DA/PA against PR

[activitysuper]

Hi,

Very quick question.

If the DA/PA of a website is 70/80+ I would assume the PR would be 5+.

I have come across this DA/PA 70/80+ and PR 2.

First is the DA/PA not connected in anyway to PR from the metrics they take into account?

Secondly which one would you go for if you had to choose one:

1. DA/PA 60+ and PR 2

2. DA/PA 30+ and PR 4

Thanks

[matbennett]

First is the DA/PA not connected in anyway to PR from the metrics they take into account?

SEOMOZ's DA/PA are independently derived figures based on similar concepts to Google's pagerank. The two are totally independent of one another, but there is correlation because of concepts they share.

Secondly which one would you go for if you had to choose one: 1. DA/PA 60+ and PR 2   2. DA/PA 30+ and PR 4

Both .  Actually I wouldn't base my decision on either metric.  I'm finding all such metrics to have even more limited value this year. I'd much rather look at the site itself and what links to it.

[AndreVanKets]

I have come across this many times.

Have a look at this one.

www.becitywise.com/ PR7 DA6!

I tend to trust Open Site Explorer much more when comparing the two.

Greg

[matbennett]

That example is a bit different as it has been faked.  PR is often faked on blog networks that are build for link purposes.

[activitysuper]

Greg has hit the nail on the head with this one.

Can someone please explain how you would manipulate the PR to be higher then it should be?

@Mat so you think the DA/PA value is not something to consider when researching a website? Because that kind of puts me in a hole as I use those metrics to give me a rough overview of how power full a website is.

Just so everyone knows I get these kind of mixed metrics a lot when it comes to researching for guest blogging.

I do really need to know if DA/PA can be trusted as a good indicator a website is good or not (For building links).

[matbennett]

DA/PA is a good indicator. Not any more than that though. I didn't say i wouldn't consider it.  I said  I still maintain that I wouldn't base my decision on it.

Can someone please explain how you would manipulate the PR to be higher then it should be?

The most common way involves 301ing to a higher PR site until it reports the higher value, then removing the redirect.  The usual reason for this is to sell links of the fake PR site until the next toolbar PR update.

Worth being aware of.

[activitysuper]

Thanks,

Also I misunderstood your answer so apologies. Indicator works for me.

Thanks again, very helpful.

[matbennett]

you're welcome