SEO and Recession

**Joe Singh** · 03-06-2009, 07:40 AM

Hi,

Does this recession period can also affect the search engine optimization service?

marshtric · 03-07-2009, 02:56 AM

It looks like marketers are doing the same thing that consumers are - looking at less expensive methods for exposure. From my day-to-day analyses of SEO vs. PPC, SEO has improved for the past several weeks, while PPC has become more of a challenge. Don’t know if that is unique to our company / market, but wouldn’t be surprised.

**mh0825** · 03-07-2009, 03:47 AM

Think it depends on your niche and what it is you offer. Do you offer something people are going to purchase and do they know they would have to purchase it? Chances are if they know they have to buy it they aren't searching for it nearly as much right now. If your site is content and not just a store and people search for items they know are free like stories on a subject and what not, probably doesn't have as big of an effect.

My MMA site isn't a store but most events you pay to watch so there are less people searching for the info because they don't want to buy it but after an event the searches sky rocket as they're looking for the info from the event or free sites to watch fights.

Economy state has effected a lot of things one way or another whether directly or indirectly I don't think you could say there's anyone that hasn't seen the effects at least slightly. For example I bet webmaster sites traffic went down due to ppl not able to start new sites or closing existing sites.

03-06-2009, 07:40 AM	#1
Joe Singh Rookie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 17	SEO and Recession Hi, Does this recession period can also affect the search engine optimization service?

03-07-2009, 03:47 AM	#3
mh0825 Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 1,287	Think it depends on your niche and what it is you offer. Do you offer something people are going to purchase and do they know they would have to purchase it? Chances are if they know they have to buy it they aren't searching for it nearly as much right now. If your site is content and not just a store and people search for items they know are free like stories on a subject and what not, probably doesn't have as big of an effect. My MMA site isn't a store but most events you pay to watch so there are less people searching for the info because they don't want to buy it but after an event the searches sky rocket as they're looking for the info from the event or free sites to watch fights. Economy state has effected a lot of things one way or another whether directly or indirectly I don't think you could say there's anyone that hasn't seen the effects at least slightly. For example I bet webmaster sites traffic went down due to ppl not able to start new sites or closing existing sites. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - Gators Sports Blog for Gator Nation To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. or To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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03-07-2009, 02:56 AM	#2
marshtric Banished Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 19	It looks like marketers are doing the same thing that consumers are - looking at less expensive methods for exposure. From my day-to-day analyses of SEO vs. PPC, SEO has improved for the past several weeks, while PPC has become more of a challenge. Don’t know if that is unique to our company / market, but wouldn’t be surprised.

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