Why DOES Google Suck?

Any big company will almost always invite the "Company X Sucks" response from a certain percentage of the population. Google is no different. Google sucks. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of reasons I like Google a lot. They host most of my sites on Blogger.com, they send me money every month for Adsense and I use their search engine on a daily basis.

But they still suck. Any company with the all reaching power of Google is bound to suck in some way or another at some time or another and Google is no different. It is because of their all reaching power that they suck as much as they do. The "little guy" (that's me and probably you too) has no leverage.

You can't say to Google "Hey, you aren't treating me right so I'm going to take my business elsewhere!" Think about it, what would you say? "Go ahead, buddy. We're Google fercryinoutloud. What do we care?"

The biggest reason I think Google Sucks is PAGE RANK. I have another site that used to be a PR4 site. It is NUMBER ONE on Google for the search term I want to be known for. I get about 6000 uniques a month-not a huge amount, but enough to keep a steady revenue stream coming in for me. Google bumped me down to a PR ZERO because I do Pay Per Posts on that site. They effectively cut my Pay Per Post income by 95% with that move! Even though Pay Per Post has a new "Real Rank" system to help people who have been decimated by Google's Machiavellian page rank adjustments, most of their advertisers still use Google Page Rank as a barometer for who can accept their advertising. So Google ultimately controls my paid content-which is why I think Google Sucks.

What's your reason Google Sucks? Leave a comment and let me and the rest of the world know.

Google Analytics

One thing that doesn't suck about Google is Google Analytics. For those who don't know, it's a tool to view how your website is performing for a variety of parameters. I check my analytics accounts often and I am amazed at the widespread readership of some of my sites! I have readers in Australia, Malaysia, China, Vancouver, Ontario, New York, Ohio, Massachusetts, California, Brazil, Spain, Ireland, Russia, South Africa, India and so much more. This tool shows you where your traffic is coming from, how long people stay on your site, how many pages they view, which page they leave from, where they came from, even the type of browser they use (plus lots more).

The price is right too: FREE!

If you don't have this yet, GET IT!!

Does Adsense Suck for Bloggers?

To find the answer, go to Pro Blogger.