Comments on: google testing new ad layout (or time to put more effort into your organic rankings) http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/05/24/google-testing-new-ad-layout-or-time-to-put-more-effort-into-your-organic-rankings/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 03:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Peter Gold http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/05/24/google-testing-new-ad-layout-or-time-to-put-more-effort-into-your-organic-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Peter Gold Thu, 25 May 2006 21:31:34 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/05/24/google-testing-new-ad-layout-or-time-to-put-more-effort-into-your-organic-rankings/#comment-830 I think Colin is right, people will have to start looking elsewhere as there are only so many advertisers who can come out on top. I think Colin is right, people will have to start looking elsewhere as there are only so many advertisers who can come out on top.

]]> By: Colin Kingsbury http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/05/24/google-testing-new-ad-layout-or-time-to-put-more-effort-into-your-organic-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-829 Colin Kingsbury Thu, 25 May 2006 19:15:05 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/05/24/google-testing-new-ad-layout-or-time-to-put-more-effort-into-your-organic-rankings/#comment-829 Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. Google advertising appealed to a lot of people initially because the results were good for the spend. The more of a bidding frenzy there is, the more people will think about alternate sources. Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered. Google advertising appealed to a lot of people initially because the results were good for the spend. The more of a bidding frenzy there is, the more people will think about alternate sources.

]]> By: Mike Taylor http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/05/24/google-testing-new-ad-layout-or-time-to-put-more-effort-into-your-organic-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-824 Mike Taylor Thu, 25 May 2006 14:22:32 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2006/05/24/google-testing-new-ad-layout-or-time-to-put-more-effort-into-your-organic-rankings/#comment-824 Hi Joel, The revised layout was used here in the UK a couple of weeks ago (I kept some screenshots) but they have now gone back to adverts down the side. It will be interesting to see if they make it permanent as there are less ads per page with this layout which will no doubt encourage people to bid more to appear on page one.! Mike Taylor http://www.jobsinsearch.com Hi Joel,

The revised layout was used here in the UK a couple of weeks ago (I kept some screenshots) but they have now gone back to adverts down the side.

It will be interesting to see if they make it permanent as there are less ads per page with this layout which will no doubt encourage people to bid more to appear on page one.!

Mike Taylor

http://www.jobsinsearch.com

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