Huge difference in browser and search console rankings: Any latest updates?
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Hi,
We know that it's common to see some ranking difference in browser and GSC for a keyword. But I can see there is a huge difference from last 3 months. We position at 15 to 20th position when we search in browser (different IPs without signing in to any Google account; where as the rank in GSC varies between 35 around. I wonder if anything changed in the way Google reports and does anybody face the same issue? Is there anything we can do about this?
Thanks
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www.google.com/ncr works no more. It will land only on regional google website.
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did you made the test with **www.google.com/ncr **Google NCR (No Country Redirection)
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