Comment on Google Search referrals to the web have plummeted, AI links are 'less than 1%' of traffic

• SlurpingPus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Google get paid for referrals

  What are you talking about?

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  • winkerjadams@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Companies pay Google to be at the top of the list and get clicks

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    • SlurpingPus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Could you please point me as to where I pay Google for my site to be higher in the search results? Unless, of course, you mean the ads.

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  • mr_anny@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Companies pay for google to show up high in search results. Some of them pay from clicks.

    Now people stop at the slop which is the first thing thry see in the results.

    This makes traffic to company sites go down which also affects google revenue.

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    • SlurpingPus@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Companies pay for google to show up high in search results.

      Do you mean the ads? Or, if you mean the search results themselves, where do I pay Google to get my site higher in the results?

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      • mr_anny@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Ask Google.

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• WindyRebel@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  This just forces people to turn to Google Ads. They will actually make more money from people because it kills off little businesses that can’t pay and jacks up competition/pricing for ad bids.

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