What you should know about Google Stop Words

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What you should know about Google Stop Words


W O R D S

Google stop words are common words like “a, the, of, or, many” which are usually ignored by Google and other search engines in both search queries and results. Appropriate use of stop words can improve user engagement but excessive use will affect SEO. It’s advisable to avoid using stop words in your content in Page title tags, URL, Meta descriptions and Image Alt text. Professional digital marketing firms in Long Island are knowledgeable about the right use of stop words to provide attractive content.


Common Stop WordS

about above abroad

come comes concerning

eighty either else

indeed indicate indicated

according

consequently

elsewhere

indicates

accordingly across among another

consider considering contain could

end far farther few

inner inside just kept

any be became because

do does during each

five gives has hasn't

less lest most mostly

between beyond both

edu eg eight

have haven't he

new nine ninety


Why Search Engines skip Stop Words Stop words cause ambiguity and server load problems for search engines Ignoring stop words: Saves space the search engine database Speeds up the crawling /indexing process Allows search engines to deliver instant results


Use or Ignore Stop Words? BloggingX recommends – Search for the main keyword of your blog post, with stop words and then without them Results will be different in both If Google is considering the stop words, it’s better to retain them in your title


Ensure Use of Stop Words for

SEO

Google and other search engines now recognize most stop words as useful words. Appropriate use of stop words can improve user engagement. Best practices are – Use limited stop words/ don’t use them unnecessarily Keep the blog post URL short and selfexplanatory Don’t filter out all stop words in the URLs and post titles


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