Pagerank Toolbar Export Imminent?

The visible Pagerank shown in the Google Toolbar hasn't been updated since April 2010, for many Pagerank data may not have updated since Dec 31st 2009, but there is widespread belief that Google will update the Toolbar Pagerank data before the new year or shortly after - however there is no sign of that happening at the present.

At the moment there are a growing number of retweets for a blog post speculating on upcoming changes to the meter and raising the question, will Google export Pagerank data before the end of the year?

Well there is nothing that would indicate Google are about to do something for the new year, I suppose they have a Doodle in store, but so far nothing to indicate any changes. Nor is their any information as to why the toolbar has not been updated, many have suggested that Google has dropped Pagerank and now uses something else to decide the order of Search Engine Result Pages.

Either way we shall see if Google do update the toolbar Pagerank data at the start of the new year or if they have something else in store for us - 2010 has seen many changes to Google's system. I expect many advertisers/publishers would like to see the toolbar updated but for most of us a Pagerank export doesn't amount to much!

New Project: A Ward School of Dance

We have just agreed to build a new website for the Hull Dance School A Ward School of Dance. The website will be based on the Word Press platform and will be used by the staff and pupils to keep them up to date on the latest news and events. It will also function as a show piece for the Dance School's many achievements as well as a place where everyone can have a chat.
The website will shortly go online largely using the Word Press default style until early next year when the site will have a visual design overhaul.

Stone Circle Healing reaches page 1

Almost exactly one week after starting promoting the Banbury Massage, Service Stone Circle Healing, the website has reached the first page for its selected key phrases.
The site currently ranks number 6 and there is still much for the search engines to index. Surprisingly this time Yahoo has been the slowest to respond only showing one extra link whereas Google, which has yet to update its stats in webmaster tools, has responded strongly suggesting it has indexed more of our work.

It is pleasing, while unusual, to see a site rise quickly through the listings and while there is still much more work to do, our client is very happy with the results so far. The niche for Banbury Massage services is not heavily contested but raising the site to the first result will take much more work.