Good spelling and SEO

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April 22, 2015, 6:49 pm

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Is there a link between good spelling and better search engine position? Will Google reward you if you have good spelling and proper grammar on your site? Will Google punish sites that have poor or sloppy spelling or does it just not matter?

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chetaseo

i dont think it does really matter but i am not very sure about this. maybe i will check back here later to see other comments on this.

12 years ago

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Beverly

Matt Cutts talks in this video about the effect of good versus bad spelling in a website. And, how though good spelling (or misspellings) were not used as a direct ranking factor, sites which have proper spelling are 'trusted' more by Google. So that could be something to keep in mind. After all, if a site is hastily thrown up for ranking purposes, then it will likely be full of misspellings and other factual mistakes and would not deserve respect from Google or site visitors. Where as, a more carefully planned out site will be looking for any of these mistakes and ensuring the best user experience, even when it comes to something like spelling.

12 years ago

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patco444

It's important to have good grammar as you write for PEOPLE!! ;)

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Quinton

It's important to have good grammar as you write for PEOPLE!! ;)

And, what good is a blog that ranks well if it's full of misspellings and grammar errors as that will only drive away the real people who the blog was meant for. After all search engine bots don't buy things, they don't click on ads or in any way help you earn money. The people who are going to click your ads are the ones reading your content, so it should be well written and sound literate.

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chetaseo

wow, i cant believe a video can even be uplaoded here. nice one beverly weldone. let me downlaod and watch the video. i really need to learn more on this.

12 years ago

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kash2u

Thanks for the video Beverly
I learnt a new thing...

12 years ago

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chetaseo

i go with you asadseo, you have spoken my mind. i really feel you very well.

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Beverly

wow, i cant believe a video can even be uplaoded here. nice one beverly weldone. let me downlaod and watch the video. i really need to learn more on this.

Yes, it is possible to post videos here. Just take the video link from the browser bar and paste directly into the text box area where you make your post. It should show up instantly or after post is published. I hope this video and information helps you. Good spelling and SEO

Thanks for the video Beverly
I learnt a new thing...

I was very happy to find out that this subject had been covered by Google already. Of course, it's important to have a literate sounding page, with good quality content and that includes good spelling and grammar.

12 years ago

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Charlotte

I was very happy to find out that this subject had been covered by Google already. Of course, it's important to have a literate sounding page, with good quality content and that includes good spelling and grammar.

After all, you can't say you are an expert if you can't spell well enough. That's especially true for such technical terms associated with legal or medical matters.

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chetaseo

@ beverly , of course i gained something from it. no knowledge is a waste no matter how small or irrelelvant, it will be useful some day.

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Savonne

And, how will Google know whether or not you are using proper grammar? I can understand how they would be able to detect misspellings. But aren't some misspellings common online? I don't really think that anyone would misspell on purpose. And, is this to be a determining factor as for whether information is relevant now?

12 years ago

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chetaseo

@ savonne, i think to be on the safe side, it pays to be very sensitive in the issue of grammar also, not focusing alone on the main content. but to your question, the main information is the determining factor here.

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Corzhens

Based on what I gathered from the numerous discussions that I had read in this forum, good spelling matters to search engines even if only slightly. But the issue is not only for the SEO of the content but for the correctness that your readers will see. Isn’t it nice to have a well written content? I frown whenever I would read a post or comment in a forum with bad spelling much more if that is the content of a website that I am reading.

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