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On 27/11/13 22:29, Kevin Lucas wrote: > Hi all > Do you mind if I have a rant about Adwords? > > I did a favour with a site (php error) and then was asked to look at > improving site ranking, and after doing keywords work, looked at > adwords. (This IS a job for the boys...... perpetual virtual work > chasing invisible goals) > > It seems to me that to get on the top four (1st page) you need to pay > google to do it. > > So they have set up a system which makes you pay for getting noticed > even though you would have been first, if your keywords had been allowed > to do their job. AND, just because you haven't got a daily budget of Â10 > to hopefully get 60-80 clicks now you won't be found... > To entice you into this mire of deceit the site is getting "Do this > (conversions, and start new campaigns, track this, put our code here > between the Body Tags) and get (Scrummy) Adwords Credits Â30 Â50 ..." > As you expect I was asked to Implement the Credits jump the hoops hit > the targets, and see the Credits appear on the Billing Schedule. > > For Â80 of Secured Credits took about 1/2 hour work ( what should I > charge?) .. ( don't answer that) > > Am I right or (hopefully) I have got this all wrong. Tell me it's a fair > righteous system that gives each site the very best chance of being > found on the Internet. Funnily enough I have only looked at Google... > Should I be doing this with other search providers? > > yours, frustrated > I think the issues about getting a fair crack of the whip is called net neutrality, which is being taken away from us by the big companies buying their way to the top not sure I am sure others can comment further Paul -- -- http://www.zleap.net http://www.linkedin.com/pub/paul-sutton/36/595/911 Exeter Lug meet : 13th December 2013 - http://exeter.lug.org.uk/ Torbay Raspberry Pi Jam 14th December 2013 - http://dcglug.drogon.net/torbay-pi-jam/ I am committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable groups and expect any school or establishment I am involved with to share this commitment. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq