Top Ten Search Engines list 2007

A leading Media Metrics company (Comscore) has just released statistics of the top ten search engines 2007. So what does the top ten search engines 2007 list mean to Web site developers, your internet marketing and SEO of your web sites ?

• Google is a clearly a dominant front runner with 62 percent of all searches.
• Yahoo is still holding a distant 2nd with 13 percent of the searches.
• The new Chinese search engine Baidu now accounts for over 5 percent of world wide searches.
• MSN now only represents 3 percent, recently slipping to 4th
• NHN Corporation (Korean Search Engine) is also rapidly gaining on MSN with 2.4 percent of the world wide searches.
• The remaining 5 of the top ten search engines combined only account for 6.6 percent of total searches .

Top Ten Search Engines and SEO

Considering that Google represents almost 2/3 of all world wide searches, it is clearly logical to focus most of your SEO strategies with this search engine. Furthermore, it has been my experience that a website that is well optimized for Google also tends to rank fairly high in Yahoo and MSN.

But should you also consider submitting to Baidu which now holds the number 3 spot out of the top ten search engines ? I did some research around the net and found that unless you have a Chinese language version of your website; it is not likely to draw much traffic to your site. However, considering that there are now more internet users in China than the US and that it takes only a minute it is probably worth the effort. Follow this search engine link to submit to the Baidu search engine.

As the thousands of other search engines combined only make up the remaining 17.6 percent of searches,I would suggest it’s not worth the effort to find and submit to them unless they are niche search engines specific to your industry.

Comscores Top Ten Search Engines 2007

Worldwide Search Top 10

December 2007

Total World Age 15+, Home and Work Locations*

Source: comScore qSearch 2.0

December (2007) Searches (MM)

Top Ten Search Engines in the World

Total Internet

66,221

100.0 %

Google41,345

62.4 %

Yahoo 8,505

12.8

Baidu.com 3,428

5.2

Microsoft Sites 1,940

2.9

NHN Corporation 1,572

2.4

EBay 1,428

2.2

Time Warner Network 1,062

1.6

Ask Network 728

1.1

Yandex 566

0.9

Alibaba.com Corporation 531

0.8

Sequel to Make Money Online Fast

This entry is the long awaited Make Money Online fast part 2 ( A follow up to the immensely popular Make Money Online Fast Part 1 ). I was surprised just how popular this topic was when I found I got several thousand visitors within days of posting the blog entry Make Money Online Fast Part 1.

My research indicates that the “Make Money Online” part of the listed methods are for the most part legitimate, in so far as not charging a fee to join. However, just how much money you will make and how fast, I can’t vouch for as I have not personally tried every method listed.

Once again these methods of making money online fast are in no specific order and perhaps your comments will assist in sorting out the most profitable from the least.

Metcafe - will pay you for your original video submissions. The amount of money you make depends solely on how popular your video becomes. Metacafe pays $5 for every thousand views once your video reaches 20,000 views and has a rating of 3.00 or higher. The Money you make can add up FAST as the top video for this year has earned over $27,000.00.

Moola.com If you like playing games anyway, this site will give you an opportunity to get paid for it. With Moola you can make money on

Make Money Online Fast

The following list of ways to Make Money Online Fast, are mostly legitimate and ethical means of generating revenue online fast. The Secret of just how Fast you make the money varies largely with the method you choose and your particular skill level you have in that area.

In this blog entry, I will provide the methods and I invite readers to provide feedback on what particular method they have chosen and what has or has not been successful.

With the millions of readers I get (sarcasm), I imagine the feedback will soon reveal the Secret Ways to make money online fast. and then we will all get rich together.

These methods of making money online fast are in no particular order and perhaps the comments will assist in sorting out the best from the worst.

Bravenet - This site offers free services for services for webmasters and blog owners. They will pay you $1 dollar for each person you refer. However at only 1$ per, you’ll have to be very fast at making money online in order the make money online fast !! Just kidding, its actually not a bad deal, considering that it appears to be a pay per action that requires nothing more than a click through and free registration to get more free stuff.

daytipper Pays 3$ dollars per tip submitted if you have a tip on virtually any subject, that is insightful, helpful, and original, Day tipper we will publish it online and pay you $3 (US). I know thats not a lot of Money but the tips are brief and can be written quickly.

usertesting Pays 10$ dollars for writing a short review of a web site and its usability if you fit a particular clients demographic. Ten Bucks thats a little more money right, and it seems reasonably fast

SoftwareJudge The name says it all. This company will pay up to $50 dollars to write an original review on a new piece of software.

Ether If your an expert consultant, you can charge out telephone consultations for hourly amounts you choose up to $ 250.00 per hour. As a professional Search Engine Optimization Consultant, I think I will try this one out. I will let you no how this works out.

Feedvertising An easy method of monetizing your stand alone Wordpress blogs. By adding text links that pay.

Shutter Stock If your an aspiring Photographer, Shutter Stock and many other sites offer you to pay you each time your photo is downloaded. They currently pay 0.25cents per download. I guess it all depends on how good your pictures are and how many downloads you get.

Amazon Affiliate - Monetize your existing web site or blog by becoming an Amazon Affiliate. You can also become an affiliate for one of the thousand other programs out there. Just find the one that fits with the content of your site and that works best for you.

Elance and Get a Freelancer both of these sites offer the ability to bid on computer related jobs and make money with out leaving home. Although, because of global competition, some fields are kinda brutal, however, your specific field of work may just be the right niche.

Google Adsense - For most, Google adsense, is a not so secret method of making money online. It is based on the theory of; Build a Hot web site “and they will come”. Not quite as easy as it sounds, considering the average click through rate is less than 2 %. However, many popular blogs and web site developers make money online with this strategy. Of course, you may want to hire a professional SEO Consultant to optimize your site to expedite the money making process.

