Different browser location = different SE position / How come?

[dons1]

Hi folks!

I live in Spain and right now I am on page 2 of Google and 1 of Yahoo using my IE browser and my key search words "football fans forum" for the "web" (not Spain).

However, when I use a pc in my workplace (IE browser, "web") I drop far down in Google. When it is searched for in the UK (IE browser, "web") I am not in the first 10 pages!

Anybody know what could be happening here?

Thanks
John
www.clanfootball.com "connecting fans around the world"

[Bethers]

Re: Different browser location = different SE position / How come?

Some of the different places will have different emphasis. For example, if you are in the UK, they will place a higher relevancy on .uk sites - which means the rest of us might completely drop out of that index.

There are different algorhythms for the different areas - so, no, what you see in one location, might be different for another. You won't see this much within a country- but will see it a lot in other countries.

[dons1]

Re: Different browser location = different SE position / How come?

Thanks Beth!

So if I want to maximize my presence in, say, the UK and the USA, what are the basic things I need to do to optimize my site for those areas (given that the algorithms are different), and, how can I check my positioning for searches made from within these countries, from my base here in Spain?

Regards
John
www.clanfootball.com "connecting fans around the world"

[Bethers]

Re: Different browser location = different SE position / How come?

There are services which allow you to select the country being checked - I don't have them saved to favorites - so would have to search - maybe someone else will pipe in before I have time to do that.

[mpetty_se@yahoo.co.uk]

Re: Different browser location = different SE position / How come?

Hi John
I have the same problem, a .com site hosted in the US but my target is clients from Uk. I have changed my geographical location in google is there any other way to improve or will I have to move to a UK host?