Many SEO companies view Google and the rest of the search engines as the enemy - they are always trying to determine ways to beat them, or to break their rules and get their (often-spammy) websites highly ranked.

Unless you have been living under a rock, you’ve heard of the Yahoo-Google deal that was announced recently. If you have a website (especially a business website), you’re probably wondering what their deal means for your position in the search engine results and your overall search engine optimization strategy.

Short answer: Your ranking and position in the search engine results should not be affected.