Influence of domain name on SEO

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by HyipData, Apr 18, 2011.

  1. #1
    Hi!

    It's well-known that in case your domain name includes keywords, it boosts your SERPs.

    So I am wondering whether the following combinations will give me a considerable impact in search engines, let's say my targeted keyword is "payday loans":

    1) thepaydayloans.com

    2) payday-loans.biz

    First one contains an extra word - "the", second one has a .biz extension and contains dash.

    I have found some attractive offers on domian auctions, but I want to be sure the domains are worth their price.
     
    HyipData, Apr 18, 2011 IP
  2. johnsander

    johnsander Member

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    First domain name is good for your website.
     
    johnsander, Apr 18, 2011 IP
  3. HyipData

    HyipData Greenhorn

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    Will it give me a good impact in search engines for "payday loans" keyword?
     
    HyipData, Apr 18, 2011 IP
  4. C.Rebecca

    C.Rebecca Active Member

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    I will suggest you to include hyphen in your 1st domain and make it payday-loans.com or the-payday-loans.com if they are available.

    Or go for 2nd option i.e. payday-loans.biz
     
    C.Rebecca, Apr 20, 2011 IP
  5. Seaman Staines

    Seaman Staines Member

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    It's better to have your main keyword at the front of the domain but a .com is much better than a .biz

    Out of the 2, I would say that thepaydayloans.com wins :D

    paydayloansnow or paydayloanssite would be better though

    Try to avoid hyphens if you can IMHO
     
    Seaman Staines, Apr 20, 2011 IP
  6. Kiranraj

    Kiranraj Well-Known Member

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    I think you should go with thepaydayloans.com. Because it is also with .com extension which helps to get results from globally
     
    Kiranraj, Apr 22, 2011 IP
  7. China_girl

    China_girl Well-Known Member

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    Yes obviously the main keyword in the domain name will give you an extra advantage to rank higher in the SERPs. Just take an example of my first site in my signature and try by yourself in google with the domain name it has. Without even starting my site, I am ranking on the 4th page of google for the desired keyword ;)
    The first one in your two domain looks better, also try to get paydayloan.org, if possible !!!!
     
    China_girl, Apr 23, 2011 IP
  8. ayushi infotech

    ayushi infotech Peon

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    yes use keyword in your domain its helps site traffic add s , - , the, z, or use .com , .info, .org,biz try this
     
    ayushi infotech, Apr 23, 2011 IP
  9. ehuq

    ehuq Well-Known Member

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    Both the domains are good for SEO point of view.
    But from other marketing considerations I shall prefer the .com domain.
     
    ehuq, Apr 23, 2011 IP
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    michalka Peon

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    Keyword in domain name will be a good thing. But only with this we can't get good SERP it need some more on page off page SEO. Search engine will give more priority for .com than .biz . I suggest you go for thepaydayloans.com
     
    michalka, Apr 23, 2011 IP
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    jacuzzi Guest

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    Looking towards SEO and SEM (google adsense), thepaydayloans.com would be good enough to get started rather going for .biz
     
    jacuzzi, Apr 23, 2011 IP
  12. ForgottenCreature

    ForgottenCreature Notable Member

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    It doesn't matter about your name - its the content/traffic/back links that matter,
     
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  13. nichering

    nichering Greenhorn

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    I go with Seaman: if you find an available domain with your main keyword in the front of the domain it'll be a better choice. I say this because I already had some experience with "the" in front of keyword and it's a bit harder to get it on the main pages.

    But I think the first domain is better. A ".com" is always better than a ".biz" in these occasions.
     
    nichering, Apr 23, 2011 IP
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    I prefer to choose .com

    but its your decision to make it.
     
    G30SPKI, Apr 23, 2011 IP
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    According to one of Matt Cutts latest videos, Google is trying to not put as much weight in the keyword rich domain names in a near future algorithm update. I dont see how they can totally ignore it, but for now they work great!
     
    Mk3Design, Apr 23, 2011 IP
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    Keywords in domains are always good as they help with the search engine rankings, but a brandable domain is better because it helps build the brand for your site. If you can find a name that is both brandable, and includes keywords, then you should register it.
     
    cheesee, Apr 23, 2011 IP
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    Hi there, I personnaly also prefer .com domains. But once again, this will only be your starting point ( the domain ). You could have a non-keyword domain and rank much better for a specific keyword than the keyword domain name itself as you know.
     
    R3Rbot, Apr 24, 2011 IP