Comments on: Does Keyword Capitalization Matter to Google or SEO?

By: Osagie Irowa

Osagie Irowa — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:54:06 +0000

I wonder if most people are using caps when searching for an item? I never usually bother to use caps. This is an important seo marketing issue for me as I need to capture the market for “oneword keyphrases” and in order to continue to increase sales. My online sales have dropped quite a bit over the past few weeks and I see some new sites popping up in my niche market. Let me know if you guys have any other test results. My competition seems to have all the keywords covered in caps and no caps. However, his site is way older than my new one. regards, osagie irowa

By: Myrtle Beach SEO

Myrtle Beach SEO — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:19:02 +0000

I have been watching this lately too. In the past Google didn’t seem to care about Caps vs No Caps but now it suddenly seems to be having much more of an impact. I have the feeling that a lot of people out there are going to be adjusting their on-page factors when they start noticing their positions changing in the SERPS.

By: Osagie Irowa

Osagie Irowa — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:14:38 +0000

What I have not done to make sure that my sites show up for certain keywords on Google, whether caps or no caps was to create content with the variation. I have also created keyword caps/no caps variations in the anchor texts. Take the word “SEO Consultant” for example, I have created keyword density average of 1.67% for “seo consultant” and “SEO Consultant”, to see the results. The apple vs Apple variation makes sense as many people who are looking for Apple computers on Google will usually use CAPS for the first letter. regards, osagie irowa.

By: jmuranko

jmuranko — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 05:41:55 +0000

I just tested the Cap vs. no cap on accident and it has resulted in my url showing up and not showing up. It showed up first page one way and not showing up the other way. But it was based on the structure I did with my anchor, title and text. Anchor is the prime suspect but I agree with you on the content also.

By: Osagie Irowa

Osagie Irowa — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 19:57:05 +0000

I came across this Search Engine post after I found out that one my websites only showed up at different Google positions when I did caps and no caps. With caps, my site showed up on page 2 of Google, and with no caps, position 3 on the first page for my chosen keyword. After checking my targeted keywords on Google search, I see that caps matter with the keywords when tweaking your title tags (maybe web content too). Let me know if anyone has had the same results. Now, this could be just a fluke. regards, osagie irowa

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By: Ed Kohler

Ed Kohler — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 16:01:51 +0000

Very interesting. I hadn’t considered this before. Search engines clearly have the data, but my guess is that not enough people use caps, or consistently use caps, to make results tweaks based on caps a reliable SE results factor.

By: Patrick Schaber

Patrick Schaber — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 16:44:36 +0000

Interesting post, Michael - I’ve never thought about the Apple vs. apple situation before.