SEO Experiment - February Page Rank Update

Same review as after the last update:

Site 1: (16 pages on Google)
All pages now grey barred.

Site 2: (26 pages on Google)
PR 0:
February - y-rentals-give-you-widest-choice-of.html
February - low-cost-airlines.html
February - north-yorkshire-moors-steam-railway.html
February - life-in-beijing.html
February - enchanting-edinburgh.html
January - reinvent-your-sports-spirit-with.html
January - best-santa-cruz-attractions.html
January Archive

PR 2:
November - orlando-holiday-home-why-arent-you.html
November - multi-leg-flights-explained.html (pr0)
October - diving-mallorca.html
October - eating-in-paris-gastronomical-guide.html (pr2)
October - things-to-do-in-boulder-colorado.html (pr0)
October - costa-rica-beaches-most-beautiful.html (pr0)
October - saving-money-by-getting-hotel-package.html
October - hello-from-austria-going-back-to-my.html (pr0)

Previously ranked, now grey barred:
Home page (pr3)
November Archive (pr2)
December Archive (pr0)
December - self-catering-cottages-for-families.html (pr0)
October - advanced-diver-in-lanzarote.html (pr0)
October - diving-in-playa-blanca.html (pr0)

Site 3: (25 pages on Google)
PR0:
January - disney-all-star-music-resort-music-to.html

PR2:
December Archive
December - ways-to-mark-your-luggage-for-easy.html (pr0)
November - travelling-in-spain.html
October - playa-blanca-beach-diving.html (pr2)
October - traveling-with-children-in-ireland.html (pr2)
October - hello-from-austria-hiking-through.html (pr2)

Previously ranked, now grey barred:
Home (pr0)
October - family-vacation-ideas-in-washington-dc.html (pr2)
October - car-hire-malaga-tips-to-hire-car-in.html (pr0)

Interesting point of note is that all sites have lost home page PR and almost without fail, the archives have lost page rank as well. A good number of the previously ranked posts are still ranked. Site 2 continues to perform much better, as I mentioned last week - maybe proving my theory???

As for which of the sites with the duplicate article is listed - again, it's site 2, although on the January archive page, not a content page.

Page Rank Update February 2008

I noticed whilst linking in to previous posts in my earlier post that there has been a page rank update overnight. So far the only changes I've noticed are that sites and pages published on or before the 15 February are now appearing with Page Rank 0.

All but one site that I've checked have remained the same - only my Mortgage Rates Site seems to have changed page rank, and that's recovered 1 page rank, back up to Page Rank 3.

Right direction, still to slow and still on pages 5 - 7 of the results! Will examine this more and feedback over the next few days...