Google was supposed to be the good guy which competed with the yahoo and msn to bring down the sponsored results that they show rather then joining their ranks.
Prediction:
2007 jan google will be another web company which had great potential but then lost touch with what made it great.
Do you get it guys:
Surfers dont like sponsored results.
Duh! Karma .. If you leave more on table more people will come and sit on the table
On most of the terms I have experience in, both from a PPC and SEO perspective, at least 50% (often as high as 80%) of all traffic goes to these sponsored results.
I agree with the overall sentiment though - 4 sponsored is too much.
Google's always trying out a few things.
Yes, this is just a small scale test.
As part of that test, though, I'll pass on the mostly 'not-in-favor' feedback from this thread. ;)
AWA
2 premium listings and 10 organic (organic meaning client pays SEO on a ppc model) listings instead.
wake up folks
most industries , the above is happening
u dont think Uncle G want a share of that ;)
Shak
Our CTR across our entire campaign of around 100 terms is 3.8%. This is just too high a number to say searchers don't like them.
Most SE's make the ads blend in with the regular results.
