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  • WebsiteCatalyst

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    November 15, 2025 at 6:12 pm

    There is this guy called David Quaid that recently went onto the Edward Strum podcast.

    David explained PageRank was built off the premise of a medical verification system. The more medical professionals verify a medical paper, the more credibility it acquires. Peer review.

    There is a company called iMovR, they sell standing desks. The more people saying that their ergonomic stading desks are awesome, the more the PageRank system has to give credence to these statements, irrelevant of their authority.

    Quality over quantity.

    As long as a website is legit, Google HAS to consider it’s voice (link). Thats why I am of the firm opinion that any link, from a legit website, irrelevant of the relevance, is better than no link.

    The plumber can link to the electrician, even if water and electricity shouldn’t mix.