Long tail domain names

Would you as a potential buyer click on a search results listing like:
wherecanibuylefthandedgreenwidgetsonline.com

It's important to get the keyword in the domain name, but would a domain like this keep you from clicking on it?

The reason I'm asking is that there's a lot of long tail keyword phrases that gets a decent amount of traffic, but the domain name may seem a little strange to some people.

Thanks

 

I think you would be better off getting a smaller domain and adding that as the site name

 

If you have already found the site I think it's a great way of remembering the name, however; for searching it's a crap shoot. I have a friend with a dating testimonial site called " somedaymyprincewill.com " and it works for her.

 

really? thats interesting I would of said that that domain wouldn't of been very active

 

hi I think it depends,

I have http://guaranteedtopsearchengineranking.com which does well in the right niche, the domain does what it says on the tin and is not too long even though a few years ago I would not have even thought of using it..

I also have howtomakemoneyontheweb.net once again a few years ago I would have even looked for this as a domain but now it fits google well and gets good traffic,

for me, wherecanibuylefthandedwidgetsonline is too long still, maybe next year i will chenge my mind though?

dave

 

Thanks for the replies.

Actually the term I have in mind is an actual search term so it does have an advantage in ranking. There's so little competition and I'm not really worried about them remembering the domain. They'd remember amazon.com before my domain.

I was just wondering if you saw the listing on the searchengine results page, would the funny looking domain name discourage you from clicking, or would it make a difference?

Thanks

 

For domain name itself,you'd better keep it short and catchy.But in case that the customer gets access to your website using keywords,
the length of the domain name is not that important for It's not necessary for them to remember it.However,From a long view,it's better
for you to have a shorter and more catchy domain name.

 

That's what I meant. I found some search terms with a few hundred searches a day with only several hundred competing sites. So visitors will find the domain through the searchengines. But for example, if I saw the SERPs and amazon.com, buy.com, etc. were on the same page as yourdomain.blogspot.com I think people would be discouraged from clicking on your link. Would a longtail domain have this effect.

Thanks

 

Hi,

all i can say is test it out.!.

dave

 

I think you may be over-analyzing the situation as well. All that matters is getting the top positions, so don't worry about the name. Get a name that will put you at the top fast. Most people do not look at the name of the site before they click it. Only people like us really do that, but the average user could care less about the domain name. As long as you are using the name for search engine use only and not for branding, then go with whatever name will get you the traffic.

 

Yeah, you guys are right. Even if someone told me the domain name did affect clickthru rates I'd still put it up to see the results eventually.

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I usually lean toward shorter domain names...As far as long domain name goes, I believe it could be an added advantage having "keyword-based" domain name but it's less fun when it comes to marketing. I would rather enjoy promoting a "brand" than a keyword-stuffed domain...

Besides, at the end of the day these "tricks" dont matter much cuz if you're failing as a webmaster to add valuable content and to promote your site, you long tail domain would probably get a few more clicks but I wonder if those visitors would become revisitors(...)

 

There is value in a long tail domain, just don't go crazy with the length of it. Try to limit it to 3 or 4 words max. I think the ideal situation would be to get a short relevant domain and name the pages long tail. Hope that helps!

Tony

 

Keywords domain are not important for seo just take short domain according to my experience

 

Thanks for the replies, but you guys are wrong about keyword specific domain names not having a SEO advantage. I've seen pages with absolutely no content, not even a page, "blank" domains get ranked on Google. And it wasn't an obscure keyword with no competition and no competing pages.

 

I won't be using such a long domain

 

Be it long or short domain names, I would say action is the most relevant! Just do it!

 

This is very true. I have sites at #1 on google based on the keyword only because my content sucks compared to the sites below me. I even rank higher at times over official company websites, so keyword domains are extremely important and help keep you out of the "sandbox" at first as well. Plus, other search engines loves keyword domains even more then google at times.

 

It's a good way to rank for domain but IDK if the name might be too long. I have a few search phrase domains that get #1 spot but I have a few that have more then 4 words and they dont get top spot. maybe too many words. IDK.

 

I have some longtail domains (with hyphens) that did reach #1 (700 plus searches a day, about a million competing pages), but somehow the amount of visitors I get don't jive with the amount of searches (700 plus searches per day = 3 to 4 visitors). I just wondered if possibly it was the "longtail" domain that kept people from clicking.

Thanks