Let's say you're search for "Free Google Adsense" http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=free+google+adsense The result r different then if you search for "Google Adsense Free" http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=google+adsense+free Any reason?
It's called syntax - the combination of words must be 'correct'. Some combinations of words are more grammatically correct than others. Search engines look for strings of keywords - perform your example search and you'll see that sites with all 3 search term words in the correct order appear first. Since most people write their sites in correct language some word combinations just aren't going to appear as frequently. Lower frequency = lower SERPs.
Well, while there are combinations that are more grammatically correct in some cases, that's no where near the reason. "Correctness" has nothing to do with it. You just made that bs up. It simply has to do with how close of a match your query is to the given results as to what shows up in what order, and how relevant G thinks the various sites are. For some searches, where the phrases aren't ones that are likely to be competitive, then switching the phrases around will bring in wildly different results, like [Melinda and Bobby] vs. [Bobby and Melinda] (totally different set of results), whereas with more competitive searches like [mortgage refinance] and [refinance mortgage] the results area much closer match to each other (even though the results are shuffled, many of the same sites still appear near the top). Oh, and CB, if you optimize based on correct grammar you will screw yourself. What people type into the search box vs. what they should type in had they paid attention in school are 2 completely different beasts. -Michael
its the same with names - someone names Andrew James is one person and another person named James Andrew are two different people lol - if ur at a school taking attendance, you call one name, u'll get one hand up and call the other, u'll get the other hand, hope thats easy enough to understand lol
thanks for your answers here's a question to you need your suggestion my site : http://discountshavers.net/ get rank #20 for Discount Shavers Electric but does not appear for Discount Electric Shavers I thought it does not matter the order and of course the 2nd search is the one that count, so what's your suggestion how to correct the title? my title for now : thanks for your help
I would first question your statement with "of course" in it... do you know for a fact which one, if either, counts? Try Wordtracker Trial Version to see which of those variations, or others, gets searched on more. It's not completely accurate, but better than flying blind. If you're sure you want to go for [discount electric shavers], then my suggestion would be something along the lines of: Discount Electric Shavers & Razors for the homepage, and a dedicated About page for each of the brand names with their own focused titles. Do the various brands in the meta description of the homepage though. -Michael
Michael, thanks for your suggestion, I was mistaking making the statement "of course" I guess I want to say I better use the 2nd choose. I checked wordtracker both combination don't get much searches, electric razors get most searches so I probably need to optimize the site again. Do you recommend to do that? I think I used overtrue keywords tool for the keywords suggestion. Here's a simple page on my site : http://discountshavers.net/Shavers/braun-electric-shavers
Overture collates the search phrases, combining them into a single term. For instance, the searches for all of these phrases: [mortgage refinancing] [mortgage refinance] [refinance mortgage] [refinancing mortgage] all get added together, and show up as just: [mortgage refinancing] (this month, anyways, might be [mortgage refinance] next month). So, you have to be careful. Each of the keyword tools have their benefits and drawbacks, you should never rely on just one, and you will always need to do a little bit of experimentation. -Michael
So which bit of what I said was incorrect exactly? Was it that some words naturally fall together meaning they have a higher frequency? Was it that this means some search terms are more relevant than others using a different combination of the same words? Was it that a lower frequency means lowers SERPs? I really don't see the bs in what I wrote at all as it goes.
It was most of it, the concepts behind what you were saying. Lower frequency equals lower serps? Whatever. By default Google uses the AND operator when performing the search, not the exact match. The number of serps returned will be relatively close regardless of word order. The part I was mostly calling bs on though was your mention that serps had anything to do with being grammatically correct. That one you it looked like you kind of pulled out of your ass. For any even slightly competitive term SEO will play a factor, and grammar, or what people should be searching on, has nothing to do with it. No offence. -Michael