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The sad part is that I was expecting that maybe there was a snafu with Google's NFC payments, or the Wallet, or maybe Google Shopping algorithm or something. G

by bmelton 13y ago

The sad part is that I was expecting that maybe there was a snafu with Google's NFC payments, or the Wallet, or maybe Google Shopping algorithm or something. Google used to give her a bunch of web traffic, arguably for free, and now they apparently have stopped, possibly with good reason, possibly without. And that is somehow stealing? I'm sympathetic to the plight of having lost revenue, but that revenue was never guaranteed, nor was it owed, nor should she have allowed Google to be her sole source of traffic.

grey-area 13y ago
The percentage of traffic provided by google is largely outwith the control of websites - the users of the search engine decide how much traffic they send through google.
DanHulton 13y ago
"Allowed Google to have been her sole source of traffic?" It's one of the realities of the world we live in that Google - if you're popular on it at all - will likely dwarf any other traffic you're pulling in, despite any other efforts you may make. Further, it's important to note that effort spent on optimizing your Google ranking is usually an order of magnitude more effective than time spent optimizing for any other search engine. For people with very limited time outside of their primary activity, you've got to prioritize. (That said, the rest of your comment was spot-on. I just felt the last part of the last sentence didn't really reflect a few key realities, is all.)
- bmelton 13y ago
  Compared to free traffic, I'd agree. What I was trying to say was that, if traffic is so important to one's business, one should try securing it... but even that isn't really valid since, why would you spend money on something that you're getting so much of already, but for free, especially in a business that doesn't scale. Either way, Google's organic traffic results are probably replaceable through purchased clicks, and I'm guessing the proprietor appreciates the value of it more than what they otherwise might have, so who knows? Maybe all the free traffic is just Google's upsell. "You remember all that traffic you used to get? You can have it all again, for just $149 a month."

by bmelton 13y ago

grey-area 13y ago

The percentage of traffic provided by google is largely outwith the control of websites - the users of the search engine decide how much traffic they send through google.

DanHulton 13y ago

"Allowed Google to have been her sole source of traffic?" It's one of the realities of the world we live in that Google - if you're popular on it at all - will likely dwarf any other traffic you're pulling in, despite any other efforts you may make. Further, it's important to note that effort spent on optimizing your Google ranking is usually an order of magnitude more effective than time spent optimizing for any other search engine. For people with very limited time outside of their primary activity, you've got to prioritize. (That said, the rest of your comment was spot-on. I just felt the last part of the last sentence didn't really reflect a few key realities, is all.)

bmelton 13y ago
Compared to free traffic, I'd agree. What I was trying to say was that, if traffic is so important to one's business, one should try securing it... but even that isn't really valid since, why would you spend money on something that you're getting so much of already, but for free, especially in a business that doesn't scale. Either way, Google's organic traffic results are probably replaceable through purchased clicks, and I'm guessing the proprietor appreciates the value of it more than what they otherwise might have, so who knows? Maybe all the free traffic is just Google's upsell. "You remember all that traffic you used to get? You can have it all again, for just $149 a month."