Re: "Stop" words: the do make a difference to google!
SemAdvanced,
Candor is okay; being mean is not. We're all here to help one another out. Most of us try to make our ponits without tearing each other down.
PaulB,
I think you bring up an interesting concept. One I have found to be true too, even though it's not supposed to be. I usually avoid AND, but use other stop words like ON when searching. If I don't find the results I want, I go in and remove the stop words. I don't search using sentences unless I'm searching for something really tricky and am not getting the results I want using keywords. While I hate to admit it, SemAdvance is correct that tools like WordTracker and Overture can help you pin-point which phrases are worth optimizing for (with or without stop words).
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