Here is a recap of what happened in the search forums today, through the eyes of the Search Engine Roundtable and other search forums on the web.
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Daily Search Forum Recap: September 21, 2010
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 11:00pm CEST by rustybrick
Tags: Search Forum Recap
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Sex Therapists, Good Luck Getting Into Google Maps
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 3:48pm CEST by rustybrick
Tags: Other Google Topics
So we know that you do not want to use the word "google" in your Google Maps listing. Using google will lead to a manual review but so will using the word "sex."
A sex therapist is upset that his/her listing is still waiting for approval after "months" of sitting and waiting. The therapist said, "I am a sex therapist by profession - I have a PhD in human sexuality and I am 100% legitimate." The therapist goes on to explain he/she is dropping the AdWords campaign until something is done.
Well, I doubt the Google Maps team cares.
Mike Blumenthal, a Google Maps expert, shared one piece of advice. If your listing has been in review for 4 weeks, you can report it to Google using this form. I do suspect this one will get special attention but most in this situation will have to wait it out.
That is not to say Google does not include sex therapists on Google Maps, they do. But Google must review each and everyone manually, I believe.
Forum discussion at Google Maps Help.
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Will CPC Prices Increase With Yahoo & Microsoft Search Ad Deal?
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 3:36pm CEST by rustybrick
Tags: MSN Microsoft adCenter
Now that Yahoo and Microsoft are beginning to migrate Yahoo advertiser to adCenter, there are some concerns that the prices of a click will increase when all is set and done.
A WebmasterWorld thread points to a press release where GroupM Search said advertisers should see a 78% increase in cost-per-click prices. Why? "Increase competition."
My big question is, are the CPC prices on Google 78% higher than those on Yahoo or Microsoft?
Do you think prices will increase that much? Take my poll:
Will Microsoft/Yahoo Search Ad Deal Increase CPC?online surveys
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.
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Is There Still a Google Sandbox?
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 3:29pm CEST by rustybrick
Tags: Google Optimization
It is just about a year since we posted our poll on the Google Sandbox existing or not. The results back then had a lot of people saying it still existed on some level. Some said it no longer existed and some said it never existed.
I spotted a new WebmasterWorld thread with renewed discussion on the topic. The SEOs there are debating about if it exists now, did it ever, etc. I wanted to run a very short poll, the 2010 Google Sandbox poll. This poll has two answers, yes or no. If you think it never existed, answer no. If you think it doesn't exist now but did exist in the past, answer no. If you think it still exists on some level today, answer yes.
Please take the poll below:
Is There Still a Google Sandbox?customer surveys
As I said before, but just so some of you have some history. The Google Sandbox goes back to April 2004. We first spotted it when I wrote New Sites = Poor Results in Google, then it became known as the Sandbox effect and had controversial definitions. Matt Cutts confirmed the sandbox existed, somewhat, in his Coffee Talk with Brett Tabke. But since then, we really did not discuss it much.
Forum discussion at WebmasterWorld.