Confusing regional results.

[andrewkeet]

Has anybody seen this before?. Ranked number 14 in google.co.za but 480(something) in google.com, Two month old site. Domain with .org.za extension

Thank You

[davidweb]

This is not new, but quite an old phenomenon.

Google.com refers to Google (Worldwide) whereas Google.co.za refers (Mostly) to links from South Africa. If your domain has a .org.za then it is natural that it will rank higher on Google south africa as compared to Google.com (Worldwide).

If you want to gain higher rankings on Google.com then try getting links from worldwide websites.

[earnest]

IP also affects search results (google selects results regionwise).

[satyaseo]

yes, there is nothing thing to be surprised, your were targeted in regional search so you were in 14th rank, and in world search you are in 480 [or what ever].....

[xuchunfeng1984]

what you saied is known for most of us. if you want to get google.com rank. then you should build more backlinks from allover the world. good luck, my friend.

[Gtal]

Originally Posted by andrewkeet

Has anybody seen this before?. Ranked number 14 in google.co.za but 480(something) in google.com, Two month old site. Domain with .org.za extension

Thank You

That's a pretty well known phenomenon. If your site is a .co.za site or a .fr site, it will rank better on the regional domains of Google.

[sofomor]

Clear cut "local SEO". Not a bad thing. Nor does it say that it wont get ranked better on Google.com.

Questions

- Are you trying to get links from sites "locally hosted" or with .za extensions (in other words, locally targeted sites)?

- Have you set the "GEO target" in Google webmaster tools?

- Do you have local information on every page of your site?

Try getting more links from .com domains. Your current standing means Google is taking your site as locally targeted. You have start working on to change the perception to get ranked on .com version AS WELL...

regards,