Your SE Ranking -- Not Nearly As High As You Think!
- SEO |
How many of you frequently visit your website. I only ask because I thought I didn't, but I am constantly submitting articles and making sure the links work -- meaning I check it more often than I'd like. Apparently, this is known to google..... I'll explain why this matters later.
Just recently I checked my ranking for a relatively generic and highly profitable keyword -- I was on PAGE 1, 4th result down. I was ecstatic and filled with joy when I saw this...for a few minutes.
After I calmed down and finished telling my family, I came to a realization -- If im on the first page, why aren't I getting more traffic and as a result, more sales. I did a quick search with the term in my browser...Still There. I said "okay, thats good" But was still very puzzled about the non-super traffic I was getting. After all, a search term like this, with tens of thousands of searches a month would be giving me WAY more traffic than I was currently getting.
My brother, who lives with me, did a search for the term and he said my website was no where on the first page...or the second, or the third. I ran over and noticed he was right. My computer, my browser, I was ranking 4th in google for the term -- His computer, his browser, I was ranking....no where I could see.
I came back to my PC, started up IE (I used firefox) and entered in my keyword at google.... I am NO WHERE for the search term. I go back to firefox....I am still number 4. This was an enormous blow to my ego and self-esteem about my SEO efforts.
It would seem that because I visit my site so frequently, google puts it higher in the search results for me (no doubt due to the cookies on my PC). I did not know this and many of my "triumphs" in the past are not "triumphs" are all -- just superficial evaluations that are none to accurate.
Note: Its not this way for all keywords I noticed, but mainly for some of those "broader" terms you aim for.
The purpose of this post.... How many of you guys check your rankings using the same browser & same PC that you do your work on? Are you getting overly excited about nothing like I have been?
-Sean
P.S. Theres nothing like seeing your website on the first page and then the pain that comes from finding out IT WAS ONLY AN ILLUSION!
Just recently I checked my ranking for a relatively generic and highly profitable keyword -- I was on PAGE 1, 4th result down. I was ecstatic and filled with joy when I saw this...for a few minutes.
After I calmed down and finished telling my family, I came to a realization -- If im on the first page, why aren't I getting more traffic and as a result, more sales. I did a quick search with the term in my browser...Still There. I said "okay, thats good" But was still very puzzled about the non-super traffic I was getting. After all, a search term like this, with tens of thousands of searches a month would be giving me WAY more traffic than I was currently getting.
My brother, who lives with me, did a search for the term and he said my website was no where on the first page...or the second, or the third. I ran over and noticed he was right. My computer, my browser, I was ranking 4th in google for the term -- His computer, his browser, I was ranking....no where I could see.
I came back to my PC, started up IE (I used firefox) and entered in my keyword at google.... I am NO WHERE for the search term. I go back to firefox....I am still number 4. This was an enormous blow to my ego and self-esteem about my SEO efforts.
It would seem that because I visit my site so frequently, google puts it higher in the search results for me (no doubt due to the cookies on my PC). I did not know this and many of my "triumphs" in the past are not "triumphs" are all -- just superficial evaluations that are none to accurate.
Note: Its not this way for all keywords I noticed, but mainly for some of those "broader" terms you aim for.
The purpose of this post.... How many of you guys check your rankings using the same browser & same PC that you do your work on? Are you getting overly excited about nothing like I have been?
-Sean
P.S. Theres nothing like seeing your website on the first page and then the pain that comes from finding out IT WAS ONLY AN ILLUSION!
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"The only thing thats keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself about why you can't have it"- Tony Robbins
I'm On Google + ------------- and of course Also On Twitter
"The only thing thats keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself about why you can't have it"- Tony Robbins
I'm On Google + ------------- and of course Also On Twitter
"The only thing thats keeping you from getting what you want is the story you keep telling yourself about why you can't have it"- Tony Robbins