Linking and Page Rank

I've spent my fair share of money on link building -- primarily buying high PR links back to my sites.

I did not do a scientific test by any means, but I can tell you that the sites where I had high PR links did not get me listed in the search engines any better than those with low or no PR.

This goes against everything I have learned and read... but it is the truth.

I think there are some other factors in play other than PR -- not even sure if PR matters any more.

Sounds crazy, but I'm almost convinced this is true.

Links from relevant sites -- regardless of PR seems to do the trick.

clipped from www.andrewdaum.com Link Building ~ the Holy Grail to High Search Engine Listings Link building… the “Holy Grail” to high search engine listings? Not sure I’d go as far and say that — but many seo Experts say it’s so. I can say this though… whenever I have linked to a page on this blog from another using a certain technique, it always seems to rank higher. Or how about this one; utility poster video I’m #1 for that phrase in Google. So how did I do it? I used some of that “Holy Grail” Linking those seo Experts talk about… and it was easy (and free).