Entries from Search Engine Roundtable tagged with 'rankings'

The Importance of a #1 Google Ranking

Aaron Wall recently wrote a brilliant piece about the value of a #1 Google ranking. In his in-depth article, which is divided into 9 sections, he explains based on research and a variety of forum discussion that even small declines...

Poll: Can A Competitor Hurt Your Google Rankings with Links?

Forums have been buzzing and buzzing about the possibility of a competitor being able to hurt your Google ranking for the past few years now. We have covered this topic time and time again, just see here for some of...

Alexa Announces Rankings Change

A new rankings system is now available within Alexa, we have learned. The new rankings system "now aggregate[s] data from multiple sources to give you a better indication of website popularity among the entire population of Internet users," according to...

Is it Normal to Plateau When Doing Continuous Link Building?

A WebmasterWorld member has been applying regular search engine optimization and link building techniques and is noticing that the traffic hasn't improved as substantially in the latter months of the campaign as it did initially. Is this something normal? Actually,...

Rank Checker Tool Released by SEO Book

Aaron Wall has written a pretty awesome rank checker tool Firefox plugin that checks various keywords against results on Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft Live. Here's a sample screenshot of what you're expected to see: While it looks like it's pretty...

Is it Better to Be Ranked #10 or #11?

What would you consider a better scenario? Would you rather be below the fold on page one or above the fold on page two of the search results? If so, why? The answer may depend on your wants and needs....

I'm Deindexed... Now What?

A High Rankings Forum member has lost his high rankings (no pun intended). Apparently, he's been deindexed since January 2008. His first inclination at this point is to check the IP address, assuming everything else is looking good. Is the...

How Can I Lower My Google Rankings? Keyword Stuff, Link Spam & Hide Content

This morning, I wrote a parody post on what you shouldn't do when you ask for a link. Now let's take it a step further. Another WebmasterWorld thread asks how you can screw up your rankings and bring your site...

Can You Click on a Google Listing to Increase Your Rankings?

This question gets asked time and time again, but it's always helpful to enlighten our newcomers and refresh our seasoned folks. Over at High Rankings Forum, someone asks if you can increase your rankings by clicking like mad on the...

Microsoft's Live Search Not Ranking New Sites Well Anymore

Guess what? Beyond the value that Microsoft's Live Search Webmaster Portal has for gaining statistical information about your website, it also has an added bonus of the ability to connect with the Live Search team. A WebmasterWorld member says that...

I'm #1 but I Don't Get Traffic

A Cre8asite Forums member was very happy with herself when she realized that she hit the #1 position for a search phrase that had over 70 million results. Who wouldn't be? That takes a lot of time and effort... But...

How Do You Keep Track of Keyword Rankings?

When you do your keyword research, my bet is that you may have tens or hundreds of keywords to choose from. How do you keep track of it and monitor your rankings? A High Rankings Forum thread asks this question....

Webmasters Report December 2007 Google SERP Changes

Last month, we provided you with November 2007 Google SERP changes, and this month, the trend continues. WebmasterWorld members report that their rankings have been fluctuating heavily. One reports that his site was not ranked in the top #1000 on...

Al Gore's Website Hacked by Spammers

According to recent reports, Al Gore's website was hacked by spammers who were trying to manipulate the SERPs. The article states that deep within the code, links to "bogus pharmaceuticals" were added and brought those companies much higher in the...

PageRank Goes Down but Google Rankings Aren't Affected

After October's Google PageRank massacre, a lot of sites scrambled in hopes of trying to salvage what they had left. Some stopped paid links altogether. Some stopped advertising. One guy audited his site, where he discovered that 20 of 25...

"Google Boxes" Promote Rankings, But is it Worth It?

A High Rankings Forum member discovered the golden Google Box, a widget that displays the top 10 rankings for any particular keyword. It looks like this: embedding a bit of code on your site, you can show your users the...

Help! I Rank #1 But Have No Customers!

A SitePoint Forums member did everything right, or so he thought: he ranks #1 for their target keyword phrase, but they have no customers. Where did he go wrong, or what can he do to right the situation? Forum members...

