For those of you keeping score Bing is up, Yahoo is down and Google remains the leader in the Search Engine competition. (See stats below)
What does this mean for small business internet marketing strategy? My advice is still to optimize for Google. Stay the course and continue to build those valuable links.
In my opinion, until a search engine is introduced that utilizes a dramatically different algorithm based on something besides linkbacks the game remains the same.
Thanks for reading!
Libby Lucas – CCP Web Design, Charlotte, NC
llucas@ccpteam.com
www.ccpteam.com
www.webdesigncharlotte.org
Top Search Engine – Volume Rankings 11-14-09
Source: Experian Hitwise
Google 70.86%
Yahoo 15.82%
Bing 9.56%
Ask 2.68%
Aolsearch .32%
Previous Ratings for 2009
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2009
|
Google
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Yahoo!
|
Bing
|
Ask
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Total
|
|
2009 09
|
70.46%
|
16.73%
|
9.28%
|
2.50%
|
98.97%
|
|
2009 08
|
70.24%
|
16.96%
|
9.44%
|
2.37%
|
99.01%
|
|
2009 07
|
72.07%
|
17.00%
|
7.31%
|
2.58%
|
98.96%
|
|
2009 06
|
74.04%
|
16.19%
|
4.99%
|
3.15%
|
98.37%
|
|
2009 05
|
73.66%
|
15.55%
|
5.64%
|
3.81%
|
98.66%
|
|
2009 04
|
72.68%
|
16.29%
|
5.67%
|
3.96%
|
98.60%
|
|
2009 03
|
72.13%
|
16.56%
|
5.50%
|
4.02%
|
98.21%
|
|
2009 02
|
72.11%
|
17.52%
|
5.55%
|
3.47%
|
98.65%
|