| How does Google view apostrophes in URLs? | Katie778 | 7/19/11 9:57 AM | I have read the FAQs and checked for similar issues: YES My site's URL (web address) is: http://www.alzheimers.org.uk Description (including timeline of any changes made): Hi, I need to find out the best way to handle apostrophes in my URL structures. My |
| Re: How does Google view apostrophes in URLs? | ѕquibble | 7/19/11 10:59 AM | I would go with option one and keep clean urls and not think that there would be any real value in putting apostrophe in url for keyword.. |
| Re: How does Google view apostrophes in URLs? | Katie778 | 7/20/11 1:41 AM | Thanks Squibble. Any other contributions? It is really important to us to get this right. |
| Re: How does Google view apostrophes in URLs? | StevieD_Web | 7/20/11 12:25 PM | Google is pretty smart about the apostrophe issue one of my main products is an apostrophe company (John Doe's). For years the page url contained an apostrophe (and also used underscore separators {John_Doe's_Company} rather than dash separators |
| Re: How does Google view apostrophes in URLs? | Becky Sharpe | 7/20/11 1:11 PM | Yes, I'd leave out the apostrophe, much cleaner and Google understands it as an optional spelling or error. |