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one stop word in page tittle and rankings?

by Filipsa
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Hi
Does using only one stop word in page tittle affect page rankings?

Anbd that stop word is IN - like im best in ...
#page #rankings #stop #tittle #word
  • Profile picture of the author arpitagarwal82
    Google doesn't count such words while ranking and displaying results. So I dont think it should matter.
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  • Profile picture of the author Live4TheRisk
    I've been asking the same thing in regards to the stop word how.

    What if the actual keyword has the stop word how in it. I would like to optimized my page/article with how in it.

    How can I do it if Google ignores the stop word it?
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    • Profile picture of the author paulgl
      Google does not ignore it. Every search gets what google
      thinks you mean. If the word is required for a search, dang
      straight they'll not only find it, but show it.

      How is "how" a stop word?

      Google cannot possibly ignore such words. They might not
      show them, in all cases, but ignore? Never.

      Emphasize, might be a better way to describe some words.

      If you think "how" is a stop word, just type it into google
      and see what happens. Let's say you go for
      how to tie a tie
      Now, what pops up first?

      Google takes each search and decides what words to keep,
      ignore, and even change. You cannot make a blanket statement
      about so-called stop words.

      Paul
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      • Profile picture of the author Live4TheRisk
        Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

        Google does not ignore it. Every search gets what google
        thinks you mean. If the word is required for a search, dang
        straight they'll not only find it, but show it.

        How is "how" a stop word?

        Google cannot possibly ignore such words. They might not
        show them, in all cases, but ignore? Never.

        Emphasize, might be a better way to describe some words.

        If you think "how" is a stop word, just type it into google
        and see what happens. Let's say you go for
        how to tie a tie
        Now, what pops up first?

        Google takes each search and decides what words to keep,
        ignore, and even change. You cannot make a blanket statement
        about so-called stop words.

        Paul
        I was looking at the following list for stop words:

        Online SEO Guide: Google Stop Words - A Comprehensive List Of Words Google Ignores
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    I think it depends on the context of the search phrase.

    Example, a book title or a song title, both searches <bold> the words I'm the best:
    Stop words aren't always the same since Hummingbird. In the old days stop words were pretty obvious because Google wouldn't bold them in the SERPs (or rarely bold them).
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