http://www.filetransferplanet.com/forums/ your guide to the world of File Transfer.. and beyond! en Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:57:47 +0000 http://www.filetransferplanet.com/forums/topic/paid-search-is-waay-down-ugh-seosem-stuff#post-72 Thu, 14 May 2009 15:28:10 +0000 Erik Small 72@http://www.filetransferplanet.com/forums/ <p>hey pete2- </p> <p>This is interesting news -- i read another article on marketingvox.com, pointing out the same downward trend that paid search is experiencing this spring. </p> <p>[url=http://www.marketingvox.com/paid-search-takes-recession-hit-education-category-rises-slightly-044070/?utm_campaign=newsletter&#38;utm_source=mv&#38;utm_medium=textlink]Paid Search Takes Recession Hit[/url]</p> <p>I can see how many consumer retailers might see a downward trend on total visitor traffic from search engines, but I would think the recession would also mean consumers are hunting for deals and coupons online. I tend to find most 'special deals' or limited discounts in the paid search ads. But, that's just me as an online shopper. </p> http://www.filetransferplanet.com/forums/topic/paid-search-is-waay-down-ugh-seosem-stuff#post-69 Wed, 13 May 2009 16:34:32 +0000 pete2 69@http://www.filetransferplanet.com/forums/ <p><a href="http://searchengineland.com/hitwise-less-searchers-clicking-on-search-ads-19178" rel="nofollow">http://searchengineland.com/hitwise-less-searchers-clicking-on-search-ads-19178</a></p> <p>[quote]Paid Search Traffic Share Down 26% from Hitwise reports that paid traffic from search engines is declining. Hitwise’s data said “in the four weeks to May 9, 2009, 7.25% of search engine traffic to All Categories of websites was from paid clicks. This compares to 9.84% in the same four week period in 2008 - representing a 26% decline in the share of paid clicks.”[/quote] </p>