Re: garden.com/ search engines
Dear Gene,
I have not paid any attention to this world of internet advertising, and am
curious about the search engine comment. I though that they took your
registration info and treated it equally ( silly me! ). I didn't realize
that there was the option to pay for better treatment. Guess I better sit up
in class.
Pam West
----- Original Message -----
From: GeneBush <genebush@OTHERSIDE.COM>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, December 18, 1999 4:59 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
>
