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  • valadas
    valadas last edited by Jan 3, 2013, 10:42 PM

    Hi there,

    I have a keyword "finao montreal" that used to rank 8 or 9 in Google serp.

    All of a sudden it dropped under the top 50 results, I was wondering why and I found out that Google now auto-corrects "finao montreal" to "final montreal".

    Finao is a well know brand of custom high-end photo albums and I find it strange that Google corrects it.

    Anyone has an idea on what to do with this situation? Is there a way to provide Google some feedback about the autocorrect?

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    • valadas
      valadas @vironc last edited by Jan 4, 2013, 3:40 AM Jan 4, 2013, 3:40 AM

      I used the feedback link on the bottom of the page to report the issue to google, we'll see if it helps...

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      • valadas
        valadas @vironc last edited by Jan 4, 2013, 3:36 AM Jan 4, 2013, 3:36 AM

        I just tried to logout and do a search but with the search settings in french and the keyword also gets corrected to final instead of finao. So it looks like it is more of an auto-correct issue than personalized search results but the auto-correction only happens in french...

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        • vironc
          vironc @valadas last edited by Jan 4, 2013, 2:53 AM Jan 4, 2013, 2:50 AM

          Well, the results displayed while you are logged in and while you are logged out are different because when you are logged in Google prefers to show you personalized search results. May be the email you are logged with is in someway connected to your domain/ webpage or something that identifies you with your webpage/ domain. If that is the case then Google does not feel it is necessary to show you the results for your page. Also, since you are logged in and since your search becomes personalized, Google will show the results that you've shown interest in...For example, it will show results related to friends or pages (Actors, Music etc.) you have circled on Google Plus etc. (Basically, where Google can identify from the logged in details, who the person is) and so on and so forth...you get the drift.

          So, anyway since this could happen to other people who are logged into Google and is searching for your content or keywords, it is necessary to also utilize that area in SEO as well. I mean...if your page or articles (or a link to it) are liked by someone or if Google knows that you are the author of that article and if a friend of yours who has circled you on Google Plus is doing a search while logged in, then Google might show your result first to that person because Google feels that, that person might like to see more articles from you related to that keyword.

          Basically, now a days you need to keep an eye on how to optimize the personalized search aspect (along with normal stuff) so that you or your article will appear for a personalized search by someone who is connected to you. So yeah. get your social circles growing especially on Google Plus.

          And, the fact that you are still doing all right when you are not logged in, is a good thing to know.

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          • valadas
            valadas last edited by Jan 4, 2013, 12:41 AM Jan 4, 2013, 12:41 AM

            Humm, strange, it seam the results vary if I am connected or not in google account. My site (danielvaladas.com) is now listed first for this search and the term is no longer auto-corrected if I am not connected. And the search was without the quotes.

            If I connect to my google account and try it again, then I get all sort of corrected results such as:

            Fiona Apple @ Olympia de Montréal – le 3 juillet | Montreal.TV

            Dépôt final - Bibliothèques - Université de Montréal

            Sprint final à Montréal et Sherbrooke - Le Journal de Québec

            News Final on Global Montreal | Global Montreal

            Critique concert: Fiona Apple à L'Olympia de Montréal | Sors-tu.ca

            Well you get the point, anything similar to Finao but nothing including Finao in the first pages.

            I also get this:

            Résultats, y compris pour final montreal
            Rechercher uniquement finao montreal.

            which indicates that finao was corrected to final.

            If I change my google account search settings to english, then it gives me about the same results as when I am not connected, this post is also there! 🙂

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            • vironc
              vironc last edited by Jan 3, 2013, 11:00 PM Jan 3, 2013, 10:58 PM

              May be I haven't understood what you mean when you say that Google Auto corrects the search for the keyword you are talking about. When I typed those words into Google it did not do any auto correction and showed me a list of pages with Finao and Montreal in it. But, yeah, when I typed those keywords in "  "   it said that:  No results found for "finao montreal" and just showed me the pages which has finao and montreal in it, as it did not find any pages with the exact two words knitted closely together to form that exact phrase.

              Can you tell us what is the name of your website and also how did you come to the conclusion that Google auto corrects your keywords?

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