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    • Critical_Mass
      Critical_Mass last edited by

      Hello,

      We recently ran a test on Rank Tracker and got a result indicating that the page in question was in position #17. We did a manual check on a Google USA SERP for the query, and found that we weren't in results where the tool had indicated.

      Does anyone have any ideas on what might be causing this discrepancy?

      Thanks!

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      • seanginnaw
        seanginnaw last edited by

        Hey there,

        There are so many factors that could be affecting this - geo-location, search history, the Google account you're using when you browse - all of these things will be personalizing the search results that you see.

        To get a fairer comparison, either go incognito in a fresh browser window with browser cache/history deleted or use another rank tracker to compare another set of unbiased results.

        All the best,

        Sean

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