The Yahoo! Buzz log has a post from Wednesday I just came across which lists the
most common words that "vex" Yahoo!'s searchers:
Wallmart (Wal-Mart),
Rachel Ray (Rachael
Ray), Amtrack (Amtrak),
Hillary Duff (Hilary
Duff), Katherine McPhee (Katharine
McPhee), Britany Spears (Britney
Spears), Geneology (Genealogy),
Jaime Pressley (Jaime
Pressly), Volkswagon (Volkswagen),
Wikepedia (Wikipedia),
William Sonoma (Williams-Sonoma),
Tatoo (Tattoo),
Travelosity (Travelocity),
Elliot Yamin (Elliott
Yamin), Kiera Knightley (Keira
Knightley), Kelly Pickler (Kellie
Pickler), Brittney Spears (Britney
Spears), Avril Lavinge (Avril
Lavigne), Rianna (Rihanna),
Jordan Sparks (Jordin
Sparks)
Using misspellings in search marketing campaigns (and even search
engine optimization campaigns) is a very savvy use of your time.
So how do you come up with these misspellings? By far the best (at least most
thorough) tool I've seen to generate typos and misspelling is Aaron Wall's
Keyword Typo
Generator at SEOBook. There are a few other good options including
TypoGenerator.net and the
SEOChat
Keyword Typo Generator. The advantage of using misspellings in your promotional keywords is that they are typically cheaper to buy (SEM) and much less competitive (SEO) to achieve rankings for.