You’ve guessed it. It’s another Twitter directory where Twitter users will be offered the opportunity to include their names in the list under a particular category making it easier for people to find them.
19. TwitterPacks. A site where the community recommends fellow Twitter users by topic of interest or geographical area.
20. WeFollow. A user powered Twitter directory. It displays and categorizes Twitter users according to tags and lists users based on the number of followers they have. ‘

I found this video on SearchEngineWatch.com, it is a Video put togeter by Jonathan Allen while at the SES London event in 2009. It asks 50 SEO’s a simple question: What should we do with the balck hat seo’s?

What do you think? Post your answer below!