.edu backlinks don't weigh more than others...do they?

[deronsizemore]

Pr5 Premium Domain! (http://forums.digitalpoint.com/showthread.php?t=481835)

This blog has very low numbers as far as alexa, backlinks, etc yet it's a PageRank 5. The owner told me that it's a PR 5 because it has a backlink from a PR 6 .edu site.

I think this guy is crazy...or is it just me? Having one .edu backlink doesn't give a site a PR of 5.

Seems fishy

[ses5909]

That's not true. a .edu domain will not give you any more weight than a .com, .info. etc. The reason .edu domains are perceived to give more weight is because typically they have a higher page rank themselves (achieved through longevity and plenty of backlinks).

Random Bits Podcast with Rand Fishkin (http://www.search-this.com/2007/04/30/random-bits-podcast-with-rand-fishkin/)

Scroll to 4:18 to hear Rand's take on it.

[Dan Schulz]

Sara's right. .edu links have about as much weight compared to other TLDs as two eight hundred pound gorillas.

[deronsizemore]

That what I thought, no one called him on it, I started to wonder. He's basing the whole sale on the fact that the site has one PR6 .edu backlink. Well...whooptie doo. lol

[SarahG]

I know I just wrote this in the PR thread but I'll repeat it...! Sometimes all it takes is one good backlink for the site to get a PR of 1 less than the good backlink. I've seen it happen to my own sites and to friends who needed a boost.