Search Engines Focus Ratio

[hcgroup]

Dear All,

Are you all focusing on Google? or do you recommend us other more efficient search engines for our on-site and off-site SEO efforts?

As I have been observing lately, Google has increased the amount of PPC ads featuring at the top of the results pages too much which negatively effects the organic search clicks!

What do you think?

[nfint12]

I wouldn't worry about designing your website for other search engines, in the UK I see Statcounter says Google has a 90.38% market share. I wish there was more competition, but I can't see this changing anytime soon.

[PROFRBcom]

The only way I know of to "focus" on a different search engine is to look at major differences between the way Google ranks sites and the way that Bing/Yahoo rank sites.

And the only difference I know of in that regard is that B/Y don't devalue ****** spammed links as much as Google. Thus, when I do a search on B or Y I see a ton of older sites with spammy links show up for poker and gambling results. Sites that are on page 3/4 of Google search but rank highly on B or Y.

Is it worth it to kill all your Google traffic in order to get rank 1 in B/Y and get what... 25-40% of the clicks on these secondary search engines? Assuming of course you could get rank 1 which is, unlikely, even with a ton of spammmm...

TLDR; it's not worth it IMHO.

[Triple7]

Google had a market share of about 90%, on smartphones even close to 99%. I do not bother about other search engines, however it could be a nice if you're very good in optimizing for Bing or Yahoo. Extreme example, but it could be better to be the first in Bing than number 17 in Google.

[Paavo]

Just focus on google

[wonderpunter]

Google only.. bing makes up 2-4% of all traffic for me

[hcgroup]

the conversion efficiency? I mean visits/leads? Is Google still the leader?

Thanks

Google only.. bing makes up 2-4% of all traffic for me

Hello Triple7

I also see an opportunity on Bing/Yahoo/Yandex as it is much more easy to get 1st-page ranking than Google.

Thanks a lot

Google had a market share of about 90%, on smartphones even close to 99%. I do not bother about other search engines, however it could be a nice if you're very good in optimizing for Bing or Yahoo. Extreme example, but it could be better to be the first in Bing than number 17 in Google.

Hi Paavo

Thanks but we have to allocate our focus according to the markets shares I think. We should not put all eggs in the same basket!

What do you think?

Just focus on google

Although I agree with you, I do not see the "Google Domination" factor healthy because Google has increased the weight of PPC ads on its results pages. And it will increase more if it continues like this. And if you do not have enough funds to get the 1st-page spots with money, then you will get nothing from Google!

The only way I know of to "focus" on a different search engine is to look at major differences between the way Google ranks sites and the way that Bing/Yahoo rank sites.

[PROFRBcom]

I also see an opportunity on Bing/Yahoo/Yandex as it is much more easy to get 1st-page ranking than Google.

How are you easily ranking on those other search engines? Please be specific.

[hcgroup]

Hi PROFRBcom

No, no. I did not mean that. I only meant that the competition is very much lower than Google, so it is more easy for anyone to rank for the 1st page than Google.

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