Thursday, December 3, 2009

How to check SERP position

In this article I will explain what the SERP is and how to check one properly.

No, this is not some ad for some SERP position check tool. There are many tools with this "capability" on the Net, but according to my experience neither one is working.

According to wikipedia this is the definition of SERP:

A search engine results page (SERP), is the listing of web pages returned by a search engine in response to a keyword query. The results normally include a list of web pages with titles, a link to the page, and a short description showing where the keywords have matched content within the page. A SERP may refer to a single page of links returned, or to the set of all links returned for a search query.

... and you are interested in Google's SERP right?
So, all you need is Google... It is the most accurate, and the fastest.. Just one thing is a drawback, instead of a single click you might need more ...

Here's what you do
- open google
- click advanced search (on the right)
- under Find web pages that have...
- under all these words ...
- type in the keyword you are checking SERP for
- under Need more tools?
- under Results per page:
- pick 100 results
- click advance search button
- on the page of results (which contains now 100 results) search for your web address - for example ctrl+F (control - find or edit find)
- if you cannot find your page , look further, click next at the bottom and you will be on the next page, with results 101 - 200 ...
- THIS IS THE BEST WAY OF CHECKING SERP

For example I just started Tower Defense site , and what I do ... for a search keyword I type in tower defense or tower defence... when first 100 results show up, I search on the page for http://www.towerdefense-247.com ... I can choose any keyword I like...

This way you can check your position if if its on 1000 th page, although those SERP tools usually won;t let you go that far.

Hope this helps

Cheers


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5 comments:

  1. Very useful tip. What greater authority for SERPs than Google itself? One comment: be sure to logout of your Google account otherwise Google might serve misleading personalized results rather than general results. Thanks!

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  3. Schema Creator
    Schemas provide users with an enhanced experience where they are presented with specific details about a particular company or organization on search engine results pages (SERPs). With this tool, you can customize how your results, including your reviews, operating hours, events, etc., will appear on Google and other search engines.
    You can also integrate the schema code easily – it’s as simple as copying and pasting. The tool also has a free WordPress plugin version.
    If you like this tool, there’s also a Scheme app which you can try for free for 14 days. There are multiple price structures depending on your current needs / business size.

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  4. Schema Creator
    Schemas provide users with an enhanced experience where they are presented with specific details about a particular company or organization on search engine results pages (SERPs). With this tool, you can customize how your results, including your reviews, operating hours, events, etc., will appear on Google and other search engines.
    You can also integrate the schema code easily – it’s as simple as copying and pasting. The tool also has a free WordPress plugin version.
    If you like this tool, there’s also a Scheme app which you can try for free for 14 days. There are multiple price structures depending on your current needs / business size.

    ReplyDelete
  5. Schema Creator
    Schemas provide users with an enhanced experience where they are presented with specific details about a particular company or organization on search engine results pages (SERPs). With this tool, you can customize how your results, including your reviews, operating hours, events, etc., will appear on Google and other search engines.
    You can also integrate the schema code easily – it’s as simple as copying and pasting. The tool also has a free WordPress plugin version.
    If you like this tool, there’s also a Scheme app which you can try for free for 14 days. There are multiple price structures depending on your current needs / business size.

    ReplyDelete