Google PageRank Update for August 2011

by Tinh Tran on August 5, 2011 · 100 comments



It is surprising but interesting again when my friend informed me that AZBlogTips got new PR. I could not believe this as AZBlogTips has just got PR2 since July and how could Google do this again within more than a month? But it is true and AZBlogTips is now PR3 valid!

Thanks to Pumama who has just shot me a message about this update as I did not keep an eye on this recently. This will surely improve my blog SERPs ranking in the future as Pagerank as confirmed by Matt Cutts is among 200+ factors to determine SERPs rankings in Google.

Back to my previous article on why so many bloggers lost their pagerank and some tricks to restore it, several of you have asked me about the next update and I said it would probably happen at the end of this year but I was wrong as it just happened now.

If you have been waiting for your pagerank to be updated, you can use Google toolbar to see its change now and for the future too. You can also use third party services like PRChecker.info to get your update easily.  Here is mine:

azblogtips pr3 Google PageRank Update for August 2011

AZBlogTips PR3

Many bloggers now ignore this indicator, however, frankly I must admit that Pagerank still plays an important role for internet marketers not just big websites only. Why? Your advertising price scheme will be improved and there are more advertisers coming to your sites and pay you more than a PR0 sites.

From perspective of an internet marketer, I would say that PR is still important but it is NOT all what you need for your blogging journey. The most important thing is your content at highest quality and relationships you have with your readers. You can still sell products or ad spots without PR if you maintain a good relationship with your potential advertisers.

Just a quick update for you all and I hope you have higher PR this time!

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cometome1991@AndroidFC August 5, 2011 at 2:33 pm

Congratulation Tinh! U’ve work hard and that is your worthy rewards!
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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 8:18 pm

Thanks, I am happy as both sites are now PR3 :-)

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Azuan August 6, 2011 at 2:04 am

Hi Tinh. Congratulation because you get PR3…
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:16 pm

Thanks friend. That is something worth to share :-)

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affiliate marketing with ashish patel August 15, 2011 at 12:41 am

Hey, congrats for your pagerank upgrade. my blog now has PR2.

Ashish Patel
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Joan - BlogBizBuzz August 11, 2011 at 6:35 pm

Hi Tinh,
Thanks for this article, informative as usual. Google are always on the move so it is good to keep and ear out for changes. Congrats on your achievement and keep on blogging.
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shashank chinchli August 5, 2011 at 3:00 pm

Congratulations Tinh.I got PR 2 ;)
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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 8:19 pm

Congrats to you too dude :-)

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Minon August 5, 2011 at 3:47 pm

Congratulations! My blog is on PR1 now an i hope next PR updates will bring some changes for me and my blog. I think its possible that Google will update pagerank on monthly basis in the future.

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Tuan @ TechWalls August 5, 2011 at 4:46 pm

I have the same opinion as yours. There’ve been 3 PR updates in less than 2 months, we can believe PR will be updated more usually now.
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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 8:28 pm

Yes, but I am not sure Google will do this again soon as it is hard to know about Google schedule for PR update since Caffeine was released :-)

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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 8:22 pm

I hope so but it will utilize more resources for Google LOL

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plastic surgery photos August 5, 2011 at 4:11 pm

Congratulations! I got new PR 3 :D

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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 8:26 pm

We are on the same page now :-)

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Salman @ Tech Crates August 5, 2011 at 4:58 pm

Congrats … Tinh !! My blog’s homepage remained with same PR but some internal pages got PR 2
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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 8:28 pm

That is great as you have more important subpages to Google now

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Anup Kayastha August 5, 2011 at 5:53 pm

No any changes for my site :(
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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 8:29 pm

Just wait for another update dude. No worries!

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Anup Kayastha August 5, 2011 at 11:16 pm

When did I worried? ;)
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Mirco August 5, 2011 at 5:58 pm

Fantastic, another Pagerank Update and another point for me

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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 8:29 pm

Good to hear that you have earned another point this time :-)

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weird August 5, 2011 at 6:41 pm

i think this is not valid pagerank hahaha my friends got 6 PR but the age of his blog is 2 weeks, this is impossible..

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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 8:30 pm

If Google toolbar show PR3 or any PR, it must be valid man. Show me what site got PR6 for just 2 weeks?

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Joseph from Fashion and Arts August 5, 2011 at 7:25 pm

Wow. Congratulations…Me too , my personal blog got PR2.
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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 8:30 pm

Congrats @Joseph. Great to see your new PR too

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kuldeep August 5, 2011 at 9:13 pm

i got pr 1 on my 4 months old blog :)

and so much happy to hear that you got 0 to 3 pr
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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 9:19 pm

Thanks @kuldeep. You must be happy with new PR too.

