Domain name plural, singular - Does it matter?

Domain name plural, singular - Does it matter for google?

I'm quite sure it matters for msn/live and yahoo.

How about for google? Does it matter?

etc;
1) lasiksurgery.com (more searches) is taken, so i use lasiksurgeries.com
or
2) catguide.com (more searches) is taken, so i use catsguide.com

Does it matter in both 1 & 2? Or doesn't matter for both cases.

Would love to hear what you have to say!

 

It wouldn't matter much for the 2nd case, but the 1st case could cause some problems. In the first case 'surgery' is not actually in the domain name. 'lasik surgery' likely gets much more searches than 'lasik surgeries'. In the second case, both cat & cats is in the domain name. The search engines are likely smart enough to know that surgeries is almost the same keyword as surgery, but you may not get the same boost for the word surgery. I would just use which ever version gets the most searches. If that version is not available, I don't see any problem using a plural version if it doesn't change the actual keyword.

 

I really don't think this matters.

 

I would recommend that you use some keyword tools to determine which keyword is suitable for your domain. The exact domain for keywords is usually gets more advantage to rank high for the keyword itself.

 

You need to think about the context that people use to search, and get exactly that domain.

Yes, ranking for plural will be different for example my site is NicheForum.com and for "Niche Forum" it ranks #2 and for "Niche Forums" it ranks #7.

 

Dosewnt matter if only add and S at the end of the word, like cat and catS, but if the word changes when used in plural, it counts, not much, but something.

 

I think this kind of question goes along the same lines as does it matter to have a number in your domain? so instead of hardwareFORsale.com you have hardware4sale.com

It really depends on the niche and how crowded the various keywords are. Have a look around and see what the competitors are using as keywords and if plurarl or not will effect it.

 

its ok, its having much difference in that

 

I agree the 2nd scenario isn't a huge deal but the first is. Surgeries will take more effort.

 

The selection of plural or singular depends on the keyword of your site.

 

Target the version with more search volume. It does matter!

 

Are you registering it for Google appeal or visitors appeal, first think about it?

 

Correct! I would go for visitors appeal, and for certain phrases people will remember the plural, for some the singular. E.g. one would think "books for sale" but "house for rent".

 

no it doesnt depends am sure 100%
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It doesn't matter that much specially with Google, Its all about your website backlinks and anchor text dude