Comments on: Are you fighting with yourself http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/fighting-with-yourself/ Blogging is fun Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:53:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: zymetrical http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/fighting-with-yourself/#comment-14857 zymetrical Wed, 09 May 2007 20:43:24 +0000 http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/are-you-fighting-with-yourself/#comment-14857 If there are multiple sponsored listings such as in the example above, than yes, you absolutely have to pay to play. But if you are the only sponsored listing, and are also the first organic listing, than you are paying for a free lunch. What you have to remember is that these ads are generally being shown across all google properties and in many cases, on googles partner sites as well so the organic placement isnt the same. It isn't a matter of google deactivating sponsored links in such cases, but a matter of visitors clicking on the organic listings & not the sponsored when there are clearly two. This is a perfect example: http://www.google.com/search?q=cigarette+loads If there are multiple sponsored listings such as in the example above, than yes, you absolutely have to pay to play. But if you are the only sponsored listing, and are also the first organic listing, than you are paying for a free lunch. What you have to remember is that these ads are generally being shown across all google properties and in many cases, on googles partner sites as well so the organic placement isnt the same. It isn’t a matter of google deactivating sponsored links in such cases, but a matter of visitors clicking on the organic listings & not the sponsored when there are clearly two. This is a perfect example:

http://www.google.com/search?q=cigarette+loads

]]> By: Mary http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/fighting-with-yourself/#comment-14815 Mary Wed, 09 May 2007 18:35:29 +0000 http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/are-you-fighting-with-yourself/#comment-14815 In this case Google will make money and you will lose, I wonder why will google help you correct this problem when they are benefiting out of it. "Do no evil" and "Do not reveal evil" are their matras. In this case Google will make money and you will lose, I wonder why will google help you correct this problem when they are benefiting out of it. “Do no evil” and “Do not reveal evil” are their matras.

]]> By: Tony Lee http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/fighting-with-yourself/#comment-14813 Tony Lee Wed, 09 May 2007 18:32:35 +0000 http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/are-you-fighting-with-yourself/#comment-14813 Does Google has an application which can help the website owners avoid such blunders? Does Google has an application which can help the website owners avoid such blunders?

]]> By: David http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/fighting-with-yourself/#comment-13143 David Tue, 01 May 2007 01:28:17 +0000 http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/are-you-fighting-with-yourself/#comment-13143 I am not sure whether there is any way to check where all a listing appears. This should be avoided if possible. I am not sure whether there is any way to check where all a listing appears. This should be avoided if possible.

]]> By: Rajesh http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/fighting-with-yourself/#comment-13107 Rajesh Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:03:07 +0000 http://www.idealwebtools.com/blog/are-you-fighting-with-yourself/#comment-13107 Nope............such site shouldn't go for sponsership Nope…………such site shouldn’t go for sponsership

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