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jcai
Joined: Jan 16, 2006
# Posts: 11
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Posted: 01/19/2006 01:47 pm
I have a keyword that ranks about 14 at Google and 32 at MSN, but not in the top 200 at Yahoo. Why is that? Does Yahoo hate me or something. I though Google and Yahoo had similar ranking aglorithm, why there is such a hugn discrepencies at Google and Yahoo for my keyword ranking?
Any helps always appreciated
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Hampstead
Joined: Feb 20, 2001
# Posts: 1996
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Posted: 01/20/2006 04:14 am
You've answered the question yourself.
They are different search engines with similar ranking algos, but not the same algo.
Hence the descrepency.
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lazaraus
Joined: Mar 17, 2006
# Posts: 1
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Posted: 03/17/2006 05:45 pm
You've got that right.I get tons of google visitors every day,yet not one from Yahoo!
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SportsGuy
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Joined: Aug 30, 2002
# Posts: 3595
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Posted: 03/17/2006 08:16 pm
jcai - are you listed in the Yahoo directory? Seems to help with getting ranked by Yahoo in the organic results - mostly because they then will agree that they know you exist.
The algorithms, while possibly similar, are not the same. So, each of the engines out there views your site slightly differently and each engine values idfferent bits and pieces a bit differently, too.
Google pays less attention to the data in the <keywords> tags, MSN pays a bit more attention to it.
Did I ask you yet if you paid the $299 for inclusion in the Yahoo directory? Yahoo seems to pay attention to the $...sometimes... 
...and lest there be any misunderstanding to my point here:
Paying the money for the review for inclusion in yahoo's directory does NOT mean you WILL enjoy better organic rankings in Yahoos serps, but that's the first directory they look to for results, so...
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ruperto
Joined: Nov 18, 2003
# Posts: 71
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Posted: 04/13/2006 01:10 am
And sometimes, it can also be the reverse. Different search engines.
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galway
Joined: Apr 26, 2004
# Posts: 300
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Posted: 05/03/2006 09:19 am
Im not promoting Yahoo paid inclusion but....
I have found it is beneficial in organic search results in about 70% of cases where we have subscribed to the directory.
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rol_one
Joined: Eons Ago
# Posts: 68
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Posted: 05/03/2006 08:54 pm
i personally wouldn't worry about it. i tried to change my site once to please all search engines, but soon found that my google ranking dropped off the screen and although i was much better placed with yahoo, the traffic (customer) numbers suffered.
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andhrastudent
Joined: Jun 13, 2006
# Posts: 81
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Posted: 07/02/2006 11:10 pm
Hi,
you are right, but both yahoo and google follows different ranking algorithms and different factors. compare some sites in google and yahoo you can understand the difference.
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