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Site Links And Search Volume 
By: Michael Gray 2007-11-13 One of the things that I admire about the Google algo is its ability to learn and adapt based on incoming data. For example when search volume for a certain keywords reaches a certain volume words that were originally mis-spellings become real words. Today I came across an example of this logic being applied to site links.
For example look at the SERP for the word -tias- youll notice no site links 
Now search for -tias- without the apostrophe and site links appear 
Your first thought might be its just the apostrophe, but thats not the case -victorias secret- and -victorias secret- both have site links 
Now it doesnt take a rocket scientist to figure out that people are lazy, and searches without the apostrophe are usually going to have more volume than searches with the apostrophe 
While there isnt enough search volume to get on the graph in the US and Canada you can see a teeny tiny red bar if you squint. Now when we compare -tias- with and without the apostrophe we get a similar graph, but the news graph on the bottom has both data sets. 
However when we compare -victorias secret- with -tias- the volume delta is easy to spot, especially if you narrow it down to just the US (most of tias volume was non US) 
So my working theory is, unless your name/brand is going to generate significant volume, keep apostrophes and other punctuation (like hyphens) out of your company name and domain name. Especially if you want to ever get site links. Comments Tag: Site Links, Search Volume Add to  Del.icio.us |  Digg |  Reddit |  Furl Have a bookmark! -  About the Author: Michael Gray is SEO specialist and publishes a Search Engine Industry blog at www.Wolf-Howl.com. He has over 10 years experience in website development and internet marketing, helping both small and large companies increase their search engine visibility, traffic, and sales. Michael is a current member of Internet Marketing of New York ( IM-NY.org) and a guest speaker on Webmaster Radio. He is also an editor for the popular search engine new website Threadwatch.org. |
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