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The Direction of Performance Based SEO

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

With apprehensive SEO clients, seeking more value for their investment, performance based SEO solutions; have gained notoriety and popularity.

Most performance based models provide for an initial investment, followed by 4 affordable reward payments; at 10, 5, 3 and 1.  This innovative concept encourages apprehensive clients to embrace their SEO campaign; by allowing them to pay for performance, not promises.  As well, this approach introduces some transparency, to an Industry that is sometimes cast in a shadow of doubt.

Consistent with Consumer demand, most performance based SEO campaigns focus primarily on Google.  According to the June  2009 ComScore Search Engine Market Share Report, Google maintained a majority market share; of 65 percent.  Nevertheless, SEO clients and firms should not be quick to discount the Search needs; of the other 35 percent.

Each Search Engine has founded it’s success on catering to a niche market and consumer.  For example, Ask is very popular among women; ages 25-50 years. As a result, dependable performance based SEO strategies, have been adapted to include optimization for Yahoo, Bing, Ask and more.  This approach provides SEO clients with increased Search market exposure, and more value; for their hard earned dollar.

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Has MSN search altered course?

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Has MSN search altered course? 

For the longest time we have had the big 3 search engines; Google, Yahoo! and MSN. They all provided SERPs displaying much the same content; with only tiny distinguishable differences. It seems to me, that about the time MSN had their falling out with Yahoo!, the #3 search engine took a different approach to the results it provided it’s users.
Here’s what I have noted:

The MSN media Bot had been visiting more frequently; especially the days following a company’s Press Release.

MSN SERPs contain more research and reference-type content; groups, news resources, help networks, etc.

MSN will (most often) show it’s own content before others; i.e. MSN groups

My theory is this: MSN has decided to distance itself from a battle with Google, over the traditional social and commercial responses to queries. Instead, it will focus on intelligent and resourceful answers; meant to educate visitors at a different level.

The new approach looks to provide meaningful solutions to help it’s users; instead of simply providing a handful of options.

Look at the difference using the search term “building bridges”:

Google

MSN

Google’s responses provide a mix, however two-thirds of it appears to be socially driven. MSN on the other hand, provides listings that explain construction and address mending relationships.

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