Comments on: The Economic Impact of Search http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html Canada's Search and Social Media Authority Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:01:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Singapore SEO http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3991 Singapore SEO Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:58:45 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3991 I rarely go beyond the first page unless the first page results are irrelevant to my query. To get your visibility online, business should first start off with local SEO. Rif Chia I rarely go beyond the first page unless the first page results are irrelevant to my query. To get your visibility online, business should first start off with local SEO.
Rif Chia

]]> By: Finding information on the Web: Sites http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3974 Finding information on the Web: Sites Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:46:06 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3974 [...] The economic impact of search [...] [...] The economic impact of search [...]

]]> By: Phil http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3973 Phil Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:18:42 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3973 @ Michael D I have begun to always start looking online, from window repair to buying gifts, which is not so common in South Africa, but although my local suppliers may not always even have websites, I at least find them through local business directories that I find using Google :) Due to the nature of Google, the more info you provide online the better for you definately. @ Michael D I have begun to always start looking online, from window repair to buying gifts, which is not so common in South Africa, but although my local suppliers may not always even have websites, I at least find them through local business directories that I find using Google :)

Due to the nature of Google, the more info you provide online the better for you definately.

]]> By: Marketing Man http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3967 Marketing Man Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:05:34 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3967 Wow, what a great point you have highlighted here. I guess old school search is much better for business if your business site is not well structured for search engine optimization. So it's safer to use both to good effect, still keep to the old school directories and strive to rank on the first page of search engines for your online directories. Wow, what a great point you have highlighted here. I guess old school search is much better for business if your business site is not well structured for search engine optimization. So it's safer to use both to good effect, still keep to the old school directories and strive to rank on the first page of search engines for your online directories.

]]> By: Michael D http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3960 Michael D Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:53:12 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3960 Search has affected the economics of my business in a big way. I've discovered that even though I am sort of on the corner (right next to a place like in the top photo) our neighbors call to get more information before coming in. The number called is from the website so we know they are looking online. Wonder if we had no internet presence would they be going to another office just because it was easier to get info online. Glad we are findable. Search has affected the economics of my business in a big way. I've discovered that even though I am sort of on the corner (right next to a place like in the top photo) our neighbors call to get more information before coming in. The number called is from the website so we know they are looking online. Wonder if we had no internet presence would they be going to another office just because it was easier to get info online. Glad we are findable.

]]> By: Phil http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3955 Phil Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:18:38 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3955 Haha, yes I see Ruud thank you, I stand corrected. The same happens for searches "pet shops london", "coffee london" and "auto parts london" - universal search hard at work there. I suppose the nature of ranking of results in this case does limit choice, both the fault of the search engine AND the searcher. Haha, yes I see Ruud thank you, I stand corrected. The same happens for searches "pet shops london", "coffee london" and "auto parts london" – universal search hard at work there.

I suppose the nature of ranking of results in this case does limit choice, both the fault of the search engine AND the searcher.

]]> By: Ruud Hein http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3952 Ruud Hein Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:50:28 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3952 The 3 page deep behaviour is a very stubborn one. People are more likely to adjust their search or try the same search in a different search engine than keep on going deeper into the results. @Pushkar I was born and raised in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=amsterdam,netherlands&ie=UTF8&ll=52.373922,4.890976&spn=0.281703,0.686646&t=h&z=11&iwloc=addr" rel="nofollow">Amsterdam</a>. Been living in Canada for the past 10 years. @Phil They do try to address local searches different. If you do something like <a href="http://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&q=pizza+london" rel="nofollow">pizza london</a> you'll get a location map with up to 10 local results on top of the SERP. The 3 page deep behaviour is a very stubborn one. People are more likely to adjust their search or try the same search in a different search engine than keep on going deeper into the results.

@Pushkar I was born and raised in Amsterdam. Been living in Canada for the past 10 years.

@Phil They do try to address local searches different. If you do something like pizza london you'll get a location map with up to 10 local results on top of the SERP.

]]> By: Phil http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3948 Phil Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:04:59 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3948 It's only web people that really know that more relevant results might exist further pages down, just because they might not have achieved ranking. I don't think Google organic search can really be defined as a business directory, although it does somewhat assume that role when someone performs a search for "nearby pizza places". Perhaps Google should aim at recognizing these types of searches more comprehensively and serving different types of results. It's only web people that really know that more relevant results might exist further pages down, just because they might not have achieved ranking.

I don't think Google organic search can really be defined as a business directory, although it does somewhat assume that role when someone performs a search for "nearby pizza places". Perhaps Google should aim at recognizing these types of searches more comprehensively and serving different types of results.

]]> By: Pushkar Gaikwad http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3945 Pushkar Gaikwad Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:15:25 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3945 Good article though the upto page 3 is very rare imo though I don't think its that rare for obscure and long tail keywords. A person will keep on searching until he find the Best page... By the way, Ruud are you from some scandinavian country ? :) Pushkar Good article though the upto page 3 is very rare imo though I don't think its that rare for obscure and long tail keywords. A person will keep on searching until he find the Best page…

By the way, Ruud are you from some scandinavian country ? :)

Pushkar

]]> By: Metaspring http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3937 Metaspring Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:05:55 +0000 http://www.searchenginepeople.com/blog/the-economic-impact-of-search.html#comment-3937 Actually i was surprised to read that the average searcher searches up to page three. I personally rarely if ever go beyond page one or two at the max. Actually i was surprised to read that the average searcher searches up to page three. I personally rarely if ever go beyond page one or two at the max.

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