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    Why is my competitor Torontoseogroup.com ranked 31 in Chrome, but position 2 in Firefox? How is this possible?

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    • websiteready
      websiteready last edited by

      There is a website I am analyzing that ranks highly in firefox - position #2 on top page.

      But in Google they are ranked only on the top of the 4th page.

      How is this possible? Looks like some of the codes in the links are different. Why?

      Link from Firefox link:

      http://www.google.ca/#q=hamilton+web+design&hl=en&prmd=imvnsfd&ei=nIB3TtG_BYTe0QHm05HnCA&start=0&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=6448f668fd4b6f72&biw=1024&bih=627

      Link from Google Chrome:

      http://www.google.ca/#q=hamilton+Web+Design&hl=en&prmd=imvnsfd&ei=4353TvWmAaPW0QHhq9zYBg&start=30&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=c8e758962267edc1&biw=1024&bih=673

      http://www.google.ca/#q=hamilton+web+design&hl=en&prmd=imvnsfd&ei=nIB3TtG_BYTe0QHm05HnCA&start=0&sa=N&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=6448f668fd4b6f72&biw=1024&bih=627

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      • deltasystems
        deltasystems last edited by

        In FireFox you are getting personalized results. Make sure you are logged out of your Google account and try again.

        I'm getting the same result (page 4) in both browsers.

        Alternatively you may turn off these settings as detailed here:

        http://www.google.com/support/websearch/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=54048

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        • PeterAlexLeigh
          PeterAlexLeigh last edited by

          As Zachary says, these results are personalised.

          The best way to check is to use incognito in Google and Private browsing in Firefox whilst being logged out of your google account. This should remove any personalisation from your searches.

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