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  • AdultSites
    Confirmed User
    • Feb 2015
    • 203
    #1

    Search engine rankings no longer good for measuring seo?

    I am reading a book, which says that rank tracking / search engine rankings are no longer good indicator of seo work, because of personalized search. Serps are dynamic, and different for different people, according to the book.

    The advice there is to use Google Webmaster Tools, and look at the keywords there, as a better source of info.

    Do you agree? What is your opinion on that? I would say that rank tracking is still good.
    Tags: search, tracking
    • Paz
      Confirmed User
      • Jun 2012
      • 457
      #2
      I agree that ranking is a flawed metric to report on but surely at the end of the day if you have a search engine strategy for traffic then you have to rank quite well for useful keyword phrases, with volume and in your chosen country - regardless of their personalisation, location, favourite cheese etc. and you have to agree with the client that tracking will be difficult.

      At the same time you can track other metrics such as signups, social signals etc.

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        • SpyCam
          PoiSEO.com
          • Apr 2001
          • 1201
          #3
          You don't need to look after for ranks, nor for quantity SE traffic (unless you sell banners per impression).
          You need highly targeted SE traffic that makes you meet your goals, or engage/convert...

          And yes, SERP listings are personalized.

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            • AdultKing
              Raise Your Weapon
              • Jun 2003
              • 15601
              #4
              For as long as search engines have been delivering personalised results to users your search ranking has been a useless metric.

              Measure success in SEO by how much search traffic you get that sticks and doesn't bounce

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                • brassmonkey
                  Pay It Forward
                  • Sep 2005
                  • 77396
                  #5
                  god i wish you guys would not talk about this here this is going to get indexed
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                    • slapass
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Nov 2002
                      • 14625
                      #6
                      Originally posted by brassmonkey
                      god i wish you guys would not talk about this here this is going to get indexed
                      I thought GFY was a nofollow site?

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                        • CPA-Rush
                          small trip to underworld
                          • Mar 2012
                          • 4927
                          #7
                          Originally posted by brassmonkey
                          god i wish you guys would not talk about this here this is going to get indexed
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                            • nico-t
                              emperor of my world
                              • Aug 2004
                              • 29903
                              #8
                              Originally posted by brassmonkey
                              god i wish you guys would not talk about this here this is going to get indexed

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                                • TheSquealer
                                  Mayor of Thneedville
                                  • Oct 2004
                                  • 26172
                                  #9
                                  search results are still only personalized for people logged in to their google account right? So what has changed since personalized search results began quite a few years ago?? I mean, its been what?.... 7-8 years now? More?
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                                    • brassmonkey
                                      Pay It Forward
                                      • Sep 2005
                                      • 77396
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by slapass
                                      I thought GFY was a nofollow site?
                                      clueless
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                                        • brassmonkey
                                          Pay It Forward
                                          • Sep 2005
                                          • 77396
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by nico-t
                                          like you im not here to show my ass every day
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                                            • ITraffic
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Jul 2013
                                              • 2725
                                              #12
                                              you are correct. seo has nothing to do with search engine rankings anymore.

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                                                • blackmonsters
                                                  Making PHP work
                                                  • Nov 2002
                                                  • 20960
                                                  #13
                                                  I think personalized search sucks ass.
                                                  I don't want to get put in some hole where everyone else is looking at something different than me.
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                                                    • Harmon
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                                                      • Mar 2004
                                                      • 20012
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by brassmonkey
                                                      like you im not here to show my ass every day
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                                                        • AdultSites
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Feb 2015
                                                          • 203
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by TheSquealer
                                                          search results are still only personalized for people logged in to their google account right? So what has changed since personalized search results began quite a few years ago?? I mean, its been what?.... 7-8 years now? More?
                                                          Beginning on December 4, 2009, Personalized Search was applied to all users of Google Search, including those who are not logged into a Google Account.

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