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Ritesh Sanap August 5, 2011 at 9:15 pm

Well first of all congratulation to you, well my not PR is still stable to PR5 :P

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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 9:20 pm

That is big enough dude :-) I wish to get that PR in next 3 years LOL

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Nonoy August 5, 2011 at 9:23 pm

I didn’t know that Google has just updated again. Last month I got PR3; when I checked page rank checker it’s still PR3. It means I need more backlinks. Thanks for the info. Congratulations on your new PR!
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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 9:27 pm

You are welcome @Nonoy. Yes, you need more quality backlinks to gain higher PR. I will do more guest post in September once my house construction is complete :-)

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Tho Huynh August 5, 2011 at 9:24 pm

Congrats Tinh,
However, I don’t know whether this update is good or not. A blog of mine has just been established for 2 weeks got PR3. I do use some backlink strategies, but it’s incredible and i can’t believe in my eyes. I am scared of being ‘sandboxed’ by Google. What is your opinion about this issue?
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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 9:26 pm

Well, congrats to your new PR dude. If you have done nothing wrong like blackhat then it is just fine. Enjoy it :-)

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Tho Huynh August 6, 2011 at 10:56 am

Thank you :)
I hope everything will be okay.
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:17 pm

Wish you all the best dude :-)

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Raj @ Social Media News August 5, 2011 at 9:29 pm

we have achieved PR3 in just one and half month of my blog launch.. very happy with the progress.. my hard work is paid..
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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 9:46 pm

That is like a jump dude. You have done a great job :-) Congrats!

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Raj August 9, 2011 at 7:36 pm

Thanks Buddy…
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Hussain August 5, 2011 at 9:50 pm

Congrats for page ranks and nice sharing Tinh Tran and i also achieve page rank 2 for one of my tutorial website and try to work hard in feature to get better page rank :)
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Tinh Tran August 5, 2011 at 10:00 pm

Keep up your good work and you will get higher PR sooner :-)

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KBharath @ HDBloggers August 5, 2011 at 10:05 pm

Firstly Congrats Tinh Tran for your hard work you have got the good result, and my blog is also a one month old blog it has got PR2 i think so Google is Playing with PR.
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:18 pm

Yes, I guess that as many brand new blog got high PR while established sites could not.

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Street painting August 5, 2011 at 10:05 pm

Hey I came to know about this PR update about after reading your post & congrats for the achievement, but mine blog PR is stable as before.

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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:19 pm

Hope you will get another point in the next update :-)

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Bill@Discount Golf Clubs August 5, 2011 at 10:08 pm

One of my new sites jumped up to PR1 within 1 1/2 months after launch. Thanks for your good efforts in reporting.

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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:19 pm

I have 2 sites for one month+ and also got PR1-PR2

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PhamKy August 5, 2011 at 10:21 pm

My blog has pagerank 1 after 3 weeks ^^!
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:20 pm

That is indeed a great news friend. You must be very happy :-)

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prem pandit August 5, 2011 at 10:42 pm

I Did not get page rank though i was expecting 2 but no luck.
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:21 pm

Well, PR is hard to predict when and how many points you will get in the next update dude :-)

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Keith Davis@Pubic Speaking and Presentation Skills August 5, 2011 at 11:25 pm

Hi Tinh
Thanks for the heads up on pagerank update.

I’m still pagerank 3 – been trying to get to 4 for ages.

Pay me a visit and give me a few tips.

BTW – well done on your pagerank 3.
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:22 pm

I hope you will get PR4 in the next update too. I will visit your blog and share my opinions :-)

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Keith Davis@Pubic Speaking and Presentation Skills August 7, 2011 at 6:37 pm

Just got your comment Tinh.
Thanks for coming over, much appreciated.
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:40 pm

You are always welcome. I am busy this time with my house construction and I will fully back in September and you will see me more on different blogs then :-)

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Keith Davis@Pubic Speaking and Presentation Skills August 7, 2011 at 6:43 pm

Look forward to it and good luck with your house construction.
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aatif August 5, 2011 at 11:42 pm

I got PR 2 it was 1 for me before this update !! and i have one site which is now PR 1 and it is not one month old !!!
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:26 pm

That is what people are not clear about Google PR system. Why a new blog has higher PR than an established one. That is a big question without answer :-)

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Rajesh @Computer Tips and Tricks August 6, 2011 at 12:22 am

Hi Tinh,
Congrats for PageRank 3.
My site still have pagerank 3 – been trying to get to 4.
Please visit my website, and give me tips to improve PageRank. Thanks in advance.
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:27 pm

PR3 seems to be popular and it is not hard to get rather than PR4 and PR5+ :-)

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Jimmy @ pagerank checker August 23, 2011 at 5:28 pm

Well your site is a PR3, so you have to be doing something right.! ;)
But you might wanna install plugins like comluv and keywordluv, Google seems to like them.

But other than that just keep doing what you are doing now.! :)
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Tinh Tran August 24, 2011 at 8:33 am

Really? I will try keywordluv to see how much Google loves AZBlogTips :-)

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Argie Monroy August 6, 2011 at 4:53 am

Google has been updating the PR of most sites once more. I even got my blog to pr 2. Good thing you’ve had a 3. Congrats Tinh :)
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:27 pm

Wish you all the best @Argie and I hope to get more point in the next update too LOL

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Nasif August 6, 2011 at 5:12 am

Congrats on your updated PR :)
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:28 pm

Thanks @Nasif. Any update from you dude :-)

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Iman August 6, 2011 at 12:23 pm

Congratz! You need to maintain this blog…
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:29 pm

I will try my best dude :-)

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Geet August 6, 2011 at 2:09 pm

Congratulations for a good PR :) For my blog its no change…
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:31 pm

Thanks @Geet. Hope you will get higher point in the next update :-)

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Prasenjit @ Social Media Marketing Plan August 6, 2011 at 2:42 pm

Hey Tinh,

Thanks for the update and congratulations for your new PR. My blog got PR4 from PR3 since the last update. Really excited about it.
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:31 pm

Wow, great news dude. Congrats!

