Ranking in google - some basic questions
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muppetdave said:
DSLiverpool said:
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Have you read the whole blog on reddit about this site?Dave_ST220 said:
That looks woefully out of date (judging by the Google logo and the screen shots used! Ads don't look anything like that now, in fact the sneaky b
ds have made the ad label next to invisible which no doubt results in more clicks and more £££ for Google).
IMO the fact is a lot of people have jumped through the Google hoops, spent a LOT of money making sites responsive etc and got NO WHERE. At the same time sites with LINKS seem to be ranking just fine. I haven't the patience to go into detail but Google, IMO, is full of st. They say do this that & the other yet rarely you see any change in rank/organic traffic. Google is a business, they make the grand sum of £0 by ranking what may well be the best site for a given query at the top of the page (which when you now take into account the 4 ads usually means below the fold!) when a paying customer with similar content exists, be it Google Shopping, Google Certified Shop or Adwords, I won't mention Amazon that ranks page 1 for just about every term known to man.
If you are looking at Adwords etc get a pro o it, otherwise you will spend a lot of money on nothing.
In your niche I'd look at Facebook more than Google TBH.
It is out of date but only 2014 and things haven't changed that much if at all. If you work in Ecommerce you'll know there's a lot to be gained by SEO vs paid search which costs a fortune if you bid for generic terms. Organic search and direct traffic are the only free way to get traffic so it makes sense. Google do indeed try to sell at every opportunity but they are in business and the search engine favoured by most people. The OP can follow a lot of the basics in the link I posted and no doubt get benefit. Don't get me started on canonical links, link authority etc!ds have made the ad label next to invisible which no doubt results in more clicks and more £££ for Google).IMO the fact is a lot of people have jumped through the Google hoops, spent a LOT of money making sites responsive etc and got NO WHERE. At the same time sites with LINKS seem to be ranking just fine. I haven't the patience to go into detail but Google, IMO, is full of s
t. They say do this that & the other yet rarely you see any change in rank/organic traffic. Google is a business, they make the grand sum of £0 by ranking what may well be the best site for a given query at the top of the page (which when you now take into account the 4 ads usually means below the fold!) when a paying customer with similar content exists, be it Google Shopping, Google Certified Shop or Adwords, I won't mention Amazon that ranks page 1 for just about every term known to man.If you are looking at Adwords etc get a pro o it, otherwise you will spend a lot of money on nothing.
In your niche I'd look at Facebook more than Google TBH.
OP, this may also help: https://www.google.com/webmasters/support/
Edited by anonymous-user on Thursday 2nd March 19:24
wormus said:
It is out of date but only 2014 and things haven't changed that much if at all.
Trust me. Things have changed massively since 2014! I'd sell my right kidney to go back to 2014!!! You'd be much better of reading the Google human quality rating guide but even then Google is a black box and relying on them for income is very risky. I learned that the hard way.Gassing Station | Business | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff