Has anyone seen this before? One domain dominates the entire first page!
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Do a google search for "sober college" and tell me you don't see the entire page filled with one domain. (except the last result)
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Wish we could claim it as a client, then we would definitely report it and ask for a raise! LOL
It's most definitely a regional thing, as we changed the Search Tools location to other areas and it varied the results slightly, but I wonder if this really is a glitch or if that site is doing something we should be, or if it's just a temporary result.
It was just shocking to see almost an entire page of one domain. Almost like their "site links" were converted into actual results.
Thanks for the responses!
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Possibly the best advice I have seen on SEOmoz
"If it ever happens again, rush to you client and demand a bonus"
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If it ever happens again, rush to you client and demand a bonus... before Google fixes it!
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I've had it happen with one of my clients. Whilst they were excited, I told them A) It wasn't a good thing, and B) It wasn't going to last.
It probably took about 2 weeks before the google algorithm made some changes and it ended up with just one or two entries on the 1st page.
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I am not seeing the same as you but I have seen it before when doing a product search and just got pages of Amazon results.
I think it is a glitch in the Google algorythem because they would not want to show results from just one site even if they were the most popular.
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Not like that for me.
i am seeing different. probably region differences
and yes it is possible. if you search for the exact company/site name.
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