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davidsculbertson
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 Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:15 am Post subject: Does Google Recognize "+" symbol? |
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Hi Folks,
This is my first post. Just stumbled across this website using (of course) Google.
I am Internet consultant jack-of-all-trades: marketing, SEM, SEO, Analytics.
I had recently advised one of my clients to use the hyphen as part of all sub-directory names on their web site (client.com/customer-support).
Now that their new site has launched, I see that their IT department used the plus (+) symbol instead of a hyphen (client.com/customer+support).
Does anyone know if Google associates the + symbol with a blank space as they do the hyphen? Or does Google treat like an underscore and ignore, throwing the words together?
Thanks!
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intelliot
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| Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2005 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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Although hyphens are recommended by Google, the plus sign is also used in many URLs on sites that have "GET" forms. This includes Google themselves -
When you search for "first second third word", the address is:
google.com/search?hl=en&q=first+second+third+word
Notice the plus signs. If someone were to then copy this address and link to it on their site, it could be indexed by search engines.
I do not know if it is handled like a hyphen or like an underscore. Perhaps a test is needed.
By the way, welcome to the community! Feel free to introduce yourself in the Introduce Yourself forum. |
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