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(Entry was posted by Jim Munro on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 06/17/2015).

Is this a dirty trick to impede a competitor?

Is this a dirty trick to impede a competitor?

These are the supplemental results for a search on Google.co.uk for the brand term "Bazoogo".

Why does the brand owner appear only in the supplemental results and why does googlebot rank the brand owner lower than a hobby site in a search just for their brand name, Bazoogo?

They are not much of a competitor. I think that, as a search engine, they suck and their business model is probably selling listings at £4.95 each. Maybe I have answered my own question but everybody should be entitled to fair treatment otherwise, right?

Why aren`t they in normal listings? Do you think it is because they are selling preferential listings?
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  • Jim Munro: Is this a dirty trick to impede a competitor?

    These are the supplemental results for a search on Google.co.uk for the brand term "Bazoogo".

    Why does the brand owner appear only in the supplemental results and why does googlebot rank the brand owner lower than a hobby site in a search just for their brand name, Bazoogo?

    They are not much of a competitor. I think that, as a search engine, they suck and their business model is probably selling listings at ;£4.95 each. Maybe I have answered my own question but everybody should be entitled to fair treatment otherwise, right?

    Why aren't they in normal listings? Do you think it is because they are selling preferential listings?

View original question in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 06/17/2015).