Wierd Query Results With & Without Quotation Marks

David · 01-06-2011, 12:38 AM

Hey gang, am doing some preliminary keyword research and these look backwards:

Without quotation marks is supposed to be total # of pages with that phrase
With quotation markes is supposed to be the total number of individual sites competing for said phrase...

is that correct?

if so then why are these backwards??

Videographer without quotation marks

videographer - Google Search

Videographer WITH quotation marks

"videographer" - Google Search

umm either I've got the behavior figured out wrong or something else is up

any insight on this guys n gals?

BaloneyTony · 01-06-2011, 10:06 AM

I'm not sure about your specific example, but without quotes shows you sites that have the keywords on the page in any order. It is also possible that a search without quotes could return sites that are related the to the topic but don't actually have the keywords on their page. A search with quotes is for sites that have your keywords in that specific order.

Not sure about the discrepancy in your example though. Definitely kind of odd.

KirkMcD · 01-06-2011, 10:37 AM

Putting quotes around a single word, doesn't really do anything useful.
You put quotes around a phrase.

paulgl · 01-06-2011, 10:53 AM

Either way, it triggers the google algo to "think" inside your head as to what
you are really searching for. Google searches are sometimes results that do
not have the words displayed, simply because google thinks it knows what
normal people have wanted in the past. Using quotes or not using quotes
will most likely put a different spin on things, even though we cannot fathom
how. Many times google splits apart words, many times they don't. They often
give a : showing results for a,b,c or do you really want AB,C?

When you say you like coffee hot, do you mean hot, HOT or hot-hot?

As far as people using quotes for one word, as I said, we cannot fathom why
or what happens. Just like I cannot fathom why facebook is the #1 searched
for term. Why? Makes no sense to me. Can't people just go to facebook.com?
I guess not.

The search world is a strange place. Aren't you glad we have google to guide
lost souls?

Paul

01-06-2011, 12:38 AM	#1
David Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Frederick, Maryland, USA. Posts: 994 Blog Entries: 11 Thanks: 290 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Wierd Query Results With & Without Quotation Marks Hey gang, am doing some preliminary keyword research and these look backwards: Without quotation marks is supposed to be total # of pages with that phrase With quotation markes is supposed to be the total number of individual sites competing for said phrase... is that correct? if so then why are these backwards?? Videographer without quotation marks videographer - Google Search Videographer WITH quotation marks "videographer" - Google Search umm either I've got the behavior figured out wrong or something else is up any insight on this guys n gals?
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01-06-2011, 10:06 AM	#2
BaloneyTony Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 48 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Wierd Query Results With & Without Quotation Marks I'm not sure about your specific example, but without quotes shows you sites that have the keywords on the page in any order. It is also possible that a search without quotes could return sites that are related the to the topic but don't actually have the keywords on their page. A search with quotes is for sites that have your keywords in that specific order. Not sure about the discrepancy in your example though. Definitely kind of odd.

01-06-2011, 10:37 AM	#3
KirkMcD Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: , , USA. Posts: 2,493 Thanks: 43 Thanked 168 Times in 158 Posts	Re: Wierd Query Results With & Without Quotation Marks Putting quotes around a single word, doesn't really do anything useful. You put quotes around a phrase.

01-06-2011, 10:53 AM	#4
paulgl Plundering the Web War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 4,849 Thanks: 804 Thanked 1,199 Times in 886 Posts	Re: Wierd Query Results With & Without Quotation Marks Either way, it triggers the google algo to "think" inside your head as to what you are really searching for. Google searches are sometimes results that do not have the words displayed, simply because google thinks it knows what normal people have wanted in the past. Using quotes or not using quotes will most likely put a different spin on things, even though we cannot fathom how. Many times google splits apart words, many times they don't. They often give a : showing results for a,b,c or do you really want AB,C? When you say you like coffee hot, do you mean hot, HOT or hot-hot? As far as people using quotes for one word, as I said, we cannot fathom why or what happens. Just like I cannot fathom why facebook is the #1 searched for term. Why? Makes no sense to me. Can't people just go to facebook.com? I guess not. The search world is a strange place. Aren't you glad we have google to guide lost souls? Paul
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