Comments on: Google Misspelling Match: A Tale Of Two Searches http://www.ninebyblue.com/blog/google-mispelling-match-a-tale-of-two-searches/ by Vanessa Fox Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:07:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: What France Can Teach Us About Search Success http://www.ninebyblue.com/blog/google-mispelling-match-a-tale-of-two-searches/comment-page-1/#comment-4385 What France Can Teach Us About Search Success Mon, 02 Mar 2009 02:17:28 +0000 http://www.ninebyblue.com/?p=667#comment-4385 [...] for [eu] are in fact looking for [European Union; some site owners have similar problems with Google's spelling correction]. The mayor thinks that changing to the name to something without such competition would help bring [...] [...] for [eu] are in fact looking for [European Union; some site owners have similar problems with Google's spelling correction]. The mayor thinks that changing to the name to something without such competition would help bring [...]

]]> By: Ricky C http://www.ninebyblue.com/blog/google-mispelling-match-a-tale-of-two-searches/comment-page-1/#comment-4297 Ricky C Tue, 10 Feb 2009 04:41:01 +0000 http://www.ninebyblue.com/?p=667#comment-4297 Nice insight review and you are right about it, I have this problem too when i search something with the correct keyword but the phase "Did you mean" still popping out no matter how hard i made those keyword correctly Nice insight review and you are right about it, I have this problem too when i search something with the correct keyword but the phase “Did you mean” still popping out no matter how hard i made those keyword correctly

]]> By: just Guido http://www.ninebyblue.com/blog/google-mispelling-match-a-tale-of-two-searches/comment-page-1/#comment-4296 just Guido Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:13:19 +0000 http://www.ninebyblue.com/?p=667#comment-4296 I would like to see Google, for one, improve their relationship with the companies behind dictionaries. So they can at least avoid 'Did you mean ' for simple nouns and verbs that can be found in official dictionaries. It's quite frustrating when you do your best to provide visitors with correctly spelled and well written copy, and Google wants to send them to zillions of other websites that don't even bother to run a spell check. Putting spaces in compound nouns where they should (not) be are a good example of this problem (even more so in languages other than English). Plenty of people rely on Google to tell them how to spell something (or do anything else for that matter) by doing multiple searches for a certain word to see which query produces more search results. Concluding that the one with 100k more results than the other 'must' be the correct one. Vicious circle right there. I would like to see Google, for one, improve their relationship with the companies behind dictionaries. So they can at least avoid ‘Did you mean ‘ for simple nouns and verbs that can be found in official dictionaries.

It’s quite frustrating when you do your best to provide visitors with correctly spelled and well written copy, and Google wants to send them to zillions of other websites that don’t even bother to run a spell check. Putting spaces in compound nouns where they should (not) be are a good example of this problem (even more so in languages other than English).

Plenty of people rely on Google to tell them how to spell something (or do anything else for that matter) by doing multiple searches for a certain word to see which query produces more search results. Concluding that the one with 100k more results than the other ‘must’ be the correct one. Vicious circle right there.

]]> By: Sankar Datti http://www.ninebyblue.com/blog/google-mispelling-match-a-tale-of-two-searches/comment-page-1/#comment-4222 Sankar Datti Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:39:03 +0000 http://www.ninebyblue.com/?p=667#comment-4222 Nice Post Vanessa. Search in Google.com for the keyword - vaneesa fox. You will get my blog in the top 2 positions. http://www.google.com/search?hl=all&q=vaneesa+fox&btnG=Search I am getting little traffic for this keyword through Google search results. If I want my blog to rank for right keyword - Vanessa fox. It's difficult. Few of the Website owners think in the same way. That's why they will use misspell keywords and will get little traffic. They never try to take the risk to rank for the right keywords. Because if they do so, It takes long time, Need webmasters help and it costs. So they will adjust with little traffic. Imp Note: I am not thinking like that. I have corrected Vanessa Name. Still my blog is showing top for the wrong keyword. It might disappear after few days from the search results. Usually Guys who are looking for brand awareness and loyalty never try to rank for misspell words. Thanks Sankar Datti Nice Post Vanessa.

Search in Google.com for the keyword – vaneesa fox. You will get my blog in the top 2 positions.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=all&q=vaneesa+fox&btnG=Search

I am getting little traffic for this keyword through Google search results. If I want my blog to rank for right keyword – Vanessa fox. It’s difficult. Few of the Website owners think in the same way. That’s why they will use misspell keywords and will get little traffic. They never try to take the risk to rank for the right keywords. Because if they do so, It takes long time, Need webmasters help and it costs. So they will adjust with little traffic.

Imp Note: I am not thinking like that. I have corrected Vanessa Name. Still my blog is showing top for the wrong keyword. It might disappear after few days from the search results.

Usually Guys who are looking for brand awareness and loyalty never try to rank for misspell words.

