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When I search for my most important keyword I end up around 50-60 in the SERPS. If I search with allinanchor with the same keyword I end up number 2. Why is it like this? Can I expect a better listing in the normal SERPS in the near future?
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Johan Siggesson
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Mc
The thing is that I have PR6 on my site and noneofmy competitor has PR6. I figure that is a bit strange. Or is that how it is.
Not strange at all, A higher pagerank does not guarantee you a better result.
It simply means that your page has links pointing to your page with those keywords in the anchor text. Nothing more. (*see below)
It's a worthless exercise for determining any sort of rank. (Look for some posts by Big Dave on the subject.)
[*actually, Google doesn't mention HOW they rank those allinanchor results]
[edited by: jk3210 at 4:16 pm (utc) on Jan. 6, 2005]
I doubt it.
I am still no.1 for allinanchor but now position 70ish for the results. I've not added many backlinks over that period but it seems i'm heading in the right direction as i was down at 150 before the last PR update.
When i get a chance i'm going to get another 10-20 backlinks and see if that has any effect on the rankings at all.
I would think that you are probably competing on a very competitive keyword, or the site is focusing on high-bid keywords. Google is much more careful theese days, and it might take a year before you reach the top.
Complete nonsense.
"It's a worthless exercise for determining any sort of rank"
Also nonsense.
Frankly I'm beginning to think comments like this are deliberately disingenuous since they are meant to be so deceptively hurtful to the original poster.
swedee, as goodroi posted in the second message, you are likely in the google sandbox. Ranking high for allinanchor but very lamely for the same search is a sign of either being in the sandbox or having some other problem with your site.
The sandbox doesn't hit every new site, but it hits a huge number of them. Having good PR and good allin rankings and a six month old domain is the textbook type of site in the sandbox.
Answer from Google Answers-->"If you start your query with allinanchor:, Google restricts results to pages containing all query terms you specify in the anchor text on links to the page."
So, since google doesn't "rank" any other "all" searches, how can you make the assumption that they rank "allinanchor:" searches, and then use that assumption to make a further assumption about the status of the guy's site being sandboxed?
Always a possibility.
>>Saying "nothing more" means the results would be some random jumble, which they obviously aren't. <<
Good point. So, how are they ranked? What's the ranking criteria?
Also, what is it about the guy's site coming in at number 2 for an "allinanchor:" search that convinces you that he's sandboxed?
What does that have to do with anything?
"Also, what is it about the guy's site coming in at number 2 for an "allinanchor:" search that convinces you that he's sandboxed?"
Try to be more careful with words. "Likely" does not equal "convinced". He described a common scenario afflicting many sites similarly. While likely, there could be other reasons too.
Sure, no problem.
So, what is it about the guy's site coming in at number 2 for an "allinanchor:" search that makes you feel that he's likely sandboxed?
I have been sandboxed for six months and cant wait to get out. I am guessing it will be another month or two, maybe 6 at the most.
