Google on your site

[JimJ]

Does it make a difference if you place a google search box on your site? I noticed that quite a few of my link partners have links to the major search engines on their front pages.

[patti]

Have done so but without knowing the effect

[SanDiego]

I was wondering the same thing recently... does google give your site a bit of extra credit if you link to google or have their search or ads on your pages?

[Cecil]

I have heard many people refer to this as "myth" yet many people continue to post links to google one way or another.

We had a link to them on our site too but decided to pull it eventually. Didn't notice any change.

[webmaster]

It does not matter at all, you get no special credit

[JimJ]

It makes sense. You would think that google would want the free advertising on the sites that place high. I notice that realestatewebmasters has some google stuff on it. Maybe the SEO Super Stars here can offer some insight?

[JimJ]

O.K.

They already answered.

[Oppenheimer Group]

What you may want consider is the market value of the Google name and any cache that it may bring with some visitors to your site.

[IGotRealEstate]

You might think about the google advertising.. on a new site you are guaranteed to get spidered within like 48 hours after you sign up...

[SanDiego]

I think google looks at my site more then I do (J/K)...

but I guess on the other sites it couldn't hurt to place their ads....