The Apostrophe Dilemma

Nov 11, 2005 - 8:32 am 0 by
Filed Under Keyword Research

A Cre8asite Forums thread named #8 with appostraphe, not listed without discusses one members dilemma with using an apostrophe. He says, "I'm number 8 when I use "men's [plus my phrase]" on yahoo.com search" but when someone searches without the apostrophe, he is no where to be found.

What does he do?

(1) Keyword research; see which phrase is searches on more. I am not 100% sure if there are tools that differentiate between an apostrophe or not. If not... (2) Look at your statistics. Do a PPC campaign and try out both (um do PPC campaigns differentiate between an apostrophe or not, even with exact match?). (3) If not, do it the slow way and try to change it and target it without the apostrophe. Then wait and pump links to the page.

Overall you need to test to see if conversions and sales increase. If they do, then you know which way to go.

Discuss over at Cre8asite Forums.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: October 10, 2025

Oct 10, 2025 - 10:00 am
Search Video Recaps

Search News Buzz Video Recap: Google Search Ranking Volatility, AI Mode Expands Again, Business Profiles Insights, Bing Places Updates & Google and Microsoft Ad News

Oct 10, 2025 - 8:01 am
Google Maps

New: Google Business Profile Report Negative Review Extortion Scams

Oct 10, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Ads

Google Ads Missed Growth Opportunities Tab

Oct 10, 2025 - 7:41 am
Web Analytics

GA4 Surge In Organic Search Traffic But Search Console Flat

Oct 10, 2025 - 7:31 am
Google

Google Voice Search Now Powered By Speech-to-Retrieval (S2R)

Oct 10, 2025 - 7:21 am
 
Previous Story: The Most Competitive Industries For SEO