Comments on: Google’s Glass Ceiling http://dixonjones.com/seo/googles-glass-ceiling/ Building Links between Internet Marketing and Business Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:55:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ocagency http://dixonjones.com/seo/googles-glass-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-419 ocagency Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:21:03 +0000 http://dixonjones.com/?p=167#comment-419 I agree with this article. I started a site recently and I am pretty sure that google throttles traffic to just under 1000 visitors/day. Why? Because my position for the same keyword moves throughout the day. If anyone wants to see stats, I'm happy to show them. As to Google capping the PR of certain niches... I have proof of that. Adult is one industry, and there are others which I won't mention here. I agree with this article. I started a site recently and I am pretty sure that google throttles traffic to just under 1000 visitors/day. Why? Because my position for the same keyword moves throughout the day. If anyone wants to see stats, I’m happy to show them.

As to Google capping the PR of certain niches… I have proof of that. Adult is one industry, and there are others which I won’t mention here.

]]> By: boaz sasson http://dixonjones.com/seo/googles-glass-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-381 boaz sasson Wed, 26 Nov 2008 16:01:22 +0000 http://dixonjones.com/?p=167#comment-381 Here's a related point which may help confirm the basic idea of Google limiting the potential of a site (or a whole niche). As anyone with experience in p0rn can tell you, there's definitely a glass pagerank ceiling for sites in the adult industry. It's close to impossible to break the PR 7 mark and a PR 5 is rare. This is true for sites with hundreds or thousands of links. It's like Google uses a curve when grading links for PR and adjusts it by industry type. This is all anecdotal of course, so just surf a bit and see for yourself :) Here’s a related point which may help confirm the basic idea of Google limiting the potential of a site (or a whole niche).
As anyone with experience in p0rn can tell you, there’s definitely a glass pagerank ceiling for sites in the adult industry.
It’s close to impossible to break the PR 7 mark and a PR 5 is rare. This is true for sites with hundreds or thousands of links.
It’s like Google uses a curve when grading links for PR and adjusts it by industry type. This is all anecdotal of course, so just surf a bit and see for yourself :)

]]> By: vote for me http://dixonjones.com/seo/googles-glass-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-319 vote for me Tue, 21 Oct 2008 12:47:08 +0000 http://dixonjones.com/?p=167#comment-319 I've noticed several big sites that seem to have very similar amounts of traffic each month regardless of seasonal variations in that vertical. I'm not convinced that Google throttles the traffic but am open to the idea. I’ve noticed several big sites that seem to have very similar amounts of traffic each month regardless of seasonal variations in that vertical. I’m not convinced that Google throttles the traffic but am open to the idea.

]]> By: sjachille (Sante) http://dixonjones.com/seo/googles-glass-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-479 sjachille (Sante) Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:18:06 +0000 http://dixonjones.com/?p=167#comment-479 This Glass ceiling theory is new - any thoughts ?? http://tinyurl.com/5hl83v This Glass ceiling theory is new – any thoughts ?? http://tinyurl.com/5hl83v

]]> By: sjachille (Sante) http://dixonjones.com/seo/googles-glass-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-483 sjachille (Sante) Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:18:06 +0000 http://dixonjones.com/?p=167#comment-483 This Glass ceiling theory is new - any thoughts ?? http://tinyurl.com/5hl83v This Glass ceiling theory is new – any thoughts ?? http://tinyurl.com/5hl83v

]]> By: sjachille (Sante) http://dixonjones.com/seo/googles-glass-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-480 sjachille (Sante) Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:41:29 +0000 http://dixonjones.com/?p=167#comment-480 The Google Glass Ceiling - http://tinyurl.com/5hl83v The Google Glass Ceiling – http://tinyurl.com/5hl83v

]]> By: sjachille (Sante) http://dixonjones.com/seo/googles-glass-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-484 sjachille (Sante) Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:41:29 +0000 http://dixonjones.com/?p=167#comment-484 The Google Glass Ceiling - http://tinyurl.com/5hl83v The Google Glass Ceiling – http://tinyurl.com/5hl83v

]]> By: chris http://dixonjones.com/seo/googles-glass-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-315 chris Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:31:53 +0000 http://dixonjones.com/?p=167#comment-315 Hi Yes defiantly seen this, have seen two site stuck with the same traffic for over 12 months also seen one site were traffic jumps about every 3 months then has a drop off and then jumps up again. Hi

Yes defiantly seen this, have seen two site stuck with the same traffic for over 12 months also seen one site were traffic jumps about every 3 months then has a drop off and then jumps up again.

]]> By: Marc Marseille http://dixonjones.com/seo/googles-glass-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-312 Marc Marseille Sun, 19 Oct 2008 22:34:50 +0000 http://dixonjones.com/?p=167#comment-312 Google changes it's rules all the time to keep the top marketers from over achieving...so I would not be surprised at all if that was happening. Google changes it’s rules all the time to keep the top marketers from over achieving…so I would not be surprised at all if that was happening.

]]> By: seouk http://dixonjones.com/seo/googles-glass-ceiling/comment-page-1/#comment-311 seouk Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:14:51 +0000 http://dixonjones.com/?p=167#comment-311 Well it's entirely possible given that Google have manipulated SERPS for years now. I suppose once the Google trend is out of the way and we all search via social groups, this won't seem that important to us then. Great post though Well it’s entirely possible given that Google have manipulated SERPS for years now. I suppose once the Google trend is out of the way and we all search via social groups, this won’t seem that important to us then. Great post though

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