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why do they not go directly to your site but instead search for it on a general search engine? Do you honestly expect people to remember the domain names o
by aaronmdjones 6y ago
why do they not go directly to your site but
instead search for it on a general search engine?
Do you honestly expect people to remember the domain names of the brands of everything they have or are interested in?
My grandmother still searches Google for "google images".
- pb7 6y agoSounds like a pretty valuable service that connects you to the things you are looking for. Why do you feel entitled to get this for free?
- aaronmdjones 6y agoWhat? I didn't ask for anything for free. I'm just telling you what happens. Normal people don't remember domain names. I'd hazard a guess that half of them don't even know what those are. If they want to get anywhere, they put it into a search engine, even if it's something ridiculously common like Wikipedia.
- pb7 6y agoThat’s fine. But if you want to use a service, you have to agree to the service’s terms. That includes ads that appear before results and competitors bidding on ads for any search terms. That’s just how it works in a rational world. It doesn’t really matter the reason you had to use the service. Otherwise, why is Grammarly a billion dollar company? People are bad at grammar, let them live! And use the service for free, according to your logic.
- Dylan16807 6y agoThat's how it works under certain market conditions. Calling out flaws, or wanting a change, doesn't mean people are demanding the strawman you've constructed of "exactly like you get today but free". Just as an example, the people at the top of a few organizations could flip a switch and make all the major browsers default to nonprofit search engines.
- aaronmdjones 6y agoOr Google could display ads on the right, next to the results, like they used to, instead of putting them above the results. Putting them above the results gets more clicks though, and the predatory advertising customers know this.