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Aimee Tesla August 6, 2011 at 3:39 pm

My blog got PR 2 because of this recent Google PR update ..
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:32 pm

How long does it take to get PR2 dude :-)

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Java Nature August 6, 2011 at 5:50 pm

Congratulation tinh for your new PR… my blog still PR 1… so sad :-(
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 6:33 pm

No worries dude. Your hard work will be rewarded :-)

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Prasenjit @ Social Media Marketing Plan August 8, 2011 at 10:17 am

Hi Tinh,

I am having a strong feeling that the Google servers have gone crazy and this latest update is wrong/weird. Reason: one of my posts published on 25th July (url: http://www.incrediblogger.net/blogging/5-tips-blog-listed-google-news/) has got a PR 4 which is 100% wrong.

Any of you noticed similar thing? Or I am the only victim?
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Lam Duong August 8, 2011 at 10:44 am

PR2 for my site since the time I transer from old domain to a new one. Nothing can be happier :)

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George Serradinho August 8, 2011 at 2:37 pm

Well done on your PR. Just checked mine and it’s standing at PR4. Not to bad if I say so myself. I guess we always have to be on our toes when it comes to PR. Sometimes you win and other times you lose.
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root android August 8, 2011 at 10:12 pm

A quick jump from 2 to 3. Congrats. Mine too got PR 3 now.
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Sudheer Ranga August 9, 2011 at 9:30 pm

Congrats on your page rank! Would like to see more PR for upcoming months.
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Accounting Articles August 12, 2011 at 11:54 pm

Thank you for this information. I have just checked the PR of my site, it is now PR3. Before this update it was PR2. My friend”s site has got PR1. Keep on doing good work.

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Geek Revealed August 14, 2011 at 3:36 pm

I believe that Google page rank has an effect on your serps. My 15 days old blog got Page rank-2.

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Tinh Tran August 14, 2011 at 7:02 pm

It does dude as PR is among 200+ factors to determine SERP ranking :-)

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Junaid August 15, 2011 at 12:11 am

I have started a forum , nation wide and it’s not so famous yet, but it got PR2 only having 45 backlinks, i was amazed… and happy too :)
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Vijayraj Reddy August 16, 2011 at 4:28 pm

I jumped from PR2 to PR3….
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Tinh Tran August 17, 2011 at 8:16 pm

Congrats dude. That is great news :-)
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Adam James August 17, 2011 at 12:52 am

This is very unlike Google, they normally wait quite a while between updates.

I was pretty shocked to see this on my new site, PR went from 0-5 in under 3 months, – and while that is an epic increase it doesn’t mean anything in the rankings, sure they have gone up a bit for me, but i’m still getting out-ranked by sites with much lower PR.

Which leads me to believe that high PR isn’t all it’s cracked upto be .. although it does look nice .. especially if you want to sell your site ;)
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Tinh Tran August 17, 2011 at 1:13 am

I am shocked to know this, your new site get PR5 WOW. Did you buy paid links?

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Adam James August 17, 2011 at 5:06 am

No paid links at all, this was all manual, no automated programs were used – I used a combination of article marketing, blog commenting, forum marketing, social bookmarking, and also use of link wheels .. since I got the PR to 5 I have done some press releases too.
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Tinh Tran August 17, 2011 at 7:56 pm

Great advice. I think press release contributed very much to your PR and I am thinking about link wheel sooner :-)

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Adam James August 17, 2011 at 9:24 pm

No problem! Link wheels seem to work really well especially when you add content to them every so often! I hit PR5 before I used the Press releases, so hopefully next PR update I might jump up, – well lets hope:)
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Miso August 18, 2011 at 8:46 pm

Damn fine, finally i’ve got PR2 :D
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Tinh Tran August 20, 2011 at 9:39 pm

Congrats dude. Great to hear that :-)

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Adam James August 20, 2011 at 9:24 pm

No problem Tinh, anytime! :)
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Oliver August 23, 2011 at 2:12 pm

Lots of my sites jumped from PR0 to PR1

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Suraj @SmartFatBlogger November 6, 2011 at 12:54 pm

Google Panda has certainly affected my blog!
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Tinh Tran August 7, 2011 at 8:22 pm

thanks @keith very much

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Tinh Tran August 17, 2011 at 11:27 pm

I might need your help too if you don’t mind :-)

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Adam James August 18, 2011 at 12:30 am

Sure thing, just hit me up on twitter @bestplugins_wp :)
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Tinh Tran August 20, 2011 at 9:17 pm

Thanks for your advice :-)

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