Is yahoo selling top Search engine spots?

**SpeakEasy** · 02-13-2006, 06:41 PM

It's always been that way.

**SmokeyTheBear** · 02-13-2006, 06:48 PM

no it hasnt always been that way , and yes they are... not the sponsored links but the real links are being swapped and sold.. its supposed to only be with the site owners consent though , so you can get it stopped i believe

**SmokeyTheBear** · 02-13-2006, 06:49 PM

do a gfy search for "wildline" you will see some threads about this

**WiredGuy** · 02-13-2006, 06:50 PM

Originally posted by SmokeyTheBear

no it hasnt always been that way , and yes they are... not the sponsored links but the real links are being swapped and sold.. its supposed to only be with the site owners consent though , so you can get it stopped i believe

Yup, unfortunately this is true.
WG

**SmokeyTheBear** · 02-13-2006, 06:53 PM

i think its a rather pathetic way to sift traffic though , because from my view the companies only exist to sell already existing traffic back to the owner..

I suppose its a smart idea , but thats rather hard to judge.. i think site owners get fooled into thinking they are somehow "gaining " traffic that didnt exist.. when likely all that happens is their search engine traffic vanishes and they get a new whale onboard = lost profit

**SmokeyTheBear** · 02-13-2006, 06:56 PM

its like a guy who offers to get you customers if you give him a percentage, then he goes to the phone company tells them to switch your phone number to his phone number , then he sells all the customers back to you..

**SmokeyTheBear** · 02-13-2006, 06:57 PM

and my example isn't so silly, that has/does happen nowadays with the yello wpages

**WiredGuy** · 02-13-2006, 07:02 PM

Originally posted by SmokeyTheBear

i think its a rather pathetic way to sift traffic though , because from my view the companies only exist to sell already existing traffic back to the owner..

I suppose its a smart idea , but thats rather hard to judge.. i think site owners get fooled into thinking they are somehow "gaining " traffic that didnt exist.. when likely all that happens is their search engine traffic vanishes and they get a new whale onboard = lost profit

Oh I know, I lost a whole bunch of organic listings to wildline. Its smart really, they pay Yahoo a fortune for these great listings and these sponsor companies will cave since they become a whale on an immense level. If I could have made the deal with Yahoo directly, I would have as well...
WG

**Hornydog4cooter** · 02-13-2006, 07:07 PM

Originally posted by SmokeyTheBear

do a gfy search for "wildline" you will see some threads about this

Yeah ok i remember that thread now. I need to go back and look it over thanks

Is yahoo selling top Search engine spots?

Is yahoo selling top Search engine spots?

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