AdAdvantageSuccess Home Page for Internet Marketers!

Home   |   Marketing eCourse   |   Online Marketing Kit   |   Web Hosting   |   Links   |   ClickBank Portal
Advertising Information   |   Blogging & RSS   |   Branding Information   |   Copywriting  |   Traffic Building
Email Marketing   |   Ezine Publishing   |   Site Promotion   |   PPC Advertising   |   E-Books

Stop Whining About Google!


Blame Game

Nearly anyone and everyone involved with search engine optimization and Internet marketing is aware of the famous "Florida" update by Google that caused many commercial sites to lose their Google ranking and position.

Industry experts speculated as to why Google made such radical changes to their algorithm. Those sites that no longer ranked well for popular search terms had to take drastic steps in order to salvage the holiday purchasing season. Many noted the timing and thought perhaps Google was attempting to capitalize on the Google Adwords Pay-Per-Click advertising program. Others simply whined that though their site contained commercial material, it also contains valuable content and was unfairly penalized.

What many failed to acknowledge is that Google has every right to make algorithm changes and if they choose to drop sites that lack relevance, it is their business. Listings in Google's main search directory are free. Many have profited from Google's ability to send traffic for years. Google doesn't owe anyone, anything, least of all an explanation of their algorithm changes. Businesses that rely on Google's free listings as their sole source of web traffic lack good sense. Google, being an independent company, reserves the right to run their business as their management sees fit. If you are unhappy with Google stop using them for searches.

If the results that Google serve lack relevant listings, then find another engine to use! It has happened before and it will happen again. It is the law of supply and demand. If Google is unable to provide relevant content that searchers demand, Google will become irrelevant. Look at the how the search engine landscape has changed over the past few years: AltaVista is no longer the leader, Infoseek no longer exists and others are barely resemble what they once were.

As for the commercial sites who have been battered by the Florida update here are some suggestions:

  • make your site relevant!

  • submit to other search engines (MSN, Inktomi, Lycos etc..)

  • pay for traffic (pay-per-click and pay-for-inclusion)

  • develop traffic from alternative sites

  • rely on traditional methods of advertising

  • promote your website in your signature line in newsgroups

  • promote your website on your business cards or on mailings

  • participate in industry specific directories

  • participate in vertical market pay-per-click the return on investment tends to be *much* higher though the traffic is significantly less

The bottom line is become proactive rather than reactive, stop whining about Google and find alternate sources of web traffic.

About The Author

Sharon Housley manages marketing for NotePage, Inc. http://www.notepage.net a company specializing in alphanumeric paging, SMS and wireless messaging software solutions. Other sites by Sharon can be found at http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com , and http://www.small-business-software.net


MORE RESOURCES:

JumpFly PPC Advertising News

Starting New PPC Advertising Campaigns - Begin With Google AdWords
JumpFly PPC Advertising News, IL - Nov 24, 2008
New clients will often ask us here at JumpFly which search engine is the best to begin pay-per-click (PPC) advertising on. Clearly, Google is the first ...


JumpFly PPC Advertising News

Cost Per Conversion in PPC Advertising
JumpFly PPC Advertising News, IL - Nov 14, 2008
... of spend as it relates to your average sale value — so is 5% a good ratio between pay-per-click (PPC) advertising spend and revenue generated? Is 10%? ...


JumpFly PPC Advertising News

Why Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Advertising is Great
JumpFly PPC Advertising News, IL - Nov 7, 2008
Honestly, I don’t understand why every single company or person trying to sell a product or service is not doing pay-per-click (PPC) advertising. ...


3FN Improves Hardware Monitoring and Replacement Services
HostSearch.com - 7 hours ago
3FN Marketing is an online ppc advertising network that offers advertisers to benefit from the optimized targeted pay per click advertising. ...


AORN Works Selects 90octane for Strategic Pay-Per-Click ...
MarketWatch - Dec 1, 2008
... largest perioperative nursing association, has hired conversion-driven marketing agency 90octane to manage its pay-per-click (PPC) advertising program. ...
AORN Works Selects 90octane for Strategic Pay-Per-Click ... International Business Times
all 16 news articles


JumpFly PPC Advertising News

Maximizing Your Holiday PPC Campaigns
JumpFly PPC Advertising News, IL - 30 minutes ago
But have you given any thought to your pay-per-click (PPC) advertising campaigns? In your ads, be sure to mention any holiday specials you are running. ...


Search Engine Journal

Five Critical PPC Budgeting Problems
Search Engine Journal - Dec 1, 2008
Some companies do not budget their PPC advertising spend. But many set specific monthly budgets. Sometimes a part of the annual spend is left back to assign ...


Dallas SEO Services Company Hired IRS Tax Law Firm
PRLog.Org (press release), Romania - 7 hours ago
While many online businesses choose to use Pay-Per-Click (PPC) advertising, SEM is a long-term strategy focused on a creating global visibility to potential ...


Review: Google Insights Can Help Merchants Optimize PPC/SEO Campaigns
Practical Ecommerce (subscription), Grand Junction - Nov 25, 2008
Like it or not, many online retailers depend on pay-per-click (PPC) advertising and search engine optimization (SEO) to drive shoppers to their digital ...


JumpFly PPC Advertising News

Is the party over for Google? Trouble at Google AdWords?
JumpFly PPC Advertising News, IL - Nov 25, 2008
The reason for continued growth in PPC advertising despite this crisis is because it works. While “decelerating growth” may be a sobering reality for Google ...

PPC-Advertising - Google News

Home   |   Marketing eCourse   |   Online Marketing Kit   |   Web Hosting   |   Links   |   ClickBank Portal
Advertising Information   |   Blogging & RSS   |   Branding Information   |   Copywriting   |   Traffic Building
Email Marketing   |   Ezine Publishing   |   Site Promotion   |   PPC Advertising   |   E-Books
Copywrite ©      2006 www.AdAdvantageSuccess.com      All Rights Reserved.