You Can Make Money With Mispelled (sic) Words

Writing by Nick Stamoulis Tweet

Good thread on misspelled words. Did you know that there are people who make lists of the most common misspelled words? You can capitalize on them. Here is a list of some common misspelled words:

Accommodate – People spell it with one c or one m all the time. Are you in an industry that acommodates (sic) people? If so, you might try building a web page or blog post around the misspelled version of the word and see how much business it brings.

Acquire – How do you acquire your customers? Misspell a few words and I bet you don’t lose many.

Amateur – Are you an amature (sic) speller? Hey, don’t fret it. Amateur boxers, ping-pong players, clowns, jugglers, construction crews – whatever your profession, if you are an amateur or you make fun of those who are then this could be a profit-making word, even if you misspell it once or twice.

Calendar - Do you sell calendars? Try selling callendars (sic) too.

Collectible – How about collectibles? I bet you know a few people in the market for collectables (sic).

Daiquiri – It doesn’t matter how you spell it, drunks aren’t going to know the difference. Try serving one over the Internet and see what happens.

Equipment – This word is misspelled “equiptment” 22,932 times on the web right now.

It’s true. I checked it out. Actually, I found over 1 million results for the misspelled version. Wow!

Gauge – Do you sell gauges or gages (sic)?

Jewelry – If you like wearing it, you’ll love selling it even better. Try it without the second “e.” Jewlry appears on Google results 314,000 times. Misspelled words can sometimes be like a diamond in the rough.

Millennium – The millenium (sic) edition of this word is sometimes spelled with just one “n” or one “l.” More than 19 million results in Google for one “n” and 347,000 for one “l.”

Personnel – Funny story. The assistant Vice-President of Personnel notices that his superior, the VP himself, upon arriving at his desk in the morning opens a small, locked box, smiles, and locks it back again. Some years later when he advanced to that position (inheriting the key), he came to work early one morning to be assured of privacy. Expectantly, he opened the box. In it was a single piece of paper which said: “Two Ns, one L.”

No caveat needed.

Receive/receipt – I before e except after c. You didn’t think I’d forget that one, did you?

Sergeant – Not sargent (sic). Aye aye captain.

Vacuum – Do you sell or maintain vacume (sic) cleaners? How about vaccuum (sic) cleaners? If you do, you can make money misspelling it.

There are a ton of misspelled words – online and off line. You don’t have to be a great speller to be in business online. Most people aren’t going to refuse to buy your widget because you misspelled lavendar (sic). Have fun with it. Make some dough Joe.