Comments on: Ranking higher on Google - the benefits of blogging http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2005/1213/ranking-higher-on-google-the-benefits-of-blogging/ Irish Communications Consultant - Be Noticed Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:17:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Roger http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2005/1213/ranking-higher-on-google-the-benefits-of-blogging/#comment-1202 Roger Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:58:24 +0000 http://pkellypr.com/blog/2005/1213/ranking-higher-on-google-the-benefits-of-blogging/#comment-1202 <blockquote>That being said there are a few people who are starting to complain about people profitting off their content.</blockquote> ....Google being a good example. Or are they profiting off their information retrieval services being provided. I've always found the models that depend on critical mass points very interesting. For example take a cable TV provider such as NTL. When they were starting out they possibly would have to pay RTE to be able to include RTE on their list of channels. But after they have reached a critical mass in terms of subscribers the model flips over whereby RTE might have to pay to be included on NTL. When that flip happens it can change utterly both parties situation. Should Setanta Sports pay to be included on NTL or should NTL pay to have Setanta as part of their package? Interesting conundrum when the marginal cost of service delivery is approx. zero.

That being said there are a few people who are starting to complain about people profitting off their content.

….Google being a good example. Or are they profiting off their information retrieval services being provided.

I’ve always found the models that depend on critical mass points very interesting. For example take a cable TV provider such as NTL. When they were starting out they possibly would have to pay RTE to be able to include RTE on their list of channels. But after they have reached a critical mass in terms of subscribers the model flips over whereby RTE might have to pay to be included on NTL. When that flip happens it can change utterly both parties situation. Should Setanta Sports pay to be included on NTL or should NTL pay to have Setanta as part of their package? Interesting conundrum when the marginal cost of service delivery is approx. zero.

]]> By: Piaras http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2005/1213/ranking-higher-on-google-the-benefits-of-blogging/#comment-1178 Piaras Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:15:21 +0000 http://pkellypr.com/blog/2005/1213/ranking-higher-on-google-the-benefits-of-blogging/#comment-1178 That's interesting Roger, I've never noticed that before. I'd think of it as an adantage for me because in terms of syndication it means that there's more of a chance of someone coming across my site. That being said there are a few people who are starting to complain about people profitting off their content. I can see where they're coming from, but I didn't set up this site to make money. I much happier about the fact that it is more readily avilable to be read because of sites like yours. That’s interesting Roger, I’ve never noticed that before. I’d think of it as an adantage for me because in terms of syndication it means that there’s more of a chance of someone coming across my site.

That being said there are a few people who are starting to complain about people profitting off their content. I can see where they’re coming from, but I didn’t set up this site to make money. I much happier about the fact that it is more readily avilable to be read because of sites like yours.

]]> By: Breffni http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2005/1213/ranking-higher-on-google-the-benefits-of-blogging/#comment-1168 Breffni Wed, 14 Dec 2005 14:04:45 +0000 http://pkellypr.com/blog/2005/1213/ranking-higher-on-google-the-benefits-of-blogging/#comment-1168 I've only begun writing blogs and while I had no previous experience of the benefits, I was well aware of them. I wrote an article" www.tcichina.org/business-in-china/2005/1118/blogging-for-business/, urging other companies to follow suit. Typically however, rather than leave a comment they phoned and said they liked the blog! But hey, business is business. And thanks Piaras, I used you as my example too! I’ve only begun writing blogs and while I had no previous experience of the benefits, I was well aware of them. I wrote an article” http://www.tcichina.org/business-in-china/2005/1118/blogging-for-business/, urging other companies to follow suit. Typically however, rather than leave a comment they phoned and said they liked the blog! But hey, business is business. And thanks Piaras, I used you as my example too!

]]> By: Roger http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2005/1213/ranking-higher-on-google-the-benefits-of-blogging/#comment-1167 Roger Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:58:49 +0000 http://pkellypr.com/blog/2005/1213/ranking-higher-on-google-the-benefits-of-blogging/#comment-1167 Google works it out in the end. Eddie's site is now no. 1. At the time Dave might have had better content and more inward links on Eddie than Eddie had himself...but over time Google will tend to get it right. A thought struck me on this "Page 1", "Page 2" of Google SERP's. Originally search engines put 10 results per page to increase their page views - because that was the important metric of the time, and also on 56k modems that's about all anyone could see. I'm surprised they haven't upped the default to 20 over time. I usually have mine set to 100. I'm curious have others made that switch. On Browse Ireland we've alway had it set at 30 or more. Interestingly these two pages come up in the first page of your Google search: www.irishblogs.ie/categories/pr-in-ireland/ www.irishblogs.ie/categories/public-relations/ ....which are full of your posts hmmm....I'm not sure whether you would see that as a positive or a negative - but would be interested in your views. Google works it out in the end. Eddie’s site is now no. 1. At the time Dave might have had better content and more inward links on Eddie than Eddie had himself…but over time Google will tend to get it right.

A thought struck me on this “Page 1″, “Page 2″ of Google SERP’s. Originally search engines put 10 results per page to increase their page views - because that was the important metric of the time, and also on 56k modems that’s about all anyone could see. I’m surprised they haven’t upped the default to 20 over time. I usually have mine set to 100. I’m curious have others made that switch. On Browse Ireland we’ve alway had it set at 30 or more.

Interestingly these two pages come up in the first page of your Google search:
http://www.irishblogs.ie/categories/pr-in-ireland/
http://www.irishblogs.ie/categories/public-relations/
….which are full of your posts

hmmm….I’m not sure whether you would see that as a positive or a negative - but would be interested in your views.

]]> By: Dave http://www.pkellypr.com/blog/2005/1213/ranking-higher-on-google-the-benefits-of-blogging/#comment-1147 Dave Tue, 13 Dec 2005 22:34:38 +0000 http://pkellypr.com/blog/2005/1213/ranking-higher-on-google-the-benefits-of-blogging/#comment-1147 In fairness Piaras the fact that blogs rank higher is a flaw in Google to be honest. During the summer I was getting hundreds of people looking for Eddie Hobbs because I ranked higher than his site for his own name. It was a bit of a nusiance in the end because I'm pretty anti what he has to say but it was fun too, one woman even mailed me thinking I was Eddie asking me to help her with her finances!! But my point is that I shouldn't rank higher than Eddie Hobbs for the search term Eddie Hobbs. In fairness Piaras the fact that blogs rank higher is a flaw in Google to be honest. During the summer I was getting hundreds of people looking for Eddie Hobbs because I ranked higher than his site for his own name.

It was a bit of a nusiance in the end because I’m pretty anti what he has to say but it was fun too, one woman even mailed me thinking I was Eddie asking me to help her with her finances!!

But my point is that I shouldn’t rank higher than Eddie Hobbs for the search term Eddie Hobbs.

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