Google’s Ultimate April Fool’s Joke
If you haven’t heard about or noticed the latest Google PR update, let me fill you in a little. During the last PR update, many young sites with very few inbound links received very respectable PageRank. I’m not talking about a PR2-PR3 here, I mean more like a frikkin PR4-PR6. Other sites have noticed that their interior pages have a higher PageRank than their homepage, which I will admit is possible, but definately not by the order that is being seen. Some of the sites have a home page with a PR2, and interior pages with a PR4-PR5 and have fewer (and less prominent) inbound links than the home page.
My take on all this? I think 1 of 2 things are happining.
- Google is playing a big April Fool’s joke on us. Yeah, it’s all fake. Perhaps this new PageRank is just a facade that’s being shown to the public, while the real PageRank is still being used in the algorithms. I guess if May rolls around, and so is the inflated PageRank, then perhaps my second option is more viable…
- Google is trying to curb link purchases based on PageRank. They are tired of everyone scamming the system to alter the search results, and have decided to throw a curveball. Now, people everywhere will be paying for inflated PageRank, that probably isn’t even being used in the algorithm.
Any other idea’s?
Talk, Talk, Talk…Thats All You Ever Do
So I hear you have a great idea. You claim that it will revolutionize your industry. You admit that your approach is unique. You boast that it will make you and your team rich. You gloat in the featureset that you will be offering your users.
So frikkin what. Your idea means nothing.
You haven’t taken a single step towards reaching your goal. You haven’t done any market research. You aren’t willing to make the time or spend the money necessary to see your idea become a reality. You have accomplished nothing.
Why haven’t you done anything?
Too busy with other work? Not willing to risk anything? Are you lazy? Are you scared?
Get off your butt and do something! Make the time, spend the money, take a risk, be the best…or shut up!
The key to making your idea a success is not the uniqueness of your idea (though that helps), its not the efficiency of your idea (though that helps), its not the revolutionary qualities of your idea (though that helps), its the implementation of your idea. Actually taking your idea and doing everything within your power to make it a success.
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m scared. My idea isn’t revolutionary, it isn’t all that unique, and it won’t make me insanely rich. I’m just afraid of it being successful. I’m afraid of the unknown. I came to this realization the other day after talking to my wife about one of my “wouldn’t that be cool” ideas, and it really irritated me. I plan on facing my fears here in the near future.
What’s your excuse?