wouter van ooijen <wouter <at> voti.nl> writes:

> 
> > Relevant to what ?
> 
> of course: relevant as judged by google. which (by rumours) is based on
> links to your site. such links are generated by other sites (=people)
> who think that your content is relevant. so in the end: relevant as
> judged by public vote.

Links generated by 'other sites' != 'links generated by visitors'. The visitors
who 'generate links' are not ordinary visitors. They are 'peers' (people who
create content - not buyers or visitors).

> > > > So, one can say that it costs money to get ranked
> > > > unless one has some really desirable commodity.
> > > 
> > > Correct, and rightly so. That commodity is content.
> > 
> > Everyone has at least as much content as you have.
> 
> *relevant* content. Personaly I don't know that everyone guy, but I
> doubt he has as much relevant PIC info on his site as I have.

The everyone guy is like the [Any key] key. Except that there are a LOT of them.
I think that you overestimate yourself a little. F.ex. for this key:

  http://www.google.com/search?q=pic+programmer+microprocessor&hl=en&start=60

You appear on page 7, and with a FAQ, not with a product. For PIC programmer
only you appear on page 3.

Anyway do not underestimate the 16,000 pages that link to you imho.

Peter P.


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