Comments on: The Shrinking Window of Opportunity for Independent Webmasters – Get In Before It’s Too Late

By: redwall_hp

redwall_hp — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 12:58:42 +0000

Funny. When I search, I’m not looking for the big sites. Generally I’m looking for some specific information, so I form a query that I think will pull up a page with the answer. Often this is *not* on all that large of a site.

I don’t necessarily need a search engine to take me to sites I already know about. A domain like that of HP or Apple is absurdly easy to guess at. The only time I expect large site to be returned is with a “naïve query,” such as the name of a company, which would generally be an I’m Feeling Lucky from the Firefox URL bar.

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Content and Links are the Bread and Butter of SEO — Tue, 27 May 2008 10:02:46 +0000

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By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Tue, 27 May 2008 00:32:46 +0000

Haha, interesting point. But what are the chances that people will start searching for “gunfaron” without knowing what it is? For large corporations that can spend millions on branding and advertising, this is not a problem. For small publishers, SEO may be all they have. With quality domain names going fast, even sites like gunfaron.com may already be taken…

By: Warenwirtschaft

Warenwirtschaft — Sat, 24 May 2008 17:48:57 +0000

You are right, that size and age gets more important with every update of googles search algorithm. That gives you authority and it becomes harder for newcomers to get successful in an existing field. But there are always new developments and when you are able to invent some new product or idea and get a unique name (brand) for it then you will always get high rankings. How hard would it be to rank first in google for the word “gunfaron”? If this is the word for a new idea you can succeed. (No need to google this word now, i just did and it gets 0 results )

By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:50:52 +0000

The graph focuses on SEO because I am mainly speaking of the future of SEO. Google owns so much of the Internet that it will become extremely difficult to gain market share without high rankings. Yes, the other areas that you mention are all viable methods of promotion. However, effective SEO with authority sites now will make things 100 times easier in the next 5 years.

By: Gyutae Park

Gyutae Park — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:48:17 +0000

Hey Maria,
Thanks for the insightful comment!
Anyone can call themselves an “expert” but it’s the actions that speak louder than words. Totally agree with you there.

By: Malte Landwehr

Malte Landwehr — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:33:02 +0000

I think your graph showing the development of risk and profitability it too focussed on pure SEO.

But most webmasters will not focus all their efforts on SEO, but have knowledge in SEM, affiliate-marketing, social media optimization, webdesign, usability, and some other areas.

And with so many skills at hand, you should be able to make some profit in the future without risking too much.

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