keywords in domain name importance

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by jonheres, Nov 17, 2008.

  1. #1
    How much a benefit does having a domain name conformed of the extact keyphrase you want to optimize your site ?

    example:

    i want to optimize for the phrase:

    Fast Food Panama

    will be a tangible benefit to have www.fastfoodpanama.com

    ?

    any advice is welcome!
     
    jonheres, Nov 17, 2008 IP
  2. mokmok69

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    I has a factor in optimization if your is at your domain but it is depend on your optimization.
     
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  3. easywab

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    No. It gives you a huge boost.

    eg. seo book (this site might be optimizes)

    But just check the keyword "seo expert company" , You will get the benefits than you think.
     
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  4. seo_cel

    seo_cel Banned

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    Yes, using particular keyphrase as your domain may increase your keyword rankings in serp for that particular keyphrase. However if that keyphrase is quite competitive, its ranking may be based on how your work on your building links and other on-page factors.
     
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  5. shorething

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    Keywords in your domain name help massively, particularly if your domain name is exactly the same as your prominent keyword phrase (as yours appears to be).
     
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    This is one of the most important tags for search engines. Make use of this fact in your seo work. Keywords must be used in the TITLE tag. The link to your site that is normally displayed in search results will contain text derived from the TITLE tag. It functions as a sort of virtual business card for your pages. Often, the TITLE tag text is the first information about your website that the user sees. This is why it should not only contain keywords, but also be informative and attractive. You want the searcher to be tempted to click on your listed link and navigate to your website. As a rule, 50-80 characters from the TITLE tag are displayed in search results and so you should limit the size of the title to this length.
     
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    KC TAN Well-Known Member

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    Yes, it will help your site to gain visibility faster comparing to a totally unrelated domain name. However, do note that Google uses more than 200 factors to rank a site, hence, content relevancy is still the most important in my opinion :)
     
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    seodilip Active Member

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    it is also one of the important factors used by Google to rank any website for any keyword phrase(s).... and is is good to have keyword rich domain name which specifies business theme of the website....
     
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  9. SonnyCooL

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    it good for serp ...
    i did it n doing it and will do again ....
    all my sign site is fresh and newly built but rank perfect...
    my geo + usedcar (keyword domain) site index in less then a day (when the site is empty with WP install only) and rank front page with 400k search return ....
    received average 20-35 daily visitor from SE :) without doing anything then post :)
     
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    Use that keywords in your title tag and in your content and show relevant information, you should also link with similar sites of your niche.
     
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    the main advantage this gives you is not so much the weighting of the URL for ranking purposes any more, (it's noticeable in low competition searches, but in competitive searches its not so important) but that if you have your keywords in your domain name, then your IBLs will usually always have the right anchor text in them w ww.keyword-keyword.com

    thats the big advantage.
     
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    Correct, but there is indeed an extra advantage to having an exact matching domain because you stand a chance of google thinking searchers are performing an navigational query to your brand when in fact they are performing a generic search for the keywords they typed.

    Take a look at http://www.digeratimarketing.co.uk/2007/10/16/making-money-with-google-navigational-queries/ to get a full explanation.
     
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    It will help your site, but try not to use hypens too much if your domain name of choice has gone.
     
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    I always use my ultimate keywords in my domain name. Its a fact that it works for your rankings at se.


    Regards
     
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    Keywords in your URL is a bonus to improve SEO. It doesn't seem to carry as much weight as it used too, but any little boast in your SERPs can only be beneficial
     
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    as everyone above said , those keywd.s play a major role . . maybe they are among the top 50 factors that google bot takes to rank a blog / site .
     
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    here is a nice article found on "keywords in domain"

    dnseo.net/keywords-in-domain
     
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    #18
    key words reach domains play the factor in your SERPS but you have to promote this key words with some links building and also it's not important that all key words reach domain will rank high in search engine for that key words though it's optimize easily for you. but you have to work on this to promote it.
     
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    I can say , domain name is VERY important and its the only think you cannot make change / update or tweak.
    So choose it wisely!
     
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    Yep, in my experience it has been VERY important!
     
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