Very good point. solid. As I am competing with big giants to bring www.seoforum.org.uk to top, this point might help. Thanks
Yep same, but I tend to spell American so that people don't think I'm stupid, "color" etc. For a domain it really depends on who your targeting, I would guess optimisation is less competitive.
I wonder how many people in Ireland or Europe clicks on Google's suggestion with Optimization. Do you get much from Optimisation vs Optimization? Or is that prying Dave
Optimization with the "z" is the more common standard http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/optimization Optimization with the "s" is the variant http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/optimisation So yes... use the one with ''z"
If you want to use proper English, use "Optimisation". I have no idea why the yanks use "Z" - That's right, Zed, not Zee
A dialect that calls itself American-English, that's strange lol Oh, and Tradester, I think you'll find that using the "s" is actually the original way, not the variant; especially when the dictionary itself says "optimization" was coined in 1855... English has been around quite a while longer. Always use Oxford dictionaries as reference. What!?? So using the proper spelling is stupid? It's more stupid to use a spelling that has simplified the original.
It all depends where your target market is. If the majority of them are in the UK, then you need to go for 'optimisation' - if they're in the USA, then it's 'optimization'. Period! On the other hand, if you're a big SEO company (like Big Mouth Media), then you'll want to appeal to both markets. They do this by having both versions in their page title - it goes like this: Search Engine Optimisation (Optimization) However, if you're not a big company, then you're probably better off having different websites with different content, targeting different keywords.
Thanks everyone. Looks like my earlier project of targetting 'seo forum' and its success was much simpler. Just published an article on how I did it at http://www.seoforum.org.uk/showthread.php?t=128 I guess, optimizing for more than one keyword is a bit tricky.
I think it's a pretty regular thing. In Political studies we were told to spell it globalization and so forth, even though you Brits invented the process
i would go for the one thats used in the location you are based or better yet just have "SEO" in the domain
Brum, hate to correct you there...while "z" has in the past been considered as Americanized (Americanised?), it is now NOT. Even Oxford prefers the "z" as it is goes back to the Greek roots and is in tandem with its pronounciation Refer Wikipedia article below. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences#-ise_.2F_-ize Cheers!
You're not correcting me. "Optimize" was coined approx. 1850's. That is fact. Therefore, "Optimise" has been used before "Optimize" was used. Understand? Even if it does go back to the Greek roots, "Optimize" was invented after "Optimise". Also, it is considered Americanised.. that's because just about every word we use with an "s" you use with a "z". Etymology: Also, sorry if I'm dragging this on a bit, but, as you said you think it's not an Americanism, then why does Wikictionary say this? And again, from another source [PainInTheEnglish.com] (Sorry): I know it says the correct usage is for your audience, of course, but the case I was putting across was, if you want to be really correct and use English, not any other country's adopted version, then you'd use "s".
You mean optimize + get sensation = optiminsensation ...? LOL I prefer optimization than optimisation, eventhough there are no synonyms for both of words in MS-Word. Z and S maybe can give impact for another word, e.g. if we change "Zorro" become "Sorro", it will sound "Sorrow" LOL.