domain.com/keyword vs keyword.com

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by Excel 8, Feb 22, 2012.

  1. #1
    Hello guys!

    I want your expert thoughts over this. I'm sorting out the pros and cons between the two options.

    domain.com/keyword or keyword.com

    what would be the positive and negative thing will happen if I choose domain.com/keyword?
    what would be the positive and negative thing will happen if I choose keyword.com?

    I need your expert opinion guys!I know some but I need to list more.

    Thanks!
     
    Excel 8, Feb 22, 2012 IP
  2. icegin

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    Choosing keyword.com might give you a ranking advantage in the search engine if you choose a very frequently-searched keyword. This is a method that sniper sites use. The problem is that most popular keywords have a lot of competition so the domain name is either unavailable or your site will be outranked by larger, competing sites.
     
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  3. cesarian

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    keyword.com can be better but it's possible to outrank those domains using domain.com/keyword. I know this because I did this. It's all depends on how good is your on-page SEO and off-page SEO. If a page domain.com/keyword get a lot of high quaility links and also it's well optimized and the whole website are good quaility website than it can outrank keyword.com
     
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    Keyword.com is better if the keyword has a high search volume, but if your keyword has a low search volume then domain.com/keyword.html is better. Also if you'll choose a good keyword you can get some type-in traffic.
    If keyword.com is taken, which is so usually you may try some other zones, .net, org and even some exotic zones like sh or tv.
     
    nvp, Feb 23, 2012 IP
  5. ktp2012

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    First, you researcher and use "The best place to start is Google’s Keyword Tool:

    Now take your niche idea(s) and and think about what kind of keywords people would be typing in to Google Search. Think about what keywords in particular have to do with domain
    For example, if I was making a blog on ‘diets’ I would take a domain" diet Tips at com

    Between keywords and domain name are connect.
    Google love it
     
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    Keyword dot com is better. You should think of exit strategy, and see the perspective from the buyer's point. Keyword dot com allows buyer to build up a good site without much explanation of what it sells in the site.
     
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