Comments on: Searching for Competition http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/internet-marketing/searching-for-competition Internet marketing & more... Thu, 07 Jan 2010 14:02:40 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: admin http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/internet-marketing/searching-for-competition/comment-page-1#comment-3862 admin Fri, 09 Jan 2009 08:04:59 +0000 http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/?p=205#comment-3862 Hi Scott, Thank you for your kind words. It is indeed a difficult and intensive task to muscle your way to the top with only one dominant search engine. The competition is intense with everyone vying for the top slot. For newbie’s, the game gets even tougher. We seriously hope that we see some players giving Google 'a run for its money’ in 2009. Competition will spread out, we would have more options, and the entire search engine arena will be a lot better place. Monopolies are never good. Hi Scott,
Thank you for your kind words.

It is indeed a difficult and intensive task to muscle your way to the top with only one dominant search engine. The competition is intense with everyone vying for the top slot. For newbie’s, the game gets even tougher.

We seriously hope that we see some players giving Google ‘a run for its money’ in 2009. Competition will spread out, we would have more options, and the entire search engine arena will be a lot better place. Monopolies are never good.

]]> By: Scott Mahler-Datex Media http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/internet-marketing/searching-for-competition/comment-page-1#comment-3493 Scott Mahler-Datex Media Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:00:52 +0000 http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/?p=205#comment-3493 You bring up some good points here. Having one main source for searching does make things a bit easier as far as SEO goes, but you are right about how much more difficult it makes it for us new bloggers out there to get noticed. We have to fight and scrape our way into the top spots, or even middle spots for that matter. I develop websites, but until recently didn't focus on how to get my clients more exposure via SEO. I would love to see more options out there. It would give the little guys more of a chance. You bring up some good points here. Having one main source for searching does make things a bit easier as far as SEO goes, but you are right about how much more difficult it makes it for us new bloggers out there to get noticed. We have to fight and scrape our way into the top spots, or even middle spots for that matter. I develop websites, but until recently didn’t focus on how to get my clients more exposure via SEO. I would love to see more options out there. It would give the little guys more of a chance.

]]> By: admin http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/internet-marketing/searching-for-competition/comment-page-1#comment-3431 admin Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:10:53 +0000 http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/?p=205#comment-3431 Hi Andrea, Google "custom search engine", as the name suggests, allow users to define their own index/website(s). It could therefore be used by webmaster to provide an option to its users to search within the following; 1-Only the site(s) selected by the webmaster. 2-The entire web with emphasis on a particular website/websites (obviously his/her own). 3-Or the entire web – same as going to Google.com and doing a search. Custom Search uses the same ranking parameters as the mainstream Google search and would rank websites accordingly. The webmaster may choose to restrict the number of websites to be included while searching but cannot change the ranking parameters. You will have to do exactly the same things to rank, that you would have done to rank on mainstream search. I hope I have answered your query. Hi Andrea,

Google “custom search engine”, as the name suggests, allow users to define their own index/website(s). It could therefore be used by webmaster to provide an option to its users to search within the following;

1-Only the site(s) selected by the webmaster.
2-The entire web with emphasis on a particular website/websites (obviously his/her own).
3-Or the entire web – same as going to Google.com and doing a search.

Custom Search uses the same ranking parameters as the mainstream Google search and would rank websites accordingly. The webmaster may choose to restrict the number of websites to be included while searching but cannot change the ranking parameters. You will have to do exactly the same things to rank, that you would have done to rank on mainstream search.

I hope I have answered your query.

]]> By: Manish Chauhan http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/internet-marketing/searching-for-competition/comment-page-1#comment-3407 Manish Chauhan Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:54:23 +0000 http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/?p=205#comment-3407 Good evaluation of the pros and cons of having a dominant search engine. Looks like the cons are weighted against the pros of having one major search engine. Time to have some challengers to Google’s dominance. Might do some good. Good evaluation of the pros and cons of having a dominant search engine. Looks like the cons are weighted against the pros of having one major search engine.

Time to have some challengers to Google’s dominance. Might do some good.

]]> By: Andrea Hill http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/internet-marketing/searching-for-competition/comment-page-1#comment-3289 Andrea Hill Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:58:21 +0000 http://www.kneoteric.com/blog/?p=205#comment-3289 Interesting consideration. What do you think about the ability to create "custom" search engines with Google: that effectively gives you a narrower pool to be compared against. Is there a way to optimize for such an instance? Interesting consideration. What do you think about the ability to create “custom” search engines with Google: that effectively gives you a narrower pool to be compared against. Is there a way to optimize for such an instance?

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