
The Google search results pages can be confusing. At Terrakon, we often get this question: “How do I get myself on Google?”
The answer to that question isn’t as cut and dried as you may think. There are many different methods of getting “on Google” and your business model, industry along with many other factors will determine the tactics that should be used to deliver more potential customers to your website via Google.
The best way to begin understanding Google, is to learn about the Google search results.
Pay Per Click — Along the right gutter of the Google search results pages, you see the “sponsored” results. This is a gentle way of saying — paid ads. Many people don’t realize that the results appearing along the right side of a Google search results page are Pay Per Click ads. This means that if and when a searcher clicks on those results, the business that is running the ads will be charged.
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