Article: is Google affecting your business?

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Google continues to shake and hit the online world with their corrections and moves. The question we face here is: Is Google affecting your Business income or growth?

Let's not forget that Google is holding accord to some experts way too much power in their hands over mankind itself and a lot of key markets and industries all over the world. Sadly a lot of people agree that there is enough evidence that shows that most of big G actions are now motivated more by their own economical interests apparently than their search engine users benefit.

Their drastic actions with all those algorithm updates have also led a lot of honest Companies and businesses that hired or outsourced their ranking or SEO needs to well reputable Internet marketing companies in the previous months to suddenly sink or dissappear from Google results overnight, this way harming thousand upon thousand of businesses creating serious financial loss to a lot of people worldwide. When in the past I ask, has a private company held so much power over people lives and their consumer actions?


I can see in the future a lot of middle sized businesses quietly walking aside from Google and focusing more into Social activities and avoiding the giant. more and more. I guess they will be there forever but their actions are affecting millions now and with their policies I guess more and more people will be affected as well in the future too, it is a matter of time I guess, or ask yourself? Are not you at least a little afraid of Google future actions or algorithm cahgnes now..? Who is not I wonder.


Relaying on a single company (Google) for your traffic is not a good move I would say. I'd rather focus on several strategies, like creating an active and productive audience on Twitter or Facebook and let's not forget LinkedIn and targeted niche or industry web Forums, all those are certainly great sources of traffic and business connections.


Maurice
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  • Profile picture of the author MarketingMonk
    Originally Posted by bonvideo View Post



    Relaying on a single company (Google) for your traffic is not a good move I would say. I'd rather focus on several strategies, like creating an active and productive audience on Twitter or Facebook and let's not forget LinkedIn and targeted niche or industry web Forums, all those are certainly great sources of traffic and business connections.
    TRUE! I agree with you. Thank you.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cobaki
    People tend to become busy on concentrating how this affects Google and how that works for Google. They forgot their purpose in the first place on how they can make their business more effective and useful for people who need them and who are interested in them.
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    • Profile picture of the author bonvideo
      Originally Posted by Cobaki View Post

      People tend to become busy on concentrating how this affects Google and how that works for Google. They forgot their purpose in the first place on how they can make their business more effective and useful for people who need them and who are interested in them.
      I will have to disagree here, frankly I dont no see how a mere but important reflection about Google real effects on my or anyone's business could certainly keep me or anybody "busy" as you say. In fact keeping a business effective is very important and realizing about threats and opportunities is a Basic approach for any business or person looking to achieve any decent success online or offline.

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  • Profile picture of the author ramcon
    I disagree. It is not affecting, it is helping! Some might say it is affecting their business because instead of using their own form of business, people will just use Google. Google instantly provides anything. If we don't know something, Google will provide. People just can't accept the fact.
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  • Profile picture of the author bonvideo
    Google affects people businesses for example when they update their alogrith in a way that only they can tll who ranks how and where and for what term, etc Affecting a honest business ranking for example that maybe relayed on their online sales now gone thanks to google panda update aka slap in the face to so many webmasters or businesses.
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  • Profile picture of the author Cobaki
    What I meant was they are approaching this the wrong way. Google is affecting our business, of course, but many people forgot or disregard the proper ways on how to take action on this information. An example would be getting content from a top competitor and making some revisions to it just for some chance to get better rankings. The idea that they can create useful and original content is buried somewhere and will prefer on taking shortcuts or doing it in an easier way. The changes Google made has affected many honest websites and had their rankings drop really low. Google also provide you with useful information. This comes to a conclusion that Google can go both ways for you.
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  • Profile picture of the author ivanklasic
    This is one very big issue many businesses haven't taken into consideration. Just like building links from various high PR sites to boost sales, businesses should learn to focus on various platforms for promoting their brand to hit sales. Google isn't the only way to make the hits. Many businesses have succeeded from social media promotions.
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  • Profile picture of the author kuzmanin
    Google wants every business to use paid ads
    That is why the make so many f...g changes in their algo
    Google search is dying part of their business
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  • Profile picture of the author bonvideo
    Let's not forget also all the things Google is doing in order to gather as much information for their customers and users.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeff Schuman
      Google is still a postivie force as well. However, I think most of us would agree that social networking with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google Plus etc. should be a big part of our business.

      I guess we should throw in You Tube as well as I read they went over 1 Billion visitors last month and are the number 3 most visited site behind Google and Facebook.
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      • Profile picture of the author plb09
        Originally Posted by Jeff Schuman View Post

        Google is still a postivie force as well. However, I think most of us would agree that social networking with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Google Plus etc. should be a big part of our business.

        I guess we should throw in You Tube as well as I read they went over 1 Billion visitors last month and are the number 3 most visited site behind Google and Facebook.
        I agree, strong social signals and Google authorship are very important. Google also loves unique and fresh content.
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  • Profile picture of the author Amstardam
    Google is still considered to be one the best search engines in the World. That is why they always try to change their system in order to meet the needs of the global demands. Unfortunately when google does these updates alot of businesses are affected by it. But we do have a choice to work with other search engines like Bing if we wanted to, afterall Bing is not that bad at all.
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