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Amazon is an example of a niche vertical. A pretty big one mind you but nonetheless they specialize in the products they sell. I can't seem to remember Amazon

by cletus 16y ago

Amazon is an example of a niche vertical. A pretty big one mind you but nonetheless they specialize in the products they sell. I can't seem to remember Amazon coming up on product searches I've done. I have to wonder: - Is this because I went straight to Amazon? - Am I misremembering? - Is there something wrong with Amazon's SEO? - Is Amazon restricting the their content being indexed (I can't imagine this is true)? - Is Google actually failing here? OT: Yeah my typo rate on my iPad is pretty terrible. I'm too used to touch typing on a keyboard. Still, I find myself reading the Wen on my iPad instead of a laptop/desktop these days so I need to put up with the typos (and get better with any luck), not comment or move to a computer to comment (not going to happen).

jonknee 16y ago
They show up for in SERPs all the time. http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=the+confession http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&#3... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=+Asus+A52F-XE2 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=+Asus+... http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Toy+Story+3+dvd http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&#3... Etc etc. I see them all the time in Google, despite also searching Amazon directly quite a bit.
- dhimes 16y ago
  I tend to go straight to Amazon when I'm price shopping now. If it's an "Amazon product" (books, electronics, etc) they usually have a pretty good price, and if they don't they give me the comparison. The big difference is: With Google, I'll research and occasionally get my wallet after finding something. With Amazon, get my wallet before I sit down. As someone who pays for advertising this is a distinction I pay attention to, especially if it generalizes to more people than just me: people going to Amazon are ready to buy and not just doing research. If Amazon can make that stick I think they pose a significant threat to Google. Why pay as much for research clicks when you can get clicks that are closer to a sale?
  - jonknee 16y ago
    Agreed. Amazon reviews are also my first product research tool.

by cletus 16y ago

jonknee 16y ago

They show up for in SERPs all the time. http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=the+confession http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&#3... http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=+Asus+A52F-XE2 http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=+Asus+... http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=Toy+Story+3+dvd http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&#3... Etc etc. I see them all the time in Google, despite also searching Amazon directly quite a bit.

dhimes 16y ago
I tend to go straight to Amazon when I'm price shopping now. If it's an "Amazon product" (books, electronics, etc) they usually have a pretty good price, and if they don't they give me the comparison. The big difference is: With Google, I'll research and occasionally get my wallet after finding something. With Amazon, get my wallet before I sit down. As someone who pays for advertising this is a distinction I pay attention to, especially if it generalizes to more people than just me: people going to Amazon are ready to buy and not just doing research. If Amazon can make that stick I think they pose a significant threat to Google. Why pay as much for research clicks when you can get clicks that are closer to a sale?
- jonknee 16y ago
  Agreed. Amazon reviews are also my first product research tool.