Msn - UK Webmaster Talk - Online Marketing

**robertall** · 05-03-2005, 11:29

I think MSN is a crap search compared to google which is the best search of all time

woodflooristcom · 05-03-2005, 17:04

The visitors that want to have their floors refinished are just as willing to pay regardless of whether they found my website thru MSN or Google. I will admit that Google sends more visitors but to say one is better than the other is to lose sight of the goal which is to get more visitors. I simply don't care where they come from as long as they come.

I use a lot of different Search engines including

1 Google Search 63.5% 45916
2 Yahoo Search 12.8% 9243
3 Search MSN 10.2% 7353
4 Google Search (International) 5.8% 4229
5 AltaVista.com 2.6% 1886
6 AOL Search 1.9% 1392
7 InfoSpace 1.1% 781
8 DMOZ 0.5% 363
9 Google Directory 0.4% 270
10 Mamma 0.3% 228
11 MSN (International) 0.3% 202
12 Direct Hit 0.2% 151
13 Yahoo Search (International) 0.1% 100
14 Search.com 0.1% 68
15 Fast Search 0.1% 61
16 WebCrawler 0.0% 22
17 Iwon 0.0% 20
18 Dogpile 0.0% 14

Total Records Found: 18 Total Count: 72299

And that's just this year to date from my stats page.

contactsonia · 05-03-2005, 18:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by robertall

I think MSN is a crap search compared to Google which is the best search of all time

Agreed with you Robertall to some extent. Google rocks. Google is the best to get most relevant results.

**Wistow** · 05-03-2005, 18:06

Yeah Google is the best so far, but don't forget that MSN has the worlds richest person behind it, and money can get you anything if you want it bad enough

Craig

**robertall** · 05-03-2005, 20:25

I know, and google is free to add your URL and i have added a total of 2 websites of mine there and i know that google goes to my fourms, i have a total of 1302 google hits so far on my forums not including the main site but they do not return very often!

**Wistow** · 05-03-2005, 20:28

Robert, do you use a file called robots.txt in the root of your server? You can tell the search engine bots when to visit, and also which pages to index, using this file.

Craig

woodflooristcom · 06-03-2005, 12:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by contactsonia

Agreed with you Robertall to some extent. Google rocks. Google is the best to get most relevant results.

I think the GoogleBot just boosted your placement for your websites for that post

**Wistow** · 06-03-2005, 12:43

lol Franklyn if only it was that easy!

Craig

**robertall** · 02-04-2005, 20:28

I think i am in page 500 at the moment, what shall i type in the robots.txt file?

Liger · 12-04-2005, 16:24

Yup,googles the best,msn is crap!

05-03-2005, 11:29	#1 (permalink)
robertall Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: post is there >> Posts: 1,586 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Msn I think MSN is a crap search compared to google which is the best search of all time __________________ Free .org domain - Click for details! Do not pm asking for things. My inbox is full. Add me to MSN!

05-03-2005, 17:04	#2 (permalink)
woodflooristcom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Centralia, WA Posts: 339 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Visitors using MSN are just as good as Google visitors The visitors that want to have their floors refinished are just as willing to pay regardless of whether they found my website thru MSN or Google. I will admit that Google sends more visitors but to say one is better than the other is to lose sight of the goal which is to get more visitors. I simply don't care where they come from as long as they come. I use a lot of different Search engines including 1 Google Search 63.5% 45916 2 Yahoo Search 12.8% 9243 3 Search MSN 10.2% 7353 4 Google Search (International) 5.8% 4229 5 AltaVista.com 2.6% 1886 6 AOL Search 1.9% 1392 7 InfoSpace 1.1% 781 8 DMOZ 0.5% 363 9 Google Directory 0.4% 270 10 Mamma 0.3% 228 11 MSN (International) 0.3% 202 12 Direct Hit 0.2% 151 13 Yahoo Search (International) 0.1% 100 14 Search.com 0.1% 68 15 Fast Search 0.1% 61 16 WebCrawler 0.0% 22 17 Iwon 0.0% 20 18 Dogpile 0.0% 14 Total Records Found: 18 Total Count: 72299 And that's just this year to date from my stats page.

05-03-2005, 18:06	#4 (permalink)
Wistow Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Barnsley, UK Posts: 1,001 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah Google is the best so far, but don't forget that MSN has the worlds richest person behind it, and money can get you anything if you want it bad enough Craig __________________ Webmaster Forum - Online Auctions - Free Traffic

05-03-2005, 20:25	#5 (permalink)
robertall Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: post is there >> Posts: 1,586 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I know, and google is free to add your URL and i have added a total of 2 websites of mine there and i know that google goes to my fourms, i have a total of 1302 google hits so far on my forums not including the main site but they do not return very often! __________________ Free .org domain - Click for details! Do not pm asking for things. My inbox is full. Add me to MSN!

05-03-2005, 20:28	#6 (permalink)
Wistow Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Barnsley, UK Posts: 1,001 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Robert, do you use a file called robots.txt in the root of your server? You can tell the search engine bots when to visit, and also which pages to index, using this file. Craig __________________ Webmaster Forum - Online Auctions - Free Traffic

06-03-2005, 12:43	#8 (permalink)
Wistow Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Barnsley, UK Posts: 1,001 iTrader: 0 / 0%	lol Franklyn if only it was that easy! Craig __________________ Webmaster Forum - Online Auctions - Free Traffic

02-04-2005, 20:28	#9 (permalink)
robertall Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: post is there >> Posts: 1,586 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I think i am in page 500 at the moment, what shall i type in the robots.txt file? __________________ Free .org domain - Click for details! Do not pm asking for things. My inbox is full. Add me to MSN!

12-04-2005, 16:24	#10 (permalink)
Liger Cool Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 37 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yup,googles the best,msn is crap! __________________ WebSite Template For Sale

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