When I do a google search for my website on my computer at work it comes up on the first page. When I search for my website on my home computer it comes up on page 18. Why?
Will need further information about this, did it happen the same day, did you try the next day at work if your site still comes up on the first page? Is the behavior consistent (happens always)?
If it's a newly indexed pages then it's normal and happens all the time, Just wait for a day or two till your website indexing gets synchronized on various Google Data Centers.. Even though, since the first of this year.. Google starts to show different results based on the IP Address of the one searching
If you're logged into a google service on one computer- gmail for example - you're getting personalized results based on your search history. Sign out, clear your cookies, and see what results you get.
You might be using different versions of Google on your PC and at work. Usually search results from Google.co.uk and Google.com are different.
I think natalie1981 is correct just the differnce of URL. Just checkout. And if this the only about a day then it may be a google dance.
as magda pointed out you might have been logged into your google account as you saw your site on page 1 because you got your personalised results. i know it was pleasing, it happened to me too. if you log out your SERP position will be about the same on both computers provided you do the search on the same day but not exactly the same
Hey dude do not login in gmail when you are checking serps on google I think this will be a perfect solution for you
Well it may possible that at home you login with your Google Accounts and you used " Promote " option which puts you always on first page.
Well it happen when You Are using gmail account And you bookmark your site with that account at google, and other reason would be is that you visit so often your site Thats why Google show you results those are save in your cookies , try again at your office computer with refreshing your cookies or with pressing alt+f5, i am sure now you'll see the different results
It can happen if you are logged into your Google Account. And, if your site is new, its quite normal.
same time you are searching google.com ? sign out form your gmail account then search again on same domain