So with all and everything said, it seems it's the consensus and belief there isn't much connected with ranking, spelling and grammar but there's still potential for lost of business or respect for the company or the author.
So why would Matt Cutts even suggest there is? Maybe it's just a quality issue they're having or a real strong tie with spelling, grammar and Panda. What do we really know...
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My interpretation of what Matt Cutts said is that Google simply found a statistical correlation between high-ranking sites and low spelling errors. That's all. Google could have just as easily found a lot of other correlations too, like maybe high-ranking sites tend to have more blue background images than green. I don't think one has anything to do with the other, necessarily. So I don't know why he even brought it up.Originally Posted by morestar
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@Tubby - "Authority has its on references" - I don't think Google or other SE's would pick up on a typo like that. [ Just noticed this was corrected in the past few seconds, so I'm taking it that spelling and grammer are important to you, as they are to me ] And, of course, typo's in emails and forum posts are easily tolerated, whereas the permanancy of a website blooper will make the visitor wonder as to the level of interest and commitment of the owner.
I personally would not link to a website with multiple grammatical errors, I just think that (@ Morestar ), if Charlie Chaplain's Auto Body shop do indeed have the best mechanics, the first time visitor to their website will not know this, and will judge the potential service based on the website experience. If you provide great services, to English speakers, make sure you at least get someone with a good grasp of grammar and spelling before publishing text on your site. Ok, lots of small business owners create their own websites, but how hard can it be to rope in a few proof reader nerds to make sure your message is being delivered in the best possible way. Maybe just me, but I would have had my mail request for a quote into harold-lloyd-we-do-the-best-we-can.com seconds after reading the bad Chaplain promo text.
@keyon & @LD - I'm pretty sure, whatever weight G puts on spellings, I'd be pretty certain that they have all of the variants covered, particularly the English/American differences. Not to say that if a searcher uses one variant, that this won't be the prevalent spelling in the top SERPs, but the equivalence will certainly have been factored in to indexing.
@ Morestar - "out of the box", "kicked the bucket" etc. have correct spelling and are grammatically correct. Also they are not likely to be keywords, but again I would bet on G having most of the colloquial synonyms for any important keywords within their vocabulary.
@rhaden and astro, I would agree. I thought maybe it was just me, but I am switched off by any website where the content is badly spelled or where the textual flow is grating for any reason. If you are a good professional at what you do, this should be reflected to your website visitors with well written calls-to-action, without spelling or grammatical difficulties.
@gsport11 - as you eventually concluded, Google now doesn't automatically return results for mis-spellings, it auto-corrects and then asks "did you mean chickin". Which means that Colonel Sanders needs to keep a close eye on his web copy team...!
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I don't know if it can be dismissed that easily, keyon. I don't hang on Mr. Cutt's every word, but then again, Google doesn't fanfare it's new algo factors, they just seem to slip into the general consciousness. I seem to remember a similarly low-key / off-key discussion about page load times - now these are a GWMT 'feature', even though there has ( to my knowledge ) never been a definitive declaration from G that load time is now a key factor in the algorithm.
NO! not corrected . . . It seems I offered the readers two versions. The first version bolded "Authority has its on references" the second version as you correctly quoted.
(I think . . . Offering two versions is excellent value )
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(Slightly off topic - periferal thought)
Many many years ago I attended some lectures held by Dale Carnegie (how to win freinds and influence people). There were three of us who flew in to this seminar as we were the prize winners of a sales promotion competition.
On the first day we were pummelled with 'observational proofs' that dressing and presenting ourselves in a similar way to those we are intending to impress was Vital . . My friend 'Gazza' (Garry in Australian) disappeared into a toilet and returned a few minutes later wearing a pair of old shorts and thongs ( Flip flops for your feet) . .
Gazza was forcibly rejected and leaving left his dress cloths in the toilet . . . I found Gazza on the footpath outside the venue several hours later.
"If I wore a suit . . My locals would never come into the bloody shop!" he shouted.
"Yes!" I agreed with him (I knew where he worked) . . "But we did not come here to teach Dale Carnegie. . we came to listen, observe, sup a few drinks, eat the nibbles . . . and become better salesmen". . .
Gazza became the CEO of a multinational company before he retired. This thread brought him to my mind because Gazza was in many respects a huge miss-spelling that became entirely acceptable to those that mattered.
Readers . . Buyers. have a knack of simply taking in what they need or what they are looking for . . If the reader is looking for mistakes and errors in a web page they will invariably find them . . The buyers however generally look for what they need. .
Most buyers seek out the positive. .
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Sometimes, yes; others, no.
The lack of consistency is driving me to drink ... more.
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