PC vs. SEO: The Sh*t has hit the fan
WARNING: THIS POST IS BASED ONLY ON FIRST HAND OBSERVATION!
Now, I was just researching the quality of a new business idea, a dating site for a certain community when I realized that I’ve gone over the edge. Gosh Golly Darn Batman! What do I mean? (sans the reference to that great 1960’s TV show)
Well, I opened up my trusty browser, went to Google and typed in the choice terms for my research and lo and behold, i didn’t even look at the natural search results - my eyes went straight to paid listings. Now, one could argue they stand out more but I would like to put forth a different argument, we (as in I) are so used to seeing the paid results stand out from the crowd that we gravitate toward them first and give them our priority. Now, I am an Internet Marketer - I have been trained to IGNORE paid listings when I want to search for something. In fact I remember when Adwords launched and never even looked at the paid results. Alas, Google has taken over the Internet and has trained us to look for advertising over content. Isn’t it a great world we live in? I think it’s tme someone created an ADVERTISING FREE search engine, go back to the basics, a single sponsor for the page, no blinding PPC on the right column. Either that or we’re doomed!
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Food for thought!
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