Google PageRank – it’s what all web designers, web masters, and bloggers covet. Despite this desire for a higher number, an aura of mystery surrounds both Google and it’s PageRank – and for good reason. Google’s inner-workings is a closely guarded secret. However, back when Google first started they published the equation that calculates PageRank. They most likely use a variation of that equation, but the original will be good enough for our exploration purposes.