Only 7 Spots Left on Google's 1st Page

kindsvater · 07-03-2009, 12:49 AM

I've noticed for more and more searches, fewer and fewer website listings are available on Google's first page results.

There are still 10* listings. But ...

Google uses 1 spot for itself to promote Google images / Youtube videos.

Google takes a 2nd spot for itself to promote Google books.

Then Google takes a 3rd spot to list recent blog posts.

Sure, your blog could get listed in the blog spot, but doubtful. So down to 7 SEO spots left, and probably diminishing even more in the future.

* Actually, it is worse. There are 10 listings AFTER the top spot is taken by Google to list recent news stories. So the only SEO spot starts in placement #2 on the page.

I'm looking at a search result with 7 lines of text and links taken by Google at the top of the page for its news stories. So placement #2 is now where placement #3 used to be on the search results page.

Martin Luxton · 07-03-2009, 01:13 AM

Brian,

Talk to you in 6 months' time when there will only be 6 spots left!

Seriously, though, Google is just leveraging its dominant market position. I never thought I'd say this, but I hope Microsoft's Bing takes off and gives the Big G some serious competition.

It'll be interesting to see if the European Union has a look at this. They're very hot on giving consumers a fair choice.

Martin

tonyclay · 07-03-2009, 06:48 AM

you should not forget about Google Base and Google maps...

07-03-2009, 12:49 AM	#1
kindsvater Senior Warrior Attorney War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Jedi Temple Posts: 2,905 Blog Entries: 32 Thanks: 70 Thanked 2,180 Times in 641 Posts	Only 7 Spots Left on Google's 1st Page I've noticed for more and more searches, fewer and fewer website listings are available on Google's first page results. There are still 10* listings. But ... Google uses 1 spot for itself to promote Google images / Youtube videos. Google takes a 2nd spot for itself to promote Google books. Then Google takes a 3rd spot to list recent blog posts. Sure, your blog could get listed in the blog spot, but doubtful. So down to 7 SEO spots left, and probably diminishing even more in the future. * Actually, it is worse. There are 10 listings AFTER the top spot is taken by Google to list recent news stories. So the only SEO spot starts in placement #2 on the page. I'm looking at a search result with 7 lines of text and links taken by Google at the top of the page for its news stories. So placement #2 is now where placement #3 used to be on the search results page.
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07-03-2009, 01:13 AM	#2
Martin Luxton Christmas Rocker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: North Pole Posts: 2,380 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 545 Thanked 696 Times in 372 Posts	Re: Only 7 Spots Left on Google's 1st Page Brian, Talk to you in 6 months' time when there will only be 6 spots left! Seriously, though, Google is just leveraging its dominant market position. I never thought I'd say this, but I hope Microsoft's Bing takes off and gives the Big G some serious competition. It'll be interesting to see if the European Union has a look at this. They're very hot on giving consumers a fair choice. Martin
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07-03-2009, 06:48 AM	#3
tonyclay Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Only 7 Spots Left on Google's 1st Page you should not forget about Google Base and Google maps...