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Google views 'buy' and 'sell' as synonyms from an information retrieval perspective, but 'sell' receives much lower weight compared to 'purchase', for example, to avoid confusion and maintain relevance.
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💬 EN 📅 17/06/2021 ✂ 13 statements
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TL;DR

Google treats 'buy' and 'sell' as synonyms, but 'sell' carries less weight than 'purchase'. This adjusts the relevance of search results and prevents confusion.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Pourquoi Google donne-t-il plus de poids à 'purchase' qu'à 'sell' ?
Parce que 'purchase' reflète mieux l'intention de l'utilisateur dans la plupart des recherches orientées achat, selon Google.
Dois-je abandonner l'utilisation de 'sell' ?
Non, mais utilisez-le judicieusement en tenant compte du contexte et du poids moindre par rapport à 'purchase'.
Comment savoir quels synonymes privilégier dans mon secteur ?
Utilisez des outils d'analyse SEO pour observer les tendances de recherche et voir quels termes ont un poids plus important.
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