Why Has My Google PageRank Dropped

A drop in PageRank is usually due to the site violating Googles Quality Guidelines by selling links that pass PageRank.

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Google take paid links that pass PageRank very seriously especially links labelled as sponsored that pass PageRank. Selling links on multiple pages on a website based on their PageRank and then calling them “SPONSORED LINKS”. Or pages labelled “PARTNER LINKS” which links to the link buyer.

Google class the above linking tactics as a clear violation of its quality guidelines, and is the main reason why PageRank drops which will also result in a decline in website trust.