In a world where search engine optimization and improving organic listings seems to be on the tip of everyone’s tongue, one might think that a Google search for “search engine” would find Google the number-one result.

Nope. Google comes up number six, below the fold and beneath Alta Vista and Dogpile.

I guess this demonstrates that nepotism isn’t a factor in Google’s search algorithms.

Takeaway for marketers: Are you caught up in a race to be #1 on Google? Do you need to be #1 on Google?

This entry was posted on Monday, May 14th, 2007 at 6:20 am and is filed under Internet Stuff, Marketing Takeaways.