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crispibits · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:10 pm Post subject: Wierd google search thingy

I'm very confused. Promise I'm not trying to promote my site, but if I search for 'face painting wiltshire' on Google at home my site comes first (Yay!). If I do the same search at work, it comes up on the 11th Page (Boooo!). It doesn't appear to be down to choosing 'pages from the UK' or anything, because I'm using the same laptop, and can switch between my 'home' connection and my vpn connection to work. Could someone else just try searching for the keywords I mentioned, and just tell me if in2faces.co.uk comes up first or not?
Thanks very much in advance,
Crispin
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drws · LXF regular Joined: Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:39 am Posts: 125

I get top result.
BTW you have a "a href=" in your xhtml that doesn't have its link in quotes. (the south-online link)

crispibits · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject: RE: Wierd google search thingy

Cheers for that drws! I even get a bonus source check-up... Smile

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spottedcat · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:33 pm Post subject: RE: Wierd google search thingy

No - I get 2nd link on 11th page. Laptop at home. Google.co.uk and 'pages from the uk'.

crispibits · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:39 pm Post subject: RE: Wierd google search thingy

Now that just doesn't make sense! DRWS, are you in the UK?
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wyliecoyoteuk · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:27 pm Post subject: RE: Wierd google search thingy

google does offer different links to different people, perhaps even based on IP address, so if your history for your work NAT router is different from your home one.....
I get page 1,item1.
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wyliecoyoteuk · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:28 pm Post subject: RE: Wierd google search thingy

Or it could be down to cahing, do you use different ISPs??
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crispibits · Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:38 pm Post subject: RE: Wierd google search thingy

I did wonder if it was caching, but the fact that DRWS got the same result as my work one seems strange. Anyway, thanks everyone. Beddy time now!
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jjmac · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 1:58 am Post subject: RE: Wierd google search thingy

I'm in .au

Search using the menu bar in opera ... 1st page result.

towy71 · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 6:46 am Post subject: RE: Wierd google search thingy

number one here too this morning, but page 11 last night Question

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drws · LXF regular Joined: Sat Aug 06, 2005 11:39 am Posts: 125

I'm in the UK. I tried it from my home PC as well as via (vpn) another network.
I even tried search from google.com and still got top result.

M-Saunders · Moderator Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm Posts: 2881

Top link here...

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crispibits · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:10 am Post subject: RE: Wierd google search thingy

Well, that's splendid then. It seems highly suspicious that my site was down on the 11th page until very recently, when I put google ads on a couple of the pages, then, as if by magic, I'm number one. Thanks again to everyone for their help, and I look forward to staying at the top... Smile

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spottedcat · Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 9:21 am Post subject: RE: Wierd google search thingy

Nope. Still page 11 this morning. That's on 2 different machines and in firefox and konqueror. 'Snot fair! What if I was in Wiltshire and wanted my face painted? Sad

Steogede · LXF regular Joined: Thu May 04, 2006 6:39 pm Posts: 145

9th down on page 23 - When I checked using from my webserver, hosted by 1and1 somewhere in Germany.

1st on page 1 when I checked from work.