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    • segistics
      segistics last edited by

      Hi,

      When I search for "Zotey" in google, the following message is being displayed.

      Showing results for zotye
      Search instead for zotey

      Anyone let me know how to get rid of this conflict asap?

      Regards,

      Sivakumar.

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      • segistics
        segistics @rjonesx. 0 last edited by

        Yes, some of our partners have websites. We have updated links to those websites in www.zotey.com

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          rjonesx. 0 last edited by

          I second the responses of those above related to increasing your brand. The strongest evidence of this weakness is that your domain, zotey.com, does not rank #1 for the keyword zotey. It appears that you sell testing supplies and list a number of "partners". Do those partners link to your website? Is there any way to reach out to them and solicit a link?

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          • anthonydnelson
            anthonydnelson last edited by

            I don't think there will be an ASAP solution to this. I think you simply need to continue to build a brand (authoritative website, social profiles, strong online presence) and increase the search volume for your brand. As more people begin to search for Zotey and click the "Search instead for zotey" it will go away.

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            • DmitriiK
              DmitriiK last edited by

              Hi. If I search for "zotye", I get message "did you mean zotey", not the message you're talking about.

              Anyway, to "fix" the issue you're talking about is to "make" more people searching for "zotey". Which means increasing brand awareness, business exposure etc etc. Also backlink building with that keyword as anchor text will help for sure. Just don't go overboard with it 🙂

              Hope this helps.

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