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Ranking in Bing/Yahoo! vs. Google: What to do differently?

by bummed.out
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A number of my sites are ranking on the first page of the Google US SERPs for their primary keyword, some even fairly high up. However, when I use Rank Tracker to check them in Bing or Yahoo!, I notice that there are big differences between the Google rank and the other two search engines.

I know the majority still uses Google for searching, but I feel like I'm missing out on potential visitors without also ranking as highly in the SERPs from other engines.

What could I do differently to boost my SERPs ranking in Yahoo!/Bing to a level similar to that of Google?

Cheers
#bing or yahoo #differently #google #ranking
  • Profile picture of the author guitarjosh
    I sure wouldn't put too much focus on this. For ever $100 I make from AdSense, the search engine traffic that Bing and Yahoo combined sent account for about $1 of that.

    Maybe others have better experiences to report.. but for me, they're both a waste of time.
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    • Profile picture of the author bummed.out
      Originally Posted by guitarjosh View Post

      I sure wouldn't put too much focus on this. For ever $100 I make from AdSense, the search engine traffic that Bing and Yahoo combined sent account for about $1 of that.

      Maybe others have better experiences to report.. but for me, they're both a waste of time.
      Thanks for sharing your experience; maybe Yahoo!/Bing aren't that important, Adsense-wise; I certainly focus on actions that result in better Google rankings. However, if anyone else thinks differently, please chime in.

      Cheers
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      • Profile picture of the author paulgl
        That's pretty good advice there.

        What do you do differently? Well, do the things google wants.
        Yahoo/bing/whatever will either fall in line or not matter.

        I have one site that google does not like, per se. But I've
        done everything by the google book, The dang thing ranks #1
        on yahoo and brings a boatload of traffic. Lesson learned.

        Paul
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        If you were disappointed in your results today, lower your standards tomorrow.

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  • Profile picture of the author edricwage
    Eventually, if you ranked in Google then later you will also get ranked on Yahoo and Bing. It's just a matter of time. Google, Yahoo and Bing has its different algorithms.
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  • Profile picture of the author bummed.out
    Thank you, everyone. I guess the consensus is to simply keep doing what I'm doing and the rest will follow. Cheers!
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