SEO, SEM, Google and Affiliate Marketing Predictions for 2006

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to All! I will be gone for 3 days to spend Christmas with my beautiful new grandaughter down in San Diego. Can’t wait to give her the Jumperoo (Wheee… Check out the pic). Also giving her Mom and Dad a WebCam so I can see the baby every day. Way over did the Holiday shopping this year and spent over $1400. Had no idea it would add up to be that much. Oh well tis the giving season.

So anyway this will be my last blog for a few days. Thought I would share with you some of the Internet Marketing Predictions I have been reading. So interesting to see what industry leaders think will happen in the coming year. Decided to mix it up with a little bit SEO and little Internet Marketing and a little bit Affiliate Marketing.

Google Blogoscoped 15 Search Engine Predictions – #3 and #5 out of 15

3. Google will buy 2 more technology start-ups in 2006. They will also buy one older company and release the company’s flagship product for free, thereby getting rid of some of the competition in that area. Probability: 90%.

5. Google will have a major index update in February which will be heavily discussed by the search engine industry. Several sites will be kicked out of the index, and several businesses along with it. Probability: 70%.

John Battelle Media and Search Predictions 2006 – #2 Out of 17

2. Google will stumble, some might say badly, but it will be significant. How? My money is on its second or third major deal – something on the order of the recent AOL deal. It may well be a loss (perceived or otherwise) in the Google Book Search case. Or it might be the privacy issue. This is not to say the company is going to fail, or the stock, for that matter. Just that it will face a major test in 2006 that it won’t pass with flying colors.

Robin Good 12 New Media and Web Predictions 2006: What Will The Web Future Bring?

“If you stop looking for a second at the hundreds of interesting new tools and events happening online, what are the key trends you see? Where among the new emerging online media, should you be looking next when trying to understand where to invest your future energies and money? What are the hot technologies, web and media-related areas that are going to change the most in the next 12 months?

Top 10 online advertising and interactive marketing predictions for 2006 – 24/7 Real Media

Interactive marketing experts at 24/7 Real Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: TFSM), an interactive marketing and technology pioneer, today revealed their Top 10 online advertising and interactive marketing predictions for 2006 during Ad:Tech 2005 in New York.

Among the most remarkable revelations, 24/7 Real Media’s experts predict that search engine marketing, which helped boost the entire online advertising sector in 2005, will reinvent itself as a lead-generation channel while continuing to drive significant advertising revenue. Podcasting, blogging and mobile applications will become more attractive to advertisers, as behavioral targeting becomes increasingly indispensable for delivering the right content to the most receptive audience.

Affiliate Classroom – Future of Affiliate Marketing Predictions Anik Singal shares a preview.

We have detailed predictions for 2006 in our Free December Affiliate Classroom Magazine, but here is a small sample:

1. More Investment Into Affiliate Marketing – Expect to see affiliate marketing attract bigger budgets and more attention in 2006…

2. More Focus on Affiliates – One of the things that I am tired of is companies wanting the biggest and best affiliates, yet never really treating them right. Some companies straight out STEAL from their affiliates…

3. Major Dent in the 95/5 Rule – If Affiliate Classroom has anything to say about things, there will be a major dent in the 95/5 rule that has plagued affiliate programs since the beginning…

4. Big Fight on Spyware – There have been some major battles against spyware in 2005 and I think this is just the beginning. Recently an entire committee FINALLY agreed on a single definition of spyware (This is just the first step)…

Read all theAffiliate Marketing Predictions for 2006 in the FREE Magazine

Maybe next week if I have time I will write my Affiliate Marketing Predictions for 2006. Better yet, why don’t you make a list of your predictions in 2006 predictions thread at the 5 star forums. Maybe I’ll even do a contest for the best list! Hey that’s an idea… Maybe… But if nothing else I will probably feature your lists in the blog next week so at least you will get your name in lights.