Do any of the SEs use stemming for SERPs? I havent been able to find a reliable source that can prove to me that stemming is in place for major SEs. Whats the general consensus on stemming? Anyone have some proof on the matter?
Stemming means that if i search for a word, similar words are taken into account. Such as if i search for bicycle, terms like bicycles, bike, bikes, etc. will be used in the results.
Although that may prove that the results are weighted more heavily toward the original word, it doesnt mean that stemming isnt being used.
No...i dont think google ever uses stemming It is useful in some cases and not useful in some regards aditya
The use of stemming in your optimised text is still beneficial, as far as I'm aware. If you're targeting say "swimming googles", a page which includes "swimming goggles", as well as "swim goggles" and "swimmer's googles" will do better than a page which simply targets "swimming goggles".
Twice I mixed up goggles with googles. Google on the brain LOL Re proof, you can prove very little in this game, but I strongly believe it helps to use stemming in your copywriting.
I think it exists. Not hugely different words, but different tenses of the same word (plural, past tense, etc). I searched Google for "beaded bracelets" (sans quotes) and on the first page I got results with "bracelet" and "beads" in bold, though neither word was in my search. For example, here is the second result on the first SERP: Beaded Bracelet Projects Just take a look at this long list of archived beaded bracelet projects. ... A toggle clasp is added to a macrame bracelet which is made up of beads and ... jewelrymaking.about.com/library/blbdbrac.htm - 29k - Cached - Similar pages Of course, this may be irrelevant since it's possible I totally misunderstood what you're talking about, it's been known to happen.