I found a good article that addresses this issue, I did not write nor do I have any vested interest in it, but I found it informative ..if Posting this link breaks the Terms of service in this forum I truly apologize..

Google Instant: Pros and Cons - PCWorld

I think this is not a new thing. It does not change the seo techniques as no change in google search technique.

It'll mean quality of traffic should increase. I personally think that the larger firms and websites will find a decrease in quantity of traffic (due to people searching for - say - Microsoft, and then getting a bunch of other suggestions they can check out instead)

For smaller sites, we might well just see more quality traffic.

I'm not worried

It will have an impact on SEO for sure. But not all time. I did a small analysis and posted it on my blog: Google Instant – What will be the impact on SEO? | Aryan Quest

We must adapt to the new feature. But as Matt Cutts said, "The best SEOs recognize, adapt, and even flourish when changes happen.”

SEO has been basically the same for years and I don't see it change very quickly. There are some tricks that change through time, but if you give users what they want you will always be on the winning end of the stick.

I think this will favor those who rank for broad keywords and those with long tail keywords will be hurt since the searcher will no longer type the entire thing out. They'll start typing, see something that looks good that fulfills their need and click it thus favoring short keyword ranking websites.

I have actually already discovered how to take advantage of the change.

This week for example I uncovered a long tail and am already ranked number 1.

John

Just turn it off, you do not have to use it.

I love google instant because I specialize in long tail keywords and this should help me get more traffic!

Dennis

Hello Warriors,
I rarely give testimonials about the products I buy but this report by Mangozoom hit me hard & feel guilty if I don't share my experience. I'll make it short. I've been very concerned about these changes on Google search engine or we call it Google Instant. I've some niche products with long tail keywords that had drop from page 3 to nowhere without me touching that website.

Now, I feel confident that with this report even though it's short I can recover fast & beat again my competitors. He shared new tips on how to check your competitors without a software to my surprise. He also gave new tips on how to do your research properly.

I highly recommend this product to anyone who wants to update his SEO research & analysis. I'm in no way related or a friend to mangozoom but my $10.00 was worth it. Go buy it.

Instant is a good tool. But need more SEO of your website keywords.

When I used to create sites, the site would be indexed by google within a week. Ever since instant, i have had more and more trouble getting a site on google at all.

The site I am talking about is: shopfivehearts(dot)com

I have added robots.txt, meta verifications, site-maps, etc. NOTHING helps!

Anyone think its because of instant or some other reason I am not realizing?

Any help would be great!

Thanks!

I really don't see how Google Instant could harm veteran or newbie intermarketers at all. Seems to me it's just a helpful tool for people that use Google search.

Maybe I'm missing something, but I just don't see what there is to be worried about.

Google still has the same problem they always had - showing the sites people want to see in their searches. Instant does not change this, in fact, it could hurt it.

Instant can't read minds and offer the EXACT long tail you're looking for, it can only show you a few popular options. If those options don't fit, and people stop tying the unique long tail phrases they had in mind, then they will be shown SERPs that don't fit, or that don't fit as well as they used to. This could potentially have negative impression on Google as a service.

At the end of the day, the Instant suggetsion box conatins only a few selections. This doesn't encompass 1% of the possible long-tails that are required to maximize the "user experience" (i.e. return the best results). In the end, I see people ignoring it for anything but the most vauge searches, and/or Google durning it off by default.

Far too early to make any assumptions.. For me, it is a bit of a gimmick only of benefit to slow typers and people with only a vague idea of what they are looking for. Long tails will not be affected and this is simply because long tails = specific search queries. Why therefore would someone searching for info on "arranging flowers for weddings" be interested in Amazon or a Wikipedia article on flow control valves? People do long tail searches for the very reason that they are looking for something specific.

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Google Instant continues to unviel top keywords as far as I am concerned it is great.

John

Google Instant doesn't make much of a difference from an SEO practictioner's standpoint.

It is basically their existing search suggest on steroids.

September 2010 saw the official launch of the latest leap forward in search technology from the leading search engine, Google Instant.oogle Instant displays results as you type taking their predictive search query a step further. The reason this update is having such an impact is because the new feature is sure to have an impact on website owners.Google Instant is essentially the same as your regular Google results, only your results update as you type extra words into the search box.

when I search Google..as a rule I will not go past 20 pages unless I am looking for incredibly detailed information ...then I will hunt it down to no end..

Google has improved its search results in Google immediately. The result is shown as you type. You can leave out a lot of time in their search process.

I thin Google instant will not effect on the SEO techniques and will not change the position of websites on SERP.Its just for showing results faster for searchers and will not change the ranking factors.

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i find G instant annoying to be honest. I don't think that it is as big of a deal as I once feared. When searching I normally just type my whole search phrase, and use instant as ideas for continued searches.

like say I am going to search for fried potato recipes, well instant might show fried potato pie and I MIGHT take a look at a site in those results, but normally I will normally go back and search for fried potato recipes as well.

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