Why does Higher Page Rank not allways give you better ranking?

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Originally Posted by RawAlex

I feel that PR and SERPs are no longer related even in the slightest. I am seeing plenty of PR0 sites with good serps, plenty of PR4 and 5 sites that are nowhere to be found.

Google is playing with you :-)

Alex

I agree with alex...What get's me the most is a lot of webmasters use PR as the only determining factor as to which sites they will trade links.

I have to admit that I use to do the same thing. I am willing to trade with anyone but If someone wanted a hardlink trade on my index page I wouldn't trade unless they had equal or higher page rank, which is ridiculous in my opinion.

However I do believe that site relevancy still matters. But that green bar don't mean jack as far as SE ranking is concern.

I know this to be a fact because my PR3 site, which used to be a PR5 is now at the top of google and yahoo under many kwf's. As a PR5 it wasn't even in the top gazillion. (I think I said that already somewhere on the board... )

So anyone want a hardlink trade with a PR2 site that's ranked #9 on yahoo under "free teen sex movies"
and in the top 10 under a lot of other kwf's?
http://www.sex-free-teen.com