If I knew I had something someone wanted. (Top 6 position). And if I knew they know how to pay me for it. Why would I give it to them for free?
There is no relationship between sponsored listings and organic. None. Using adwords will not improve your organic position, and it will not harm it, although you can find as many people insisting on one as the other. They can't both be right. They can both be wrong. And what you are suggesting would be so corrupt, that if anyone had a hint of a suggestion that even looked like it might prove a connection, it would have been all over digg, reddit, boing boing, mashable, techcrunch, Facebook and twitte r long ago. And there would be no point in Google doing this without telling anyone - who would pay to get an advantage without knowing that you do get an advantage? And who on earth would pay to be disadvantaged? Buy adwords and you do worse in listings? Worst Business Pitch EVER
well, that makes me feel better. thx. never know. maybe i just missed the news. i hope you are completely right.