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Thanks, Miriam.

My original thinking was that I didn't have enough local citations, links, etc.  So I concentrated more on that. Then I tried to get only high pr backlinks. Then worked on social marketing knowing that plays a bigger role nowadays. According to the links analysis tool provided here, I am in significantly better seo shape than the competition. There is one site, however, that has significantly more backlinks than I do. Maybe that is the reason...but then again, why am #1 everywhere else? Who knows?

I believe you are correct in that there is no simple answer to this. Just one of those things, I guess.

I will take your advice and see if Bill has anything about this.

My client (who is a web designer - just not in dallas) is one of those "gotta be #1"  type guys. We had the biggest argument over this because me, rank tracker and everything thing else said he is #1 but his location is set to "dallas" and he is #4 there.

Thanks, again.

Trey

Yes, I know. Thank you for your reply.

I understand all that. I have watched that video and a hundred more just like it. Maybe I'm not explaining myself well enough.

I'm talking about how you can set your location on google. After you do any search, if you look to the left, halfway down, you will see a place where you can set your default google location. If you set that to Dallas, TX and then do a search for "web design dallas" you will get different search results than if you set it to San Diego, CA (example) and do the same search for "web design dallas".

I got the #1 spot but not if your default Google location is set to Dallas, TX. So if you set your google location to anywhere else in the world and do a search for "web design dallas", I am #1. If your google location is set to Dallas and do the same search, I am #4. Can't figure it out.

I have asked this question for months and nobody knows what I am talking about or can't give me a straight answer. Thought for sure someone here might have a clue.

Thanks, again.

Thanks for the reply.

I'm talking about organic search - NOT Google Places. I understand the differences but my keywords don't show a Places listing when searched.

And yes, my keyword shows up #1 in the rank tracker tool.

If you set your Google location to "Dallas, TX" and you do a search for "web design dallas", my client shows up #4. If you change your google location to anywhere else in the US, he is #1. How can I be #1 in Dallas and the US?

(My client is not really in Dallas but I didn't want to give away the city, their site, etc)