sonic10 - 11:05 am on Sep 30, 2004 (gmt 0)

Vec_One

I believe google is tweaking there algo for monetary reasons making the adwords campaign a must have especially if you are competing for big money making keywords for google.

As many folks here have theorized about the so called 'sandbox'. If a new site cannot get into the serps for months google knows more than likely you will line their pockets via adwords for a few weeks/months. Have you ever contacted google about the results. The last sentence in the reply will always tell you to try adwords for exposure/advertising.

It is quite possible they are trying a new algo to squeeze older sites and newer sites out randomly to force those folks to resort to adwords to keep their company/website alive.

After all, they have to make a good first impression on their new stockholders.

Just my opinion of course...