Local search, SEO Tips, and the search engine wars! Yada News Dec 7, 2009

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SEO Tip of the week.

Did you know that sometimes new domains are at a disadvantage as far as Google goes?  There are several reasons for this but the main one is that Google does not want spammers on  its search engine. Their montra is “user experience” and spammers do not contribute to user experience.

We have all come to expect that when we type in a search query that what we want will be on the front page and spammers who try to “game” the system do not contribute to user experience.  They open up a domain, use it badly and then move on to another domain.

One of the ways that Google determines if you’re not a spammer is your commitment to the domain name.  What does that mean for you?  Easy.  If you add years to your domain registration, Google will see that as a sign of your committment and you will see better search engine results quicker for your domain.

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Web search statistics show Bing stagnant, Google growing

No surprise here.  Microsoft’s new decision engine is still not as good as Google.

This doesn’t mean we should ignore it, as we can still get some pretty inexpensive traffic from there, but it does mean that Google is still king.  Read the full article here.

Google has changed quite a bit since its inception in 1997. It is arguably one of the most powerful businesses in the history of the world.

I found a great site over the weekend that chronicles the homepage of Google over the years.  It brought back a lot of memories.  I hope it does the same for you.  Read the article here.

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