Re: garden.com/ search engines
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] garden.com/ search engines
- From: j*
- Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 09:34:05 -0600
Yes, Gene. Right on! I, too, am a small business operator (very small) and
cannot afford to put my web site on the major engines such as Yahoo. There
are more curious than buyers. Garden.com doesn't impress me.
John Adney
Marion, Iowa
-----Original Message-----
From: GeneBush <genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Saturday, December 18, 1999 7:41 AM
Subject: Re: [SG] garden.com/ search engines
>Hi Claire,
> Fewer and fewer garden sites, and others, are appearing on the search
engines
>because we will not pay for the privilege of appearing on their engine.
Many of
>the large search engines demand payment to show up at the top of their list
when
>you make a search. Just that they do not tell you that you are only
reaching those
>large enough to afford that kind of advertising. As a small business owner
who
>likes to think he has a bone or two of honesty in his skeleton this one
kind of
>ticks me off.
> Garden.co I have visited a few times. Have not spent much time there,
nor
>purchased anything. I looked into advertising with them, but found (if I
read it
>correctly) I could not afford them. Many charge by the number of hits you
get....
>problem with that one is a very high percentage will make a hit ... and
keep on
>moving to the next site. Very low percentage of people who look on the
internet
>actually purchase.
> I do receive a monthly update from them automatically in my email.
> Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
> around the woods - around the world
>genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Claire Peplowski <ECPep@AOL.COM>
>Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 8:00 PM
>Subject: Re: [SG] garden.com
>
>
>> Bobbi,
>>
>> I have no experience with garden.com but do have experience with online
>> catalogs from growers. There are a vast number of catalogs including our
own
>> Gene Bush and Paul Meum. On the comparable perennial list ( come join
this
>> list, too )there are others you can speak with directly.
>>
>> <A HREF="http://www.mertus.org/gardening/cat17/frame-cat.html">Click
here:
>> GARDEN CATALOGS LIST, Version 16</A>
>>
>> This is the site for over 1700 catalogs with some commentary on service
and
>> prices. Most of the nationally distributed catalogs have websites. Some
of
>> them have "specials". I thought garden.com was a bit pricey but each
season
>> there is new pricing to accept.
>>
>> There are more sites, not on this list, which deal in rare plants or one
>> genus. I bookmark every one I find and keep them in a folder as fewer
and
>> fewer garden sites appear on search engines.
>>
>> Nice to hear from you Bobbi, SG has been very quiet lately.
>>
>> Claire Peplowski
>> East Nassau, NY z4
