So when you last searched for something on Google, which site on the results page did you click first?

I bet it is the Second,Third or the Fourth result.

Mind you this isn’t the repeated search I’m talking about but the very first search and the very first click.

To illustrate you with a example - you searched for “Free i pod” and you don’t know anything about free i pods, you are purely dependent on the results.

Out of 10 people i asked, they agreed that -

- They will ignore the “sponsored results” with the blue background, appearing overriding all the results - at the top.(One of the reason’s being that they think it’s a forced ad, and wouldnt really help them, in getting their query sorted.)

- They are more likely to click the results “one - below” the top ranked site.(It is associated with the “Sponsored/Forced Ad” on the top.)

- They are unlikely to click on the last result on the page.(Irrelevance of course!)

Now, this throws up an interesting question - Is it REALLY worth while to be top ranked, for a keyword, or is it better being “one-below” and “2nds and 3rds” among the top ranks?

Is all the “SEO Stuff” we’ve been doing to rank first only worth a brag?

I know that most of you wouldn’t really appreciate this post or take it to believe but i would appreciate it if all the SEO’s out there would give it a thought since - Ranking your site on positions 2-3-4, could bring you more traffic than ranking no.1 - talk about wise SEO’s !

What do you think blogger?

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