If you browser allows for a any tool bar that shows you Google PR, you may have noticed that there is no green (or whatever other color might be used) in that little bar. I have expected that to happened and am just a little bit surprised by a slight delay between the time my website began to disappear from Google’s index to the time when PR went down to 0. I would suspect these things would happen simultaneously.
So, I guess every one should congratulate me now on my new milestone while saying goodbye to Google. My experiment is turning into a very interesting adventure and the more hours pass by the more I realize that you do not need Google at all today to market your website and that the social media websites along with the RSS technology constitute the biggest threat to Google, as well as to other search engines. They (the search engines) should be working very hard on some sort of kick ass technology in order to survive in the business. I am not a prophet but if you are an investor you should think twice whether or not to hold on to a stock of some companies even if they trade $800 a share. You do not need a crystal ball to see that some companies will be struggle for survival even though they may be soaring high today.
“Build your websites as if there were no search engines”- you’ve probably heard this slogan many times. Now you can hear it from me, now that I am experiencing it in a more realistic way- “Do yourself a favor and build your websites as if there were no search engines!”
Good to see that your experiment is going well as you sail into uncharted waters. I do agree with regarding RSS feeds and the threat they have to SE's
Holy S*** man! I admire your brass lol I'm interested to how your Alexa ranking stands up in the coming weeks.
Although this is a bit drastic for me, it's a noble act that proves you practice what you preach and that in itself is rare these days!
There is no doubt in my mind that you'll keep this going well into the future. In the long run it may actually increase your traffic, as I'm sure you'll be concentrating more on Social networks etc. and they are beginning to prove their power when it comes to qualified traffic!
if google is old news why so many posts about them here?
let's hear about the new techniques you're using to get traffic! I'm very curious.
Good to see that your experiment is going well as you sail into uncharted waters. I do agree with regarding RSS feeds and the threat they have to SE’s
Mark everything in due time. I need to let the steam out first. I think these things are quiet relevant because I don't think there was anyone in the past who have done something like this. It's all part of the process. 😉
I think it's wise to document the process as it happens.
Josh,
I really do not expect dramatic changes in Alexa. In the short term(last two days) will probably bump my Alexa rank a little. But I do not see my blog reaching top 50,000.
Again this entire thing can prove to be a disaster for me. I made an unwise decision to have many of my top money making websites listed in Google Sitemaps via the same account. I am sure they have their ways to find out who owns websites, but I guess I did them a favor by giving my websites on the plate.
Some social networks send really well qualified traffic- StumbleUpon being the top referrer.
Thanks Brian.
One thing is certain, I do not regret it. I did have choice to surrender, noffolow links to my advertisers and beg Google for forgiveness. I decided to explore this route instead, I may pay for it or I may benefit from it. Such is the fate of experiments.
Holy S*** man! I admire your brass lol I’m interested to how your Alexa ranking stands up in the coming weeks.
Although this is a bit drastic for me, it’s a noble act that proves you practice what you preach and that in itself is rare these days!
There is no doubt in my mind that you’ll keep this going well into the future. In the long run it may actually increase your traffic, as I’m sure you’ll be concentrating more on Social networks etc. and they are beginning to prove their power when it comes to qualified traffic!
I was actually referring to a drop in Alexa ranking due to the loss of organic Google traffic. If you concentrate your efforts solely on social networks and referrals from other blogs however, I think you could compensate and possibly even gain traffic.
Good luck with it all, I'll stay tuned.
P.S. I guess that puts your efforts to rank #1 for “Vlad” out of the picture? 😉
“P.S. I guess that puts your efforts to rank #1 for “Vlad” out of the picture?”
I guess so….. but then there are still Yahoo and MSN 😉
if google is old news why so many posts about them here?
let’s hear about the new techniques you’re using to get traffic! I’m very curious.
Mark everything in due time. I need to let the steam out first. I think these things are quiet relevant because I don’t think there was anyone in the past who have done something like this. It’s all part of the process. 😉
I think it’s wise to document the process as it happens.
Josh,
I really do not expect dramatic changes in Alexa. In the short term(last two days) will probably bump my Alexa rank a little. But I do not see my blog reaching top 50,000.
Again this entire thing can prove to be a disaster for me. I made an unwise decision to have many of my top money making websites listed in Google Sitemaps via the same account. I am sure they have their ways to find out who owns websites, but I guess I did them a favor by giving my websites on the plate.
Some social networks send really well qualified traffic- StumbleUpon being the top referrer.
Thanks Brian.
One thing is certain, I do not regret it. I did have choice to surrender, noffolow links to my advertisers and beg Google for forgiveness. I decided to explore this route instead, I may pay for it or I may benefit from it. Such is the fate of experiments.
I was actually referring to a drop in Alexa ranking due to the loss of organic Google traffic. If you concentrate your efforts solely on social networks and referrals from other blogs however, I think you could compensate and possibly even gain traffic.
Good luck with it all, I’ll stay tuned.
P.S. I guess that puts your efforts to rank #1 for “Vlad” out of the picture? 😉
“P.S. I guess that puts your efforts to rank #1 for “Vlad” out of the picture?”
I guess so….. but then there are still Yahoo and MSN 😉
you email address vjsolutions @ optonline.net is bouncing emails
I've sent you a couple over the past few days and they both were just returned.
groupplatform has a forum now that I wanted you to check out.
sorry I did not realize that was happening
you email address vjsolutions @ optonline.net is bouncing emails
I’ve sent you a couple over the past few days and they both were just returned.
groupplatform has a forum now that I wanted you to check out.
sorry I did not realize that was happening