Selling PageRank is not a Good Business Model

Why not?

Well, check out these PageRank (PR) drops I found on Andy Beard’s blog.

http://www.autoblog.com/ PR6 PR4
http://www.engadget.com/ PR7 PR5
http://www.problogger.net/ PR6 PR4
http://www.copyblogger.com/ PR6 PR4
http://www.joystiq.com/ PR6 PR4
http://www.tuaw.com/ PR6 PR4

http://www.searchengineguide.com PR7 PR4
http://www.searchenginejournal.com PR7 PR4
http://www.johnchow.com PR6 PR4
http://www.quickonlinetips.com/ PR6 PR3
http://weblogtoolscollection.com/ PR6 PR4
http://andybeard.eu PR5 PR3
Vlad PR4 PR2

These are quality sites with good content. So, why did they lose up to 3 PR points? I don’t know. There is a lot of speculation but one thing is sure, you can’t depend on Google. They can randomly wreck your PR.

So, stop focusing on PR. It’s not in your control. Instead, focus on getting more money from each visitor by selling some of your content and also learn to promote your site without relying on Google.