Does anyone know if a comma will corrupt a keyword phrase, or if Google ignores punctuation?
For example, if the keyword phrase is something like "paris france destinations" will Google see that phrase in a sentence like, "... your guide for Paris, France destinations" ?
yes, it will pick up your words, regardless of the comma. if you try that search yourself, you can see the different searches that appear.
Awesome, thanks Rebekah. I've been wondering about that for weeks and kept forgetting to ask . . . now I have to go back and fix a couple of slightly awkward sentences
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