• Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Yep, they’ll be on the first search page along with Arbnbullshit

      Go to the second, third and fourth pages for the actual local agencies. People who live there and know the area.

      The days of “If it’s not on the first page of Google, I’m not interested” were five years ago. Now the first page or two are paid ads.

      Try Kagi search. New but getting there

      Also, find the area on Maps and search for rental agencies “in this area”

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        1 year ago

        Yeah, I’ve got a few different sites that I avoid using that are often high up on searches, but I haven’t had issues just scrolling past them.

        Going with a top result just means your results will be biased towards sites with good SEO. Bad SEO or ignoring it doesn’t mean the product, service, or site will be bad. IMO they could be better because the owner isn’t obsessed with doing everything they can to maximise money.