Aaron Wall's Rank Checker Tool-Why the Discrepancy in Ranking?

Jason_V · 09-09-2009, 09:47 PM

Warriors,

I just started using Aaron Wall's Rank Checker Tool, I have to say, I really love it. It's free, for those of you who don't have it and are interested.

However, there is one thing I don't understand about it. When I run the tool, it tells me my site is #20 for a certain keyword, but my site is actually #15 for this keyword when I look for it in the rankings.

Why is there a discrepancy? (By the way, it did say yesterday I was #26, but I was actually also #15 yesterday too.)

dburk · 09-10-2009, 06:37 AM

Hi Jason,

Google's search results are now personalized based on georaphic location and past user behavior. So you may be position #15 for one user while simutaneously position #26 for another. There is no such thing as a single position for all users any longer.

cybernac · 06-07-2011, 01:22 PM

I have been wondering this same thing. I realize this thread is older but you can also now download the Google search bar with the "de-personalized" location. How can this be utilized with the rank checker? I always enjoyed this tool but I see the huge difference now when working on a national site. any advice?

09-10-2009, 06:37 AM	#2
dburk Senior Warrior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 4,473 Thanks: 135 Thanked 640 Times in 552 Posts Contact Info	Re: Aaron Wall's Rank Checker Tool-Why the Discrepancy in Ranking? Hi Jason, Google's search results are now personalized based on georaphic location and past user behavior. So you may be position #15 for one user while simutaneously position #26 for another. There is no such thing as a single position for all users any longer.
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cybernac Cybernicster Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: south dakota Posts: 28 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Social Networking	Re: Aaron Wall's Rank Checker Tool-Why the Discrepancy in Ranking? I have been wondering this same thing. I realize this thread is older but you can also now download the Google search bar with the "de-personalized" location. How can this be utilized with the rank checker? I always enjoyed this tool but I see the huge difference now when working on a national site. any advice?
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09-09-2009, 09:47 PM	#1
Jason_V Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: , , USA. Posts: 1,467 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 129 Thanked 207 Times in 78 Posts	Aaron Wall's Rank Checker Tool-Why the Discrepancy in Ranking? Warriors, I just started using Aaron Wall's Rank Checker Tool, I have to say, I really love it. It's free, for those of you who don't have it and are interested. However, there is one thing I don't understand about it. When I run the tool, it tells me my site is #20 for a certain keyword, but my site is actually #15 for this keyword when I look for it in the rankings. Why is there a discrepancy? (By the way, it did say yesterday I was #26, but I was actually also #15 yesterday too.)