domain name, keyword and rankings

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by wwood, Sep 28, 2010.

  1. #1
    If, for example, my homepage keyword is "online dog training", and all the domains with that keyword are taken, it will be still helpful (in order to get ranking fot that keyword) take a domain adding a word?

    e.g.: online-dog-training-advices

    I've seen that for the keyword "farmville secrets review" at 1# in Google there is a site with very few backlinks, but with the domain name the same as the keyword.
     
    wwood, Sep 28, 2010 IP
  2. coloradocustomtile

    coloradocustomtile Peon

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    #2
    Having the domain name as the keyword phrase is a good start, but it doesn't *guarantee* you top rankings (it will help, though)- your site will still need unique content and decent design to stay on the first page.
    If you are trying to drive traffic, you will be better off building backlinks that have anchor text containing the keyword phrases you are targeting, instead of winding up with a feeder site for every keyword phrase you are trying to rank for.
     
    coloradocustomtile, Sep 28, 2010 IP
  3. Hoster1983

    Hoster1983 Active Member

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    domain name has negligible effect on SERP...
     
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    aznbiggie616 Peon

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    Definitely try to get a good domain name. Backlinks as well. Don't make your domain too long either.
     
    aznbiggie616, Sep 28, 2010 IP
  5. AdamFL

    AdamFL Well-Known Member

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    I think If you take 2 websites about the same niche/keyword and assuming both sites are doing similar seo effort, excluding other factors like domain age, TLD etc... the website/domain with the keyword on the name will rank better than the one without it.
     
    AdamFL, Sep 28, 2010 IP
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    rosn007 Well-Known Member

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    whatever you do, don't make your domain name of 4 words. This is a bad SEO.
     
    rosn007, Sep 29, 2010 IP
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    Dude it does... and it has a major effect since last 6to8 months or so.
     
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    pricop2008 Greenhorn

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    Try to use those keywords combined with the "-" character, e.g.: onlinedog-training.com, this domain name is available. If you don't like anyone available you can try to use a ".co" domain.
     
    pricop2008, Sep 29, 2010 IP
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    alokkumars Peon

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    Domain Name that Contains Your Web Site's Keywords and domain name are sort ok
     
    alokkumars, Sep 29, 2010 IP