In the past i’ve ignored free search engine results finding them too inconsistent and time consuming to bother with. In the last 6 months i figured the only way to expand business was to get into SEO. If pr matters it really doesn’t show.
http://www.casinoranking.com has a pr of 7. It was listed in the top 20 under several competitive terms and now it is no where to be found. The affiliate programs industry is far less competitve and i have a pr6 website, yet it is no where to be found if looked under affiliate programs. On a good note i do have several number 1 rankings for uncompetitive terms. But my number 1 websites are too new to have PR! I’m constantly listed lower than sites with mediocre PRs for my old websites…
I for one am starting to look forward to 2004 when google wont dominate the landscape. I was happy to see yahoo drop the yahoo directory (in the search results at least) since the results were just crap. But if yahoo gets a real search engine this might be a good thing. Google needs a good kick in the ass….
Antoine