E books If you have a special skill, talent or knowledge, write an ebook and sell it online. It does not require a publisher so if you can promote it successfully with your own website you can earn a great deal of money with very little overhead. One Good good example that comes to mind is Seo book. I suppose I could write my own SEO E book, but I’m not sure I want to give away all my secrets of making money online fast.

Kidding again, I plan to follow up this column soon with a Secrets to Make Money Online Fast part 2.

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Macdonalds Monopoly

Starting today ( October 2 ) the Macdonalds Monopoly Contest is back. If you like Macdonalds, Monopoly and MONEY this is sure to get your attention or is it?

What are your odds of becoming a Millionaire, VS your odds of gaining weight ?

To delve into this mystery you must first become very familiar with the official. Macdonalds Monopoly Rules. Then you must become familiar with the official Macdonalds Calorie content

Here you also find that you can get game pieces in the restaurant by purchasing

(1) McMuffin® breakfast sandwiches; ( 300 calories )

2) Medium or Large Drinks; (310 calories lrg coke)

(3) Hash Browns; (140 calories)

(4) Big Mac® sandwiches; (540 calories)

Get a Guaranteed Bonus Game Piece (consisting of two Game Stamps plus one Guaranteed Bonus Game Stamp [each, a “Guaranteed Bonus Game Stamp”]) by purchasing one of the following food items in specially-marked packaging:

(1) Large French Fries; (570 calories)

(2) Premium Chicken and Southern Style Chicken sandwiches; (500 calories)

Odds of winning a One Million Dollar Macdonalds Monopoly Game prize;

“($1,000,000) annuity payable as $50,000 per year over 20 years with no interest. Odds of winning approximately 1 in 184,698,474.”

Odds of Gaining Weight ……. Well you do the math.

Macdonalds | Monopoly | Monopoly probabilities |

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There is an ugly myth circulating on the internet that meta tags are no longer useful. This is simply not true. Meta Tags are still a relevant component of effective on-page search engine optimization to improve search engine rankings.

If used correctly they can help to improve search engine placement. However, if used incorrectly they can and will have a negative effect on your SEO and search engine rankings. The following Meta Optimization Tips can serve as a guideline in Meta Tag Optimization.

1) Always use the Description meta tag.

2) The Description meta tag should not exceed 24 words

3) It should appear immediately after the title tag

4) It should contain keywords and phrases that you want search engine rankings for.

5) No Keyword or phrase should appear in the description meta tag more than twice.

6) Each Description tag needs to be unique for the content of that specific page.

7) It should accurately describe the content of the site and the respective page.

The Keyword Meta tag can still be used to your advantage. Some search engines (Yahoo) still uses this.

9) The keyword tag should not exceed 30 words.

10) Do not repeat any keyword or phrase more than twice.

11) Each Keyword tag should Very accurately reflect the content of the page. (do not use a term not appearing on that page).

The keywords you choose should be researched and chosen carefully and reflect the content of the site. They should also be consistent throughout the title, description and keyword tags. A final word of advice with the description meta … This should be carefully thought out to include not only keywords but should also sell your website because in some major search engines it still the first impression a potential visitor will get when determining if they want to visit your website.

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Downside of Pay Per Click Advertising

Pay per click advertising as a primary means of search engine marketing (SEM) can be very expensive. The average web site conversion rate on the internet is typically only about 1-2% and can be even less depending on the industry and web site itself. This means that on average you need at least 50 people to click through before some one makes an inquiry or makes a purchase.

Suddenly advertising that .50 cent per click bid (that seemed cheap) is costing you over 25.00$ to attract each serious inquiry or customer. Furthermore, as you are often bidding against many larger competitors the costs of the bids can increase beyond affordability or leave you with a very low ranking position on the Google or Yahoo paid listings. A more prudent decision would be to increase the monthly visitors to your web site with an economical search engine optimization service.

Pay per click advertizing is less effective than Natural Search Engine Results

Like any form of advertising people have began to develop “ad blindness” for the paid pay per click results. Studies show they are far more likely to click on the natural search engine results than the paid listings. If your competitors have managed to get top rankings in the natural search engine results through SEO your simply not going to get ahead of them with a pay-per-click ( PPC) listing.

Pay per click Search Engine Marketing can be time consuming to manage.

Many novice advertisers do not realize how difficult it is to accurately access the performance of their pay per click campaigns. It goes beyond simply monitoring the amount of increased visitors to the website.

The Keywords you bid on must be researched extensively for any hope of a positive return on your investment. Picking random keyphrases you speculate are popular with your customers is a recipe for disaster.

You must also monitor all the keyword/keyphrase terms you have bid on, their respective conversion rate and your over all return on investment. You must also continually monitor each term that you bid on to see if you have been pushed down in the paid rankings as there are constantly new bidders for any given search term.

Are Their Advantages of Pay Per Click Search Engine Marketing??

If your budget is large and your willing to do your own keyword research and weekly monitoring of your rankings and ROI, then one advantage of Pay per click does have over SEO is instant results. With top bids on strong keywords you can buy increased traffic that can begin to appear within 48 hours. However, consider that this increase in visitors, can be a very expensive short cut.

SEO VS PPC

Although, SEO results can take from one to two months to achieve significant results, the results are typically both more affordable, and longer lasting. Professional Search Engine Optimization adds value and lasting traffic to a website long after you stop paying for it whereas with pay per click, if you stop paying your visitors disappear. The difference between PPC and SEO is analogous to the to the difference between renting or owning.

Do you want to be an online business renter or a business owner ??

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