Same search term shows #1 on Bing but #140 on Google?
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Hi, I am using the search term of my website domain i.e. "Series Digital" on both Bing and Google. Bing shows my website as the top most link. But on Google, my website appears on page 14!!
Why is this happening when I am using the string within the " "?
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Hi Kate,
Thanks for your response. We submitted the XML site map. And yes, we did a couple of press releases. We will wait for this to improve.
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That is most likely the issue then. If the site is 2 months old, then there isn't enough trust in the site yet. Google, because the site is so new, is showing the user the most relevant and most trusted pages for the phrase "Series Digital". If the site was older, or had ranked for that term for some time and then dropped, I would be worried, but this is all very natural.
You are going to need to do some basic SEO to the site to help this process out. The homepage doesn't have a meta description. The homepage page title is a little over optimized. Try approaching the titles from a user standpoint and having a unique meta description for every page.
Have you submitted an XML sitemap to Google as well? If the company just launched, are there any plans for press coverage?
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Hi Kate,
There are no drops in search traffic as such. Our website is just under 2 months old. Right from the beginning, the term "Series Digital" was faring at #1 on Bing, but way way lower on Google. Given that we are using the string within the "", it should work the same right?
And no, this is not a competitive term.. just a name we thought of for the company.
Thanks.
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Are you seeing drops in natural search traffic for other pages on your site other than the homepage?
And is this term a competitive term for your market? I know it's your name, but I am curious if there is something else at play here.
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Well, I just noticed it has moved up to #15. And yes, I checked webmaster, but there are no penalties.
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Without any more data points, this looks like a penalty of some kind. Have you logged into Google Webmaster Tools recently to see if you have any messages?
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