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Keyword Tracker ISn't Working Properly (to my advantage)

Discussion in 'Keyword Tracker' started by Lars518, May 17, 2006.

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    There are at least 8 keywords that Tracker ranks at numbers much higher than actual. i.e. one rank shows 66 and Google itself list it as 2. I have 6 other keywords that Tracker ranks at higher numbers and Google lists at 1.
    Obviously I am delighted that it isn't reversed however, can someone tell me why that happens. The same thing happened when I used the tracker on May 5.
     
    Lars518, May 17, 2006 IP
  2. BILZ

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    The tracker uses your API to find your rankings. Sometime the API data will be different than data from the different google datacenters. There's not much you can do about it. Just take the keyword tracking data with a grain of salt.
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    What's an example of one of the keyword/URL combos it's happening for (exactly as you entered them)?
     
    digitalpoint, May 17, 2006 IP
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    www.clearanswers.co.uk

    Compensation Claim = 28 through API - should be 3 (10 results per page)
    Compensation Claims = 22 through API - should be 3 (10 results per page)

    I have told my CFO that I can provide the links to prove the improvement, but that the API servers are out of date - so both of the automated tools that I use are off kilter.
     
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  5. Lars518

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    URL www.corporatecharters.ca
    Keywords: Aircraft Charter Rank 66 Actual 2, Aircraft Charters Rank 6 Actual 1,
    Airplane Charter Rank 3 Actual 1, Charter Aircraft Rank 5 Actual 1, Executive Jet Charters Rank 71 Actual 10, Helicopter Charters Rank 28+29 Actual 6.
    Hope that helps
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Actually if I check Google manually, I don't see it in the top 100...

    When I check Google manually, I get Aircraft Charter at #62, Airplane Charter at #3, Executive Jet Charters at #66...
     
    digitalpoint, May 18, 2006 IP
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    I just checked Google manually and Aircraft Charter is # 2 for corporatecharters.ca
    Can't understand why you came up with 62.
    Same for other keywords
    My clients are coming up with the lower numbers also (fortunately for me)
     
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    digitalpoint Overlord of no one Staff

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    Most likely it's Google doing country geotargetting. Google will alter results based on the country you are in. So sites it thinks have more to do with Canada (the site does have a .ca extension), will rank higher for people in Canada.
     
    digitalpoint, May 18, 2006 IP
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    Yeah - I am in the uk, and I get results from the uk. I think it might have something to do with the API?? The results for my other sites are correct, it is just this site has been performing badly and is now performing well... The API results are not showing the same as google.co.uk..
     
    sgorman, May 19, 2006 IP
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    Google results vary for everyone based on their location. Doesn't really have anything to do with the API. Are you using the advanced usage script? And if so, what country is the server in that you are hosting it on?
     
    digitalpoint, May 19, 2006 IP
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    No - I'm not using the advanced script. I have not needed to for the other sites I track. Which is strange, I know.

    The keyword tracker shows me g.co.uk serps for my other two sites. I know this as I have locked google to a .com site and never seen any of my sites for the keyword searches.

    The only problem is that clearanswers is just not showing as high through the API as it is through the UI.

    Séan
     
    sgorman, May 22, 2006 IP
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    I'm guessing the problem is that you *aren't* using the advanced usage script. Because of that you are seeing results geotargetted by Google for an end-user in the United States. If you run the advanced usage script, and put it on a server physically close to you, you should start to see Google results closer to what you (personally) see at Google's site.

    Google is tricky in that search results will look different based solely on the end user's physical location.
     
    digitalpoint, May 22, 2006 IP
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    OK - Cool.

    I have put the php up onto one of the sites to see the added value. :)

    cheers.
     
    sgorman, May 23, 2006 IP
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    Shawn - after two days of using the script - I am seeing no difference in the ratings.
    :confused:
     
    sgorman, May 24, 2006 IP
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    What's the IP address of the server the script resides on?
     
    digitalpoint, May 24, 2006 IP
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    I put it on the webserver of the site: 83.138.175.200
     
    sgorman, May 25, 2006 IP