Comments on: Google’s Custom Search Engine May Not Return Some Of Your Pages http://gidblog.com/blog/2007/06/09/googles-custom-search-engine-may-not-return-some-of-your-pages/ Another web site by J de Silva Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:58:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Jim Green http://gidblog.com/blog/2007/06/09/googles-custom-search-engine-may-not-return-some-of-your-pages/#comment-986 Jim Green Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:04:36 +0000 http://gidblog.com/blog/2007/06/09/googles-custom-search-engine-may-not-return-some-of-your-pages/#comment-986 I have had the same concern since using the Google CSE on my web site. Once the search engine rank honeymoon was over I couldn't find even 50% of my pages using Google. I am now looking into paying $50-$100 for a third party program. I simply don't want a single page to be missed by a visitor to my site. Can't think of a better way to kill my rank than that. Jim I have had the same concern since using the Google CSE on my web site. Once the search engine rank honeymoon was over I couldn’t find even 50% of my pages using Google. I am now looking into paying $50-$100 for a third party program. I simply don’t want a single page to be missed by a visitor to my site. Can’t think of a better way to kill my rank than that.

Jim

]]> By: J de Silva http://gidblog.com/blog/2007/06/09/googles-custom-search-engine-may-not-return-some-of-your-pages/#comment-26 J de Silva Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:54:04 +0000 http://gidblog.com/blog/2007/06/09/googles-custom-search-engine-may-not-return-some-of-your-pages/#comment-26 I just need <b>one</b> mistake like that to convince me that it's not suitable as a SITE search engine. It may not be a problem for you now -- because you just started your site -- but what if you have been blogging for the last 5 years, and today you can't find something you wrote 4 years ago with the Custom Search Site engine that's on your blog? At least you will know that you actually wrote it, and you will probably use whatever other methods available to you to look for it, but what about your readers? What will they think? We all know that there are some information sometimes that remain relevant for a long time. I am still a Google fan, there is absolutely no doubt about it. :) But <i>Google's Custom Search Site</i> feature is the one thing that they are not doing right, yet. Nihal: Thank you for tagging the story to Digg. I have never used Digg before, or any of those other social bookmarking sites, but I am sure that it is very helpful. I just need one mistake like that to convince me that it’s not suitable as a SITE search engine. It may not be a problem for you now — because you just started your site — but what if you have been blogging for the last 5 years, and today you can’t find something you wrote 4 years ago with the Custom Search Site engine that’s on your blog? At least you will know that you actually wrote it, and you will probably use whatever other methods available to you to look for it, but what about your readers? What will they think? We all know that there are some information sometimes that remain relevant for a long time.

I am still a Google fan, there is absolutely no doubt about it. :) But Google’s Custom Search Site feature is the one thing that they are not doing right, yet.

Nihal:
Thank you for tagging the story to Digg. I have never used Digg before, or any of those other social bookmarking sites, but I am sure that it is very helpful.

]]> By: cableguy http://gidblog.com/blog/2007/06/09/googles-custom-search-engine-may-not-return-some-of-your-pages/#comment-25 cableguy Sat, 09 Jun 2007 12:43:33 +0000 http://gidblog.com/blog/2007/06/09/googles-custom-search-engine-may-not-return-some-of-your-pages/#comment-25 Thanks for the info. When I tested it out I did get the results I thought I would but have changed to the WP Search widget anyhow. I tend to trust this type of information when you provide it. I'm not thrilled with the WP Search widget just because you can't configure it. It would be nice if it had options similar to the google one. Thanks for the info. When I tested it out I did get the results I thought I would but have changed to the WP Search widget anyhow. I tend to trust this type of information when you provide it.

I’m not thrilled with the WP Search widget just because you can’t configure it. It would be nice if it had options similar to the google one.

]]> By: Nihal http://gidblog.com/blog/2007/06/09/googles-custom-search-engine-may-not-return-some-of-your-pages/#comment-24 Nihal Sat, 09 Jun 2007 08:17:00 +0000 http://gidblog.com/blog/2007/06/09/googles-custom-search-engine-may-not-return-some-of-your-pages/#comment-24 Quite an interesting topic. I was not aware of this. Will have to check deeper into this now that you say it's something likely to happen. In the meantime I have also tagged this story to Digg, just to see if there any other blogger's out there who have encountered this same problem. Thank you, for the info. Quite an interesting topic. I was not aware of this. Will have to check deeper into this now that you say it’s something likely to happen. In the meantime I have also tagged this story to Digg, just to see if there any other blogger’s out there who have encountered this same problem.

Thank you, for the info.

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