Swanny007
msg:4307507 | 8:14 pm on May 3, 2011 (gmt 0) |
For me, it's in the 50% G Search neighborhood, and 65% revenue. I don't quite get your formula but I'd rather take a drop in organic traffic than lose my AdSense account :-)
If I did this right: 100% - ((100% - 50%) * (100% - 65%)) = 82.5% ? Sound right?
I'm dependent on Google. Oh yes, I am. If that goes away? Well I've got some cash in the bank so I'd be OK for a couple years... :-)
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koan
msg:4307598 | 1:50 am on May 4, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Actually with Adsense issues and Panda, I'm now a lot less dependent on Google, since my revenue has already been slashed. I'm diversifying with panhandling.
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maximillianos
msg:4307607 | 2:59 am on May 4, 2011 (gmt 0) |
That has been the one positive of Panda. I'm now less dependent on Google. Not by choice of course. ;-)
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kidder
msg:4307613 | 3:21 am on May 4, 2011 (gmt 0) |
We are highly Google dependent, our business has just evolved that way. Organic results and adwords have worked out well for us over the last decade. So far we have managed to adapt to each shift and I'm confident we can keep things together. We do have a lot of sites and a variety
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walkman
msg:4307634 | 5:05 am on May 4, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Well my [webmasterworld.com...] Google account (the my-name@google.com) has been suspended today and with it access to Adsense, Webmastercentral etc etc and got no real reason. I sent an email since I did nothing wrong and it's probably a suspicious hack or something.
But if Adsense went, that would take another nice chunk out of my money, and I would feel it much more after Panda. I would try the MSFT one but probably not make as much. When it rains it pours, but I've made a mission to try non-Google services when it's more or less the same for me. This way I plan for less "talk to the computer" Google possible and promote competition.
With Google providing 65%-95% of searches anyone that says they are not dependent on Google, doesn't have an online business.
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Pjman
msg:4307698 | 9:30 am on May 4, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Panda really left a bad taste in my mouth with Google.
With all of my future ventures I am no longer looking at Google traffic as a factor. I've really learned how to leverage social media. I'm concentrating on growing my Facebook, Twitter, and old school email list growing. Google is just gravy from here on.
Adsense made me some good money, but I'm realizing other providers are out there that will pay just the same.
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TheMadScientist
msg:4307700 | 9:36 am on May 4, 2011 (gmt 0) |
| What is your google dependency? |
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I think the answer for most webmasters and SEOs is: "co"
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piatkow
msg:4307706 | 9:56 am on May 4, 2011 (gmt 0) |
A very rough and ready check of recent visitors showed 50% dependency on Google search. The rest split between Bing, type-in and links.
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vivalasvegas
msg:4307820 | 1:31 pm on May 4, 2011 (gmt 0) |
| With Google providing 65%-95% of searches anyone that says they are not dependent on Google, doesn't have an online business. |
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Or they have an online business that's not doing so well:)
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piatkow
msg:4307832 | 2:04 pm on May 4, 2011 (gmt 0) |
With Google providing 65%-95% of searches anyone that says they are not dependent on Google, doesn't have an online business.
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I imagine that none of the big insurance comparison sites like Go Compare, Elephant or Compare the Meerkat (sorry, Market) are worried much about Google and I wouldn't say that they don't have on-line businesses.
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mbabuskov
msg:4307859 | 3:20 pm on May 4, 2011 (gmt 0) |
You forgot to factor in the fact that other websites that link to you might also require Google juice to keep traffic coming to them. So, you should add:
(other sites linking in * their google dependency)
to the formula.
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walkman
msg:4307893 | 4:50 pm on May 4, 2011 (gmt 0) |
| I imagine that none of the big insurance comparison sites like Go Compare, Elephant or Compare the Meerkat (sorry, Market) are worried much about Google and I wouldn't say that they don't have on-line businesses. |
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Define 'much'. Will they survive? Sure but it will cost them money in lost sales and added advertising.
Someone can survive too without Google and Bing, living in a car on $4 a day somewhere.
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piatkow
msg:4308140 | 6:10 am on May 5, 2011 (gmt 0) |
Define 'much'. Will they survive? Sure but it will cost them money in lost sales and added advertising.
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I don't know about the US but over here the big sites advertise heavily on non internet media.
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