Saturation in Google: it drives me crazy.

[fernimac]

We check the number of pages that Google has indexed for our most important client on a daily basis. During the last three months, however, Google shows a different number each time that we make the search site:www.mydomain.com. And the numbers range from 20.000 to more than 260.000. I mean, it is no small difference. Anyone there knows what Google is doing and whether this number will be more stable in the future?

Thanks all!

Fernando Macia

[NameCritic]

Great question and I'm experiencing the same with both my own and client websites.

In general the number goes up, but its a really wavy line on the graph.

[computergenius]

I have a site that floats about, between 15,000 and 20,000, for no reason.

I notice that MSN Search tracks it... up and down AT THE SAME TIME but not by the same amount.

Course, it could be Google tracking MSN... who knows?

[Wildman93]

Yes, It is quite crazy. I also have noticed this fluctuation with different browsers too. Yesterday IE had quite a range for a client 202K-260K, but Firefox had a higher spread 202K-340K. Today the ranges are quite different 160-202K (IE), 172-202K (Firefox).

Strange and makes a joy for reporting. (Note Sarcasm.)

www.wildmanproduction.com

[NameCritic]

Yup just love to send clients those graphs that are going downward. Makes what I do so much fun.

[KCWill]

I'm seeing differences of two to three thousand, across Google's servers. I'm watching and waiting to see what's happening!?

[incrediblehelp]

Who cares what the number is? Until they come out and say it is going to be 100% no big deal in sweating over it. His latest video he expands on a supposed recent change that is going to make this number much more accurate but still not 100%.