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Does google, msn and yahoo know the difference between singular and plural for a keyword.
Example:
We optimize for online casino.Do we get the same results as if we would for
online casinos ?
If no, we could optimize for plural only.
:cheers:
Yes, the search engines distinguish between the singular and the plural. That’s why you get 2 different sets of results when you do a search for the singular and the plural. If you optimize for the plural, you should also get partial credit for the singular though, but the reverse is not necessarily true.
The word ‘casino’ is inside the word ‘casinos’, but not vice versa.
Hmmm …
I agree that Casino is inside Casinos … but I’m not sure that a phrase search Casinos will take Casino as best match.
As an example … I’m a Gooner (an Arsenal football fan) … I run a website called GoonersGuide.Com.
Search for Gooners on Google and I’m #1. :tongue:
Search for Gooner on Google and I’m #4. :tongue:
Search for Goon on Google and … well I don’t know … nowhere :eh:But the top ranking site for Goon is a nothing site .. with no traffic or PR.
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This suggests that Google at least prefers to see the word seperate rather than part of a longer word.
So … if you want to hit both terms … then use them both …
Anyone else with a view ?