Thanks
Sankar Datti

]]> By: qwerty http://www.ninebyblue.com/blog/google-mispelling-match-a-tale-of-two-searches/comment-page-1/#comment-4221 qwerty Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:55:07 +0000 http://www.ninebyblue.com/?p=667#comment-4221 By the way, very good post. I've had to talk quite a few clients out of optimizing for misspellings, or even for alternate spellings. A lot of people over the years have suggested adding a little caveat to a page in order to get a different spelling in there, like, "We offer search engine optimization services, and we spell 'optimization' the way we do because we are based in the United States. For those of you accustomed to British or Canadian spelling, one could refer to what we offer as 'search engine optimisation'." I tend to think that if your site's about the service and not the word, that kind of explanation is useless. By the way, very good post. I’ve had to talk quite a few clients out of optimizing for misspellings, or even for alternate spellings. A lot of people over the years have suggested adding a little caveat to a page in order to get a different spelling in there, like,

“We offer search engine optimization services, and we spell ‘optimization’ the way we do because we are based in the United States. For those of you accustomed to British or Canadian spelling, one could refer to what we offer as ’search engine optimisation’.”

I tend to think that if your site’s about the service and not the word, that kind of explanation is useless.

]]> By: qwerty http://www.ninebyblue.com/blog/google-mispelling-match-a-tale-of-two-searches/comment-page-1/#comment-4220 qwerty Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:50:39 +0000 http://www.ninebyblue.com/?p=667#comment-4220 I was an English major to, and I say peopel expect to much of us. We studyd literachur, not speling an grammer. Shore, when we right pappers were sposed to use good grammer an spelling, but thats true of everbody in the librul arts. English majors shoud get to misssspelllll as much as everbody elses. I was an English major to, and I say peopel expect to much of us. We studyd literachur, not speling an grammer. Shore, when we right pappers were sposed to use good grammer an spelling, but thats true of everbody in the librul arts. English majors shoud get to misssspelllll as much as everbody elses.

]]> By: Glenn Murray http://www.ninebyblue.com/blog/google-mispelling-match-a-tale-of-two-searches/comment-page-1/#comment-4219 Glenn Murray Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:00:04 +0000 http://www.ninebyblue.com/?p=667#comment-4219 Hi Vanessa. Nice post. And love your use of sub-headings. They told the story and made the post scannable. Then, of course, I read the whole thing! I'm with you re recommendations. It's best not to compromise professionalism by deliberately misspelling. I hadn't thought of the user-generated content solution. That's a nice one! Really enjoyed reading this. Cheers. PS. Ironic misspelling of "mispell"? ;-) Hi Vanessa. Nice post. And love your use of sub-headings. They told the story and made the post scannable. Then, of course, I read the whole thing!

I’m with you re recommendations. It’s best not to compromise professionalism by deliberately misspelling. I hadn’t thought of the user-generated content solution. That’s a nice one!

Really enjoyed reading this.

Cheers.

PS. Ironic misspelling of “mispell”? ;-)

]]> By: SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 27, 2009 http://www.ninebyblue.com/blog/google-mispelling-match-a-tale-of-two-searches/comment-page-1/#comment-4218 SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 27, 2009 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:44:28 +0000 http://www.ninebyblue.com/?p=667#comment-4218 [...] Google Mispelling Match: A Tale Of Two Searches, www.ninebyblue.com [...] [...] Google Mispelling Match: A Tale Of Two Searches, http://www.ninebyblue.com [...]

]]> By: Marjory Meechan http://www.ninebyblue.com/blog/google-mispelling-match-a-tale-of-two-searches/comment-page-1/#comment-4217 Marjory Meechan Tue, 27 Jan 2009 20:12:13 +0000 http://www.ninebyblue.com/?p=667#comment-4217 Hi Vanessa, Great post. I think overall the change in how Google is handling the spelling corrections make for better results(but see here: http://www.morevisibility.com/seoblog/googles-algorithm-update-for-misspelled-words-a-big-change-for-seo.html) although I have noticed one site (not mentioned in the post) that is having kind of a serious problem because their domain name is very close to that of a much more popular site and Google seems to think whenever I look for them that I'm making spelling mistake. The result that you get when you search for them is not that optimal. I wouldn't want to publish the name (in case that would embarrass them) but if you're interested, I'll send you the information. Marjory Hi Vanessa,

Great post.

I think overall the change in how Google is handling the spelling corrections make for better results(but see here: http://www.morevisibility.com/seoblog/googles-algorithm-update-for-misspelled-words-a-big-change-for-seo.html) although I have noticed one site (not mentioned in the post) that is having kind of a serious problem because their domain name is very close to that of a much more popular site and Google seems to think whenever I look for them that I’m making spelling mistake. The result that you get when you search for them is not that optimal. I wouldn’t want to publish the name (in case that would embarrass them) but if you’re interested, I’ll send you the information.

Marjory

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