Do you feel Google is an SEO monopoly?

[Jason1]

Basically, it kind of like the deal with Microsoft. Everything seems to be made to support "the one thing" and this makes the one thing what most people go after. Well, apparently this thing is illegal in the USA. Should it be?

 

[WebKitty]

I feel like it is and isn't at the same time. Obviously, Google is the biggest search engine in the world. They got there through people using them and relying on them the most. Nothing wrong with that. The issue is that they buy up companies and benefit them and close the market in more ways than one. Look at YouTube for a good example.

 

[Jason1]

Well, how can a company be competitive when there's not competition? Basically, you have a tyranny. You see the same thing with governments. You just can't trust human nature.

However, the upside of monopolies and big companies is they have stronger and better control over products as with Wal-Mart and McDonald's.

 

[Shole1]

In a way yes, but then again you have the Chinese search engines and probably Russia will come out with some that are challenging google. Besides there is bing and yahoo, that kinda give Google a run for it's money.

 

[James2]

Other search engines exist, but Google is the most popular. They aren't a monopoly in the sense that they don't buy out competitors and shut them down, resulting in a lack of competition.

 

[Busybee]

Google is the most popular search engine in the world. The are other search engines out there, but nothing comes close to Google's effectiveness. But having SEO done on Google would create maximum impact on your site, compared to doing SEO on Bing and other search engines.

 

[Danny4cash]

I don't feel google is monopoly of seo. Google really pay it's due and it deserve accolade. If it all google monopolise seo, they didn't monopolise it through back door. They do It through hard work and consistent.

 

[tyrim88]

Well in that case, what makes google search engine more pronounced is because lots of persons are making use of their search engine that is why,moreover you have serch engine like bing,and other search engine.

 

[Kane]

Google is the most used search engine, and Google is also one of the biggest online advertising companies. However, SEO is not Google's monopoly. Anyone can master SEO skills and use them for their benefit.