Google results changing back and forth in seconds!

Discussion in 'Google' started by jwebber, Feb 17, 2006.

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    I was doing some research on keywords and my ranking in Google and i noticed something very odd.

    When i did a search for "footbag shop" my site was in position 7 on page 1. Then I clicked the search button again and suddenly jumped up to position 3!

    Any reason for this? What are others seeing? (my listing is the one that says "FootbagShop.com - Premium freestyle footbags (hacky sacks) at the ..."

    I would really appreciate anyones input on this.

    thanks!
    John
     
    jwebber, Feb 17, 2006 IP
  2. Lordo

    Lordo Well-Known Member

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    This is happening to me now. It must be google dancing again. Give it few hours and check again.
     
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  3. digitalpoint

    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Just normal data center flux. Happens all the time actually...
     
    digitalpoint, Feb 17, 2006 IP
  4. Elearn-uni

    Elearn-uni Peon

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    Might not be a bad idea if they did this consistently so that joint favorites might show up in results on demographic/democratic basis. Eventually, time-share of the top spots might just become a clever search engine tactic.
     
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  5. allanh

    allanh Peon

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    This won't ever happen with Google unless they drastically change their philosophy. If they were do so, they would cease to become a search engine and become a "placement service". "Time-sharing" top SERPs is non-organic and good organic results are what Google is built its reputation on.

    @John: Google is undergoing some significant changes at the moment and results are going to vary for quite a while. That being said, Google has been undergoing significant changes for a while now and there probably isn't any end in site.

    My opinion is: "f*** search engine results." They will always vary. Trying to play to them is entirely unethical and wrong. Write good content. Sell worthwhile products. Write good, clean, *semantic* HTML. SEO for the sake of SEO is bullshit. But all of that is getting pretty offtopic. You've already got your answer. Peace.
     
    allanh, Feb 18, 2006 IP