lgn1 - 4:11 pm on Jan 7, 2005 (gmt 0)

Another big factor is Geographic Profiling which MSN turns on and off every few months.

Our site is hosted in Canada, and it appears that on every other update, we either rank in the top 10 or in the hundreds.

Our major market is the USA, and it appears the MSN beta also penalize sites not hosted in the USA, rather than using on page crieteria to see if you serve the US market.