Googe Plus and SEO

[kiranrao]

Hello,

I have noticed that when I like my website pages with Google + and then search for my company with key words, they appear on the 1st page.

But when I log out of my Google + and search with same key words,, they move to the second page!

Can anyone explain this please...

 

[JElder]

The search results you see from Google are always tailored to you personally.

Even when not logged in, many searches are modified based on search history, pages viewed, physical location and more.

When logged in this is emphasised even more, with pages Google knows you visit moving up. To get a 'clean' search, use a different browser, or log out, clear cookies and try again.

The other way is to use a tool that passes the query through an external proxy - these will usually give more accurate results as to what a random searcher would see, but need to be set per country.

 

[RedEvo]

Just add &pws=0 to the end of the search query URL to remove personalisation.

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[JElder]

Hi Red

Do you find that work accurately for you? I sometimes still see odd results, but only on certain searches.

 

[marketingquotes]

All true - google tries to second guess based on your history.

 

[Spock]

Big Brother is watching you...

 

[jhardy2008]

Its called personalized search. When you search any keyword with google login it saved in your search history account.

 

[StuieBen]

I found this cool website called ExchangeOnes (Google it) but am wary of using it as I know little of the effect +1 will have on Search Engine Rankings for my site.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.