60% Of You Don't Like Google Instant

**usedcarssales** · 09-26-2010, 10:39 PM

Four days after Google Instant launched, I ran a poll asking our readers if they like Google Instant. I am not surprised to see 60% saying they don't like it. I am a bit surprised to see only about 20% saying they do like it, I was expecting over 30%.

We had a nice number of responses, just about 550 responses to the poll.

Here is the break down:

59% said they DISLIKE Google Instant
22% said they LIKE Google instant
15% said it depends
4% said other answers
Most of the other answers said they hate it or they are not sure yet.

Forum discussion linked to over here.

**jyang** · 09-26-2010, 10:53 PM

I'm pretty neutral about Google Instant - 0.1 seconds hitting the Enter key and seeing results isn't a big deal to me.

However, I find it more useful for longer keywords and phrases.

**agentforhire** · 09-29-2010, 07:15 AM

I think Google instant is okay, but it is not anything real great. I don't think it matters either way. I have never searched google and found myself wishing that I could cut my search time down a second or two.

**Greg** · 09-29-2010, 08:05 AM

It is annoying to have the screen change with every keystroke. The other day I did not realize i had it turned on and i found myself browsing through a bunch of irrelevant sites that popped up before i was finished typing. At least i knew how to turn it off.

**LRE** · 09-30-2010, 09:49 AM

In the beginning I found it annoying but now I am used to it as a user.

**agentcampus** · 10-19-2010, 06:06 AM

Most udpates has it's pros and cons, For google instant i personally like the feature just because it has keyword suggestions avoiding misspelled queries.

**realestatevietnam** · 10-22-2010, 01:05 AM

People hate change. Especially they hate change when their personal job is affected. Ask SEOs about changes at Google that will cost them more effort and the result of the poll is more than obvious.

Ranking in the top spots of the SERPS will be even more important in the future and this will certainly increase the challenge for all of us (at least for those who are not working for one of the major brands that pop up as soon as the first letter gets filled in.)

People however embrace change when it makes things more comfortable. Therefore I think Google Instant is here to stay as most "non online marketing folks" will find a use in it.

**maryosawa** · 10-22-2010, 02:56 AM

I'm still pretty neutral with Google Instant as of the moment. I'll see how it affects SEO tactics first before I'll decide if I like it or not.

**davidbkeegan** · 10-22-2010, 12:33 PM

Wow, I didn't realize so many people didn't like it. I just think it's funny if you type "god" in and don't hit enter, godaddy comes up. It helps me mainly when I don't have to use the mouse to click into the search box when the page refreshes, as minor as that is.

**chekhovbeckett** · 11-05-2010, 07:45 PM

ugh I absolutely hate google instant! especially when I'm on my old laptop and it bogs it down. are we really that lazy that we cant hit the enter key to search?