Hi my name is steve i own a website that has a first page # 9 or 10 spot
last week we moved up to a 5 spot then to a #1 spot then that same day back down to a 5 spot then back to a 10 . Do you know what might cause this.
thanks
steve

You may very well be experiencing the "Google Dance" first hand.

Google has hundreds of servers that respond to search requests and they are not always in sync. This means out of 3 searches you may be querying 3 different servers that show your rank to be in 3 different positions. Don't worry, if you are seeing an increase in rank now during the dance you will most likely be moved up once the dance is done.

To see whats going on first hand, this tool will query several Google servers at once and show you how you ranking on a small selection of Google's servers.

Google Dance Tool

Give it some time, Google is fast, but not that fast

Thanks Josh its better to be in the dance then to be on the side lines.
I will use the tool that you gave me.
Steve

Haha, this may be my new favorite Google quote.

Best of luck!

Google updates page rank time to time and it is mostly based on the traffic your site gets per day.

http://molloysmarketingtactics.com

It looks like Google has rolled their index and something is shifting you can follow this update on Webmasterworld http://www.webmasterworld.com/google/3713012.htm


It looks like many sites are being affected by this change; however this stuff changes all the time. No need to panic; just remember as long as you’re building quality content and useful information for your visitors you should have nothing to worry about.