When I check my keyword "dell laptop keyboard" in firefox it in the google page 1 first, in IE it was in the google page 5? How strange thing? Can someone explain why?

haven't you heard of something called data centers. Depending on the user agent, search engines can be be redirecting you to different data centers. It takes a while to get the SERP results synchronized across the board in all the data centers.

Also, Google do results personalization even when you are not logged in. So depending on the browser you use most, SERPs may differ.

I was just about to write about the personalized search results, as that seemed to be the issue. Didnt even think about the datacenter stuff

Depending on the search engines results are different. So a keyword have different ranking for different search engines.

It's amazing how many times we have to explain this!

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Originally Posted by udtek1

When I check my keyword "dell laptop keyboard" in firefox it in the google page 1 first, in IE it was in the google page 5? How strange thing? Can someone explain why?

Just delete your Firefox cookies after that you will get the same ranking in both the browser. I have personal experience of this.

Originally Posted by chauhan

Just delete your Firefox cookies after that you will get the same ranking in both the browser. I have personal experience of this.

Or throw your computer out the window (if you reside on the first floor, kick it several times first), then check your site's position in Google by "reading the stars"...only then will you REALLY KNOW.

Maybe the same keywords have different ranking for different search engines

Check this out, if you are using exatly the same search engine, with the same extension. lets say google.ca , you might be logged to different google account in each browser, I do manage several accounts in different browsers and i do get slightly different results. Remember that they do keep track of your searches

Originally Posted by blogginginc

... Remember that they do keep track of your searches

I'm just learning, and trying to follow the discussion. What I seem to have learned is this. (And please correct me if I'm wrong!)

Search engines try to personalise their results for each user. They identify each user by placing cookies on his PC. They personalise the results by learning from what the user has done before.

Suppose a webmaster works for a manufacturer of glassfibre marine pumps, and has optimised his site for the keyphrase "glassfibre marine pumps".

Every single enquirer for that same phrase may see different search engine results pages, as a result of their personalised profile built up from previous actions recorded by the SE's. There may be further differences in each person's results due to search engines trying to localise results, basing the enquirer's locality on their IP. Even further differences may result from lack of synchronisation between the SE's data centres. The results will, in any case, fluctuate as the SE's process data on the website in question and its competitors on serps.

Every time the webmaster tries to check his site's position in serps by typing "glassfibre marine pumps" into an SE, he may be altering his profile and altering the serps personalised for him. He can delete his browser cookies to neutralise his profile. However he will still not see the same serps results on his search as other searchers are likely to see for the same search.

If I have understood things correctly, then a webmaster cannot do a "proper" check on his site's serps. If I have got things wrong, please correct me!

If I have understood things correctly, then a webmaster cannot do a "proper" check on his site's serps. If I have got things wrong, please correct me!

Nope, that's pretty much covered it.

http://www.webmaster-talk.com/the-go...ed-search.html

^He's getting quite good at all this stuff aint he, just a shame others don't read and learn and continue to post drivel.

^ (Blushes modestly.)

Many thanks to my friends, Thai and Chris, who have been teaching me for free.

(Errr... it is free isn't it? There isn't a bill in the post, is there?)

you should delete the browser history and cookies after that again give a try for keyword search position.

Originally Posted by daisy192

you should delete the browser history and cookies after that again give a try for keyword search position.

Why browser history as well as cookies?

i like the personalization explanation this is right but, it makes no difference it will be the same over time

Originally Posted by udtek1

When I check my keyword "dell laptop keyboard" in firefox it in the google page 1 first, in IE it was in the google page 5? How strange thing? Can someone explain why?

oh.. this is something new to me also. I have not heard about this type of problem before. Anyone face the same? Curious to know the reason.

Originally Posted by adiseopromo

oh.. this is something new to me also. I have not heard about this type of problem before. Anyone face the same? Curious to know the reason.

Why did somebody bother to explain it earlier in this thread? We should have known that some people would just read the first post in the thread and rush to reply.

See suggestion at http://www.webmaster-talk.com/sugges...ml#post1026266

Originally Posted by adiseopromo

oh.. this is something new to me also. I have not heard about this type of problem before. Anyone face the same? Curious to know the reason.

So!....


How is it that someone with "Professional SEO Company" has never heard that ranking can be different each time you search.

Mind you, it's only been happening for SIX years now so I expect the pigeon should land soon!!