How Do I Check To See If I Am Ranking Naturally or Is It Skewed by Cache
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How Do I Check To See If I Am Ranking Naturally or Is It Skewed by Cache - I heard every once in a while I have to clean up the cookies or cache which one should it be ?
This is the problem I ran a ranks report for my keywords I saw myself ranking for 2 of my keywords on 1st page rankings but it conflicts with my rankings report i use seo powersuite to check for rankings
So do I have to clean cookies or cache to ensure that when I check to see myself if i am ranking by typing the kw's into google and i see them come up on 1st that is not due to google making it easier for me to get to it and using cache or cookies to serve me the page high ..
How does this work this cache or cookie thing -- can it skew what I am trying to check for and confuse me by not giving me the actual rankings ?
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Keri
Got it now ...thanks !
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Here's the information for private browsing with Firefox: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Private%20Browsing
Or, you might just want to install Safari as an additional browser that you can use to check rankings, check how a page renders, etc. Since it wouldn't be your main browser, it'd be easy to reset everything when you wanted a fresh check of things.
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Thanks Keri ............;>) To start a private browsing session do you mean open start a private browsing session lost what do u mean !
I use firefox -- so I would I have to clear every thing in firefox so this mean start new private browsing session with firefox ?
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Yes, your search history in a browser can skew your rankings. What I often do to check them from my browser is either start a private browsing session (which doesn't retain search history), or use Safari and go to Edit -> Reset Safari which clears all cache, cookies, history, etc. and makes it look like you just installed the browser. You'll still get localized results based on your IP, but it will help. Also, the SEOmoz rank tracker will be able to track without those personalizations.
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