Does Google Rank According to Clicks in Organic Results?

Barry Welford presents an interesting question, one that has been highly debated in the past, on Cre8asite Forums: I am getting the distinct feeling based on traffic to my websites that clicks on particular entries in SERPs are being weighted...

Is a Combination of PPC and Organic Results on the Same Page "Too Much?"

Let's say you're ranking really well for a specific keyword. You also have a PPC campaign and your paid listings are on top. Is it too much? Should you curb your spending and focus on your organic links, since in...

Can You Improve Rankings by Cleaning Up Website Code?

A WebmasterWorld thread asks if cleaning up code will improve Google Rankings. Can removing bad code get better rankings in the SERPs? Not so much for Google, as one webmaster points out. He has had better success with MSN when...

What Do You Do if Your UK Site Ranks Lower Locally than Worldwide?

Those of us in the US are not seeing the same results in the SERPs as UK web surfers. Sites can be ranked higher or lower in the US SERPs compared to the UK SERPs. So what is one to...

What are the Effects of Two Addresses in the Footer of a Website?

A web designer at Cre8asite Forums has an interesting predicament. She has a client who has a local store and a headquarters both located in two different states. Would it be bad to put two addresses in the footer of...

Should You Worry About Rankings if Your IP Address Changes?

A Search Engine Roundtable Forums member wonders if there is any consequence of having his IP changed on a website that ranks pretty well. Will the rankings plummet? Is this risky? Members believe that a simple IP address change should...

Is There Any Benefit to Long Term Directory Links?

Let's say that when you first built your site, you relied heavily on directories to get your name out. You've also built good content and get linked to every so often. You're now complacent with your rankings primarily because you're...

Negative SEO is Possible, Yet Difficult, Says Matt Cutts

Two posts in DigitalPoint Forums and WebmasterWorld post point to a very interesting Forbes article on a lesser known practice of SEO known as "Google bowling" or "negative SEO." In this tactic, search engine optimizers force competitor websites down in...

Online Auction Listings Ranking Lower in the SERPs?

A business owner at WebmasterWorld noticed that he has been getting an increase of sales lately which seems to be predominantly because online auction listings, which were ranked higher in the Google SERPs, are now not as visible. The auction...

The "Minus 30" Penalty Revisited

We've been watching the Google "minus thirty" penalty for quite some time. Recent reports at WebmasterWorld have webmasters relying upon each other for support and advice, and after several months, some people have lately been successful. Some people admitted to...

Search Engine Optimization Shouldn't Come with a Money Back Guarnatee

Have any SEOs in the house ever run into a problem with a potential client where the SEO is asked for a position guarantee -- satisfaction, or your money back? I'm sure it's happened to some people, and it is...

Google.com Shuffles AdWords Listings: Results Return After Cookies Deleted

A number of members at WebmasterWorld noticed that their AdWords ads, which previously ranked on the first page, were moved to the second and third page results. This was first observed on May 16th. On the 16th of May, I...

Impact of Changing Registrar Data on Search Rankings

There's an interesting discussion on Cre8asite Forums about losing rankings when you transfer your domain to another registrar. A few people suspect that doing so could cause a loss of rankings, but some other members have not seen any changes...

Onsite Store Owner To Sue Blog Owner Over Ranking in Google

This is fairly entertaining... Via a WebmasterWorld & DigitalPoint Forums threads, a blog owner received an email from a online store owner, requesting he lower his ranking for a keyword phrase the blog is ranking well for. In short, the...

Check Google Images, News, Video, Groups Rankings On Google's Difference Data Centers

Not only can you check your Google web search rankings in any country, you can now check your rankings for image search, news search, video search and group search on any Google data center. A new tool at http://oy-oy.eu/google/trydc/dc.aspx has...

Can Adding the NOODP Tag Hurt Your Google Rankings?

On July 13th, Google added support for the NOODP tag and Webmasters rejoiced. But there seems to be a number of reports that claim the NOODP tag is hurting their rankings. All claim that the only change they made to...


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