Comments on: Is Google Misleading Search Marketers? http://www.searchrank.com/blog/2007/07/is-google-misleading-search-marketers.html Featuring news, opinion and commentary related to the industry of search engines and marketing. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:10:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: brutusthebuckeye http://www.searchrank.com/blog/2007/07/is-google-misleading-search-marketers.html/comment-page-1#comment-187 brutusthebuckeye Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:21:58 +0000 http://174.133.136.242/blog/?p=387#comment-187 Does Google still have Google Evangelists that help their top AdWords clients with low level SEO tactics? I know my company took advantage of this a few years ago but I am not sure if it is still going on... Does Google still have Google Evangelists that help their top AdWords clients with low level SEO tactics? I know my company took advantage of this a few years ago but I am not sure if it is still going on…

]]> By: rene_lemerle http://www.searchrank.com/blog/2007/07/is-google-misleading-search-marketers.html/comment-page-1#comment-186 rene_lemerle Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:20:58 +0000 http://174.133.136.242/blog/?p=387#comment-186 I think you're right David...the prospect has mistaken AdWords optimization with SEO. The conflict of interest in Google helping site owners optimize their sites for top rankings would be a line they're not ready to cross surely - well not yet! What's more concerning is when prospects, that can't tell the difference between AdWords optimization and SEO, ask the question - "why shouldn't I do the optimization myself? Expect a call back when they realize their mistake...if they're not too embarrassed ;) I think you’re right David…the prospect has mistaken AdWords optimization with SEO.

The conflict of interest in Google helping site owners optimize their sites for top rankings would be a line they’re not ready to cross surely – well not yet!

What’s more concerning is when prospects, that can’t tell the difference between AdWords optimization and SEO, ask the question – “why shouldn’t I do the optimization myself?

Expect a call back when they realize their mistake…if they’re not too embarrassed ;)

]]> By: Dave Beck http://www.searchrank.com/blog/2007/07/is-google-misleading-search-marketers.html/comment-page-1#comment-185 Dave Beck Tue, 31 Jul 2007 07:46:52 +0000 http://174.133.136.242/blog/?p=387#comment-185 I am surprised that you spoke with this person for as long as you did. Google providing advice on organic results really opens up a massive can of worms. Ultimately if people know that they can get preferential treatment (or advice) sooner or later they are going to set themselves up to have a negative experience with Google -- unless they have extremely deep pockets -- when they no longer use their services and the next Google customer takes the place at the top of the serps! I'm sure that (at least I hope so) the people running Google are smarter than that. I am surprised that you spoke with this person for as long as you did.

Google providing advice on organic results really opens up a massive can of worms. Ultimately if people know that they can get preferential treatment (or advice) sooner or later they are going to set themselves up to have a negative experience with Google — unless they have extremely deep pockets — when they no longer use their services and the next Google customer takes the place at the top of the serps!

I’m sure that (at least I hope so) the people running Google are smarter than that.

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