Getting Physics Forum Answers from Google Search

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The discussion highlights the visibility of Physics Forums (PF) in Google search results, noting that while PF can appear on the first page for specific queries, it often ranks lower, such as on page three for broader searches like "physics." Participants express a desire to improve PF's ranking, suggesting that increasing backlinks from other websites could enhance its SEO performance. The conversation also acknowledges the rapid indexing of PF pages by Google, which allows new content to appear quickly in search results. Overall, there is a consensus on the need for better SEO strategies to boost PF's visibility for more competitive keywords.
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When searching, restrict searches only to PF if you want by preceding your search text with "site:physicsforums.com". Google's search is more customizable than just that though. Take a look around.
 
anirudh215 said:
When searching, restrict searches only to PF if you want by preceding your search text with "site:physicsforums.com". Google's search is more customizable than just that though. Take a look around.

I think you've missed the point of this thread...It's pretty neat that PF gets on the first page, but if you do a Google search for "physics" (at least the last time I did) PF is only on page 3! This needs to be fixed.
 
jhae2.718 said:
... but if you do a Google search for "physics" (at least the last time I did) PF is only on page 3! This needs to be fixed.

Wow. I'm surprised. What can we do?
 
I think there needs to be more links to PF from other sites, but I don't know much about SEO.
 
PF does well with phrases in google. Single keywords have great competition and it's much harder. We've never ranked well with just "physics".

I think there needs to be more links to PF from other sites

If you have a website or blog make a link to PF :)
 
And don't forget your link should have this form: [noparse]<a href="https://www.physicsforums.com">physics</a>[/noparse].
 
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jhae2.718 said:
I think you've missed the point of this thread...


It's pretty neat that PF gets on the first page, but if you do a Google search for "physics" (at least the last time I did) PF is only on page 3! This needs to be fixed.

Oops. Mea culpa.
 
I found PF originally by googling some junk science claims. I'm sure it was first page since I rarely go beyond that.
 
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