use abbreviations for domains

Discussion in 'Keywords' started by earlyadopter, Jul 7, 2012.

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  1. #1
    hi,
    can i use abbreviations for domain, if i want to purchase a long keyword domain like 29 characters?
    abbreviations are good for SEO or GOOGLE appreciate it or not? and use that keyword in the description of the site or title of the site

    need your help..
     
    earlyadopter, Jul 7, 2012 IP
  2. mnmani

    mnmani Well-Known Member

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    #2
    IMDB --> internet movie database
    like that you can use abbreviations for domain names. such abbreviations do not harm :)
     
    mnmani, Jul 7, 2012 IP
  3. steveoseo

    steveoseo Greenhorn

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    #3
    Having one main keyword in the domain is a good idea but the shorter the better.
     
    steveoseo, Jul 9, 2012 IP
  4. ninjamtlt1

    ninjamtlt1 Active Member

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    It wouldn't harm anything, but you're not gonna get the keyword effect if you abbreviate. It's better to have the full keyword in your domain name, trust me on that. :)
     
    ninjamtlt1, Jul 11, 2012 IP
  5. lincher

    lincher Member

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    you should only use abbrevations in domains if you main keyword has one IMO.
     
    lincher, Jul 16, 2012 IP
  6. ultimate marketing

    ultimate marketing Greenhorn

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    Exact Match Domains (EMD's) have a very, very minor advantage since the Penguin updates.

    If you have a long domain name, it looks a bit spammy if it's something like:

    AReallyLongDomainNameThatIChoose.com

    rather than

    rldntic.com
     
    ultimate marketing, Jul 17, 2012 IP
  7. Brish

    Brish Peon

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    right. specially if the researcher saw your domain and it goes to a abbreviation they will think that your site is a spam. Aside from that if your domain have a keywords it will be easy for your site to crawl by google.
     
    Brish, Jul 23, 2012 IP
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    nufox Peon

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    yup.. shorter domains related to your keywords would be good but i don't recommend abbreviation
     
    nufox, Aug 2, 2012 IP
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    So your website will be located as spam if the domainname is to long? generally?
     
    sebastianpick, Aug 3, 2012 IP
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    x0n Peon

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    Well no thats not neccessarily true sebastian, but think about it this way, if you have a domain called, for example. CoolShoes.com and another called ReallyCoolShoesILike.com which one is easier to remember? Not only that, it just looks better. Depending on your situation a shorter, easy to remember domain, which is related to your main keyword is the best route in my opinion. But, in other situations, the long domain might be better if you cant find a shorter domain with the right keywords. But no, just because your domain is longer, you wont be penalized.
     
    x0n, Aug 3, 2012 IP
  11. latnemele

    latnemele Member

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    The best way to get recognition is doing SEO and using abbreviations for your domain will make it a bit harder to rank high because you do not have your whole keyword phrase in your domain name. However abbreviations are sometimes easier to remember so it makes it better if you are planning to promote the domain using social media.
     
    latnemele, Aug 6, 2012 IP