Does it help to have your main keywords in your URL and how much does it help?

By having your main keywords in URL should help you get better rankings in search engines if content on your site is great? Is it better to have specific keyword phrases in your URL that have more monthly traffic then keywords that get less monthly traffic?

 

I think having keywords within a URL benefits site ranking when combined with other SEO techniques. Search Engines favor domain names and URL's with keywords within them that match search queries for that particular keyword

 

Thanks for the help. I figured that was the case.

 

Yes it helps, I try to register domain names containing the desired KW's all the time.

 

Yes.. some of the top one to top three websites in Google SERPs have one or all of the keywords in its domain name (URL). Having the keywords that you want to rank for integrated in your domain name helps a lot in top ten rankings.

You can confirm it by doing a keyword search on Google.

 

It definitely works you should give it a try.

 

In my experience, by having main keyword in the URL it ranks well and get a better ranking in URL. Search Engines favor domain names and URL's with keywords within them that match search queries for that particular keyword

 

From my expirence having keywords within a URL benefits site ranking when combined with other SEO techniques. It’s important to have as a second tier SEO practice to have.

 

I feel it si essential. Expecially when creating new pages on a site.

 

Yes it does matter and I think the evidence is in the fact that domains I am launching for local businesses are ranking anywhere from page one to page three on Google with basic seo from launch.

 

What are some factors when trying to decide what keywords to put in your URL? The amount of traffic for a specific keywoord, etc?

 

Yes it does help and if you use wordpress you can change your permalink structure to custom and use %postname%

 

A little checklist, just for fun:

1. Keyword(s) in domain name.
2. com/net/ org domain
3. Aged domain that had / has relevant content on it and is already indexed by Google.
4. Useful content for your readers.
5. Backlinks from relevant authority sites.

Get as many as possible done and you are all set. SY

 

Keyword-rich domains are so-so important if you need to rank well. Analyze which keyword first are you picking on your website's niche and make that keyword as your domain name (if available). Right now I'm registering keyword-rich domains (especially product reviews) to get me more exposed in the search rankings. It really does perform well, and start working on it.

 

And don't forget to keep brand names out of your domain names. They get you in legal trouble faster then you can say sorry, SY

 

It helps, for sure. And do not forget about the texts of your links. They should be unique and have key words in it.

 

Yes it does help. But don't go for ultra long domains, most of the time they won't do that well. Consider getting some with not more than 3-4 words.

Also, if you really want to take advantage of Google love for keyword rich domain then consider and EXACT match domain. This single factor will give you SEO advantage that none of your competitors can enjoy.