The Difference Between Indexed and Ranked
It seems there may be a little confusion over the terms Indexed and Ranked.
If a page/post is indexed then it is showing up in the SERPs (Search Engine Results Pages), and the search engines knows that it exists.
If a page/post is ranked, it means that your page/post is listed(Ranked) for a particulr keyword contained with your content.
If an article is indexed doesn't mean to say that it is going to immediatly ranked.
Hope this clears up any confusion.
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I'm glad you cleared that up for members here. I knew that indexed only meant that the search engines know that it actually exists, but that doesn't always mean it will rank right away. Thanks for sharing.
If it is indexed it could be on page 1,000. If it is ranked, it is near the top. That's the way I understand. Let me know if I am wrong? THX Wayne
That's basically right Wayne, Google shows the ranked sites in the SERP's those not ranked are in the also-rans.
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Easy to get indexed but hard to get ranked right?
There is no comparison, indexed is Google can see your site, Ranked is your site can be found by surfers
Yes Wong, you're right!
Getting indexed is a standard procedure ... Including your site in the Google database is nothing else, but a routine task
Now getting ranked ... It's a completely different problem ... Literally speaking, once your site have been indexed, you'll get your automatic ranking positions too ... But getting good rankings or getting 1st page rankings ... now that's the real torture my friend ...
You know, there is a saying ...
The best place to hide a dead body is on the second page on Google
Unfortunately it's true :)