Google Webmaster Tool accurate?

[dhayman]

It's strange that the query section indicates my site is ranked for certain keywords and even show the average positions where it's listed. But when I do a search on those keywords and flip to those pages, I don't see my site anywhere.

Anyone have an explanation for this?

A good rule of thumb is NEVER EVER to trust WMT stats. They change by the day, and are typically capricious and arbitrary. I find Yahoo and Bing stats to be much more reliable, although neither has an interface close to that of WMT.

[Nandakishore]

SERP shown in the Query section of WMT tells only that the URL had this position at least once in recent times, but it does not guarantee that it is stll holding the same position. I find these results very volatile.

[Casinorep]

Agreed. I personally find Bing's tools to be more reliable. Google is just too finicky. They could display info about your site one way and the reality is totally different.

Anyone know how accurate the Adcenter keyword tool is?

[Colossal]

Hi Casino Rep,

You need to download an "SEO Rank Checker". Google and most other SE results are localized and inaccurate.

The best tool is the first result on Google from SEOBook

Hope that helped!

[bradz21]

does digital point have any such tool i would love to try it. Google web tool is also pretty good not very accurate but give us a very good idea.

I use the digital point - Search Engine Keyword and Back Link Tracker
http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/keywords/

You need to install a small php script on your web server because Yahoo and Bing limit the number of API requests made per day on an IP address basis.

Give it a try.

[doit]

as for me it is pretty accurate

[livecasino]

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