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Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by webmxp.com, Mar 9, 2009.

  1. #1
    Just notice that after simple site validation, my website was featured on google first page with my first keyword. Before this, my website had been indexed by google with the same keyword and didn't surfaced on the front page.

    Was this because i validated the site or what is it?
     
    webmxp.com, Mar 9, 2009 IP
  2. coolseo36

    coolseo36 Well-Known Member

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    Validation can only ensure good crawlability and in turn quick indexing, so i don't think as you mentioned...may be, it is your sites quality content or few credible backlinks that drove Google to surface it up! (BTW congrats!!!)
     
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  3. vl09

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    #3
    Please clear that what kind of validation you are talking about?
     
    vl09, Mar 9, 2009 IP
  4. ddkdhar

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    #4
    please check again after one week in google. automatically it may change your site place in google search
     
    ddkdhar, Mar 9, 2009 IP
  5. Viktor Drej

    Viktor Drej Banned

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    #5
    What validation? html validation?
     
    Viktor Drej, Mar 9, 2009 IP
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    #6
    You can checking again.

    Google Some time like this.
     
    harryccf, Mar 9, 2009 IP
  7. jitendraag

    jitendraag Notable Member

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    Are you talking about google webmaster tool validation? I don't see that contributing to a site ranking first (unless we are talking about site's name). It will just help you find problems with crawling.
     
    jitendraag, Mar 9, 2009 IP
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    That'd be very interesting if valid code had a somewhat big impact on rank. Hmm...
     
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  9. yasiralhayan

    yasiralhayan Member

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    #9
    Informative, keep it up
     
    yasiralhayan, Mar 9, 2009 IP
  10. SEO_WatchDog

    SEO_WatchDog Well-Known Member

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    #10
    It is just a coincidence - the keyword must be very weak in traffic.
     
    SEO_WatchDog, Mar 9, 2009 IP
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    SabQat Peon

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    #11
    validation do not matter in SRP ranking.
    its accident or keyword has loww traffic
     
    SabQat, Mar 9, 2009 IP
  12. flnazrael

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    #12
    Other people have seen increases in ranking after validating.

    It may have just been that some issue with your previous code was interfering with the crawlers.
     
    flnazrael, Mar 10, 2009 IP
  13. Silver89

    Silver89 Notable Member

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    I use it on all my sites, not sure if it helps ...Good tip though, worth doing :)
     
    Silver89, Mar 10, 2009 IP
  14. Canonical

    Canonical Well-Known Member

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    Validating your site for Google Webmaster Tools does not affect your ranking. Being logged in WMT while searching at Google may slightly vary the SERPs you see because of personalization... But you won't rank better because of validation.

    If your site was only recently indexed (last few days or weeks) it's probably the Google honeymoon where they show your page occasion blended in with the normal results on page 1 for a few days, occasionally a few weeks. They artificially bump you up so you get shown on page 1. Many theories why... Some say to get info needed for initial settings for certain ranking factors like click-thru-rate, bounce-back rates, etc. which can only be obtained if people see your listing. Others say the logic is built into the algorithm for newly indexed pages/sites to get late breaking news and new fads to the top of the SERPS... who knows.

    But after the honeymoon you fall way back into the SERPs where you SHOULD have been ranking all along. When people see this they often freak and think they are penalized... when in reality they never really "ranked" on page 1 to begin with.
     
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    Validation has no effect on rankings (unless the page doesn't show up). It could have been that the page was reindexed and move up.
     
    catanich, Mar 10, 2009 IP
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    #16
    Better the code, easier for bot to craw - true but don't believe that SERP position depends so much by this.
     
    DimityrDimitrov, Mar 10, 2009 IP
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    #17
    I think that you have to check it up in a week because G sometimes like to change their results)
     
    Andrew Dupp, Mar 10, 2009 IP
  18. webmxp.com

    webmxp.com Peon

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    I validated the site with the google webmasters tool. before validation, the site had 214 errors and now it has just two.
     
    webmxp.com, Mar 15, 2009 IP
  19. kiduka

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    #19
    Your most likely experience the Google dance, it takes months for a website to stabilize unless your targeting a very low competitive keyword.
     
    kiduka, Mar 15, 2009 IP