Q and A: Why is Google showing different results to you and I for the same search query?

Dear Kalena...

Thank you for taking the time to answer my question.

You may be interested to know that typing ‘linksys lowercall’ into Google on my machine here in sunny England now brings up your blog page.....but sadly not our site – see attached screen shot.

I don’t think this has to do with the shuffle simply because I have tried this most days for the last month or two. Anyway the mystery goes on!

Mike

Kalena's Answer:

Dear Mike

Actually, I am convinced it is the database shuffle. According to Google staffer Matt Cutts, they are currently undergoing a Big Daddy of shuffles.

So results may appear different on the same PC at various intervals, let alone on those in different countries!

Kalena

Mike's Reply:

Hi Kalena

Wow the bigdaddy is interesting stuff.

If you send me a screen shot of what you see when you type 'lowercall avg' into google, I will buy you 2 coffees via your website.

Over and out from sunny UK.

Mike

Kalena's Answer:

Hi Mike

You've got yourself a deal! Attached is the screenshot where your site rules for that query.

cheers
Kalena

Mike's Reply:

Thanks Kalena – I have bought you two coffees as agreed.

Actually, your advice is worth much more to me than two coffees, had I not seen your Google screen shot with my own eyes, I would not have believed it.

There must be hundreds of people wondering why some of their web pages are ‘apparently’ not appearing. The ‘lowercall avg’ help page was created and uploaded in September 2005, ago so I suspect there are some serious buggy issues with the big daddy transition.

All the best from sunny England

Mike

PS If ever you need anything from the UK or my company can be of any help just ask.