Comments on: Do keyword rich domains really help in Search engine ranking and can it help you catch up with established sites! http://www.namecake.com/do-keyword-rich-domains-really-help-in-search-engine-ranking-and-can-it-help-you-catch-up-with-established-sites/ NameCake is a domain name broker and marketplace for some of the most interesting domain names on the Web Thu, 17 May 2012 11:29:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: admin http://www.namecake.com/do-keyword-rich-domains-really-help-in-search-engine-ranking-and-can-it-help-you-catch-up-with-established-sites/#comment-409 admin Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:16:10 +0000 http://www.namecake.com/?p=719#comment-409 Hi guys, thanks for your posts. Travis that's a great article and well worth reading if anyone is still watching this post. It's still a bit of a sticky subject though. Personally i hope the SE's do favour keyword rich names as i have quite a few of them and i'm starting to become more involved in developing. Helder you make an excellent point as well - i regularly click through links i find on sites to articles and posts. Hi guys, thanks for your posts.
Travis that’s a great article and well worth reading if anyone is still watching this post.
It’s still a bit of a sticky subject though. Personally i hope the SE’s do favour keyword rich names as i have quite a few of them and i’m starting to become more involved in developing.
Helder you make an excellent point as well - i regularly click through links i find on sites to articles and posts.

]]> By: Kelly Lieberman http://www.namecake.com/do-keyword-rich-domains-really-help-in-search-engine-ranking-and-can-it-help-you-catch-up-with-established-sites/#comment-407 Kelly Lieberman Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:13:06 +0000 http://www.namecake.com/?p=719#comment-407 Use brandable domains all you like - but definitely own your keyword rich product or service serch term domains and redirect to your brand domain. No reason to lose out on ANY business! Use brandable domains all you like - but definitely own your keyword rich product or service serch term domains and redirect to your brand domain. No reason to lose out on ANY business!

]]> By: Helder http://www.namecake.com/do-keyword-rich-domains-really-help-in-search-engine-ranking-and-can-it-help-you-catch-up-with-established-sites/#comment-405 Helder Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:22:42 +0000 http://www.namecake.com/?p=719#comment-405 Good keywords help in SEO, i have no doubts, and good generic keywords also have the natural type in traffic advantage, i always say that we don't need to depend on google, there's a lot more than google in the internet, they're rulers because we submit ourselves to their will. Good link building is more important, after all internet is made of people who link themselves from website to website. How many good sites have you all found, by clicking links in sites that you were visiting? a lot i believe, we don't need google all that much. Good keywords help in SEO, i have no doubts, and good generic keywords also have the natural type in traffic advantage, i always say that we don’t need to depend on google, there’s a lot more than google in the internet, they’re rulers because we submit ourselves to their will. Good link building is more important, after all internet is made of people who link themselves from website to website. How many good sites have you all found, by clicking links in sites that you were visiting? a lot i believe, we don’t need google all that much.

]]> By: Travis http://www.namecake.com/do-keyword-rich-domains-really-help-in-search-engine-ranking-and-can-it-help-you-catch-up-with-established-sites/#comment-404 Travis Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:16:37 +0000 http://www.namecake.com/?p=719#comment-404 I actually wrote an article about this not long ago for Website magazine. You can read what I think and take it into consideration. Judge for yourself. Remember that there are more than one way to get things done, and this is just an examination of this topic from one point of view. For your reading pleasure it can be found at http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/pages/domain-names-and-seo.aspx Regards, Travis Pearman I actually wrote an article about this not long ago for Website magazine. You can read what I think and take it into consideration. Judge for yourself. Remember that there are more than one way to get things done, and this is just an examination of this topic from one point of view. For your reading pleasure it can be found at http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/pages/domain-names-and-seo.aspx

Regards,
Travis Pearman

]]> By: Marty http://www.namecake.com/do-keyword-rich-domains-really-help-in-search-engine-ranking-and-can-it-help-you-catch-up-with-established-sites/#comment-403 Marty Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:39:36 +0000 http://www.namecake.com/?p=719#comment-403 I truly believe that keyword domains make it a lot easier to rank in the search engines. I see Google giving more keyword relevance to rankings than Yahoo, contradicting what you mentioned. Do a search at both places for any keyword and you will see. Also, having the exact keyword domain allows you to influence the anchor text people use when linking to you. This is a huge advantage. I truly believe that keyword domains make it a lot easier to rank in the search engines. I see Google giving more keyword relevance to rankings than Yahoo, contradicting what you mentioned. Do a search at both places for any keyword and you will see. Also, having the exact keyword domain allows you to influence the anchor text people use when linking to you. This is a huge advantage.

]]> By: Kevin Jackson http://www.namecake.com/do-keyword-rich-domains-really-help-in-search-engine-ranking-and-can-it-help-you-catch-up-with-established-sites/#comment-400 Kevin Jackson Thu, 18 Dec 2008 12:56:12 +0000 http://www.namecake.com/?p=719#comment-400 Content is king. It's more to to with the content on your site matching the keywords that you have placed in the header. Backlinks also play a vital role, but be careful how you go about obtaining links, as Google will penalise your site if you do back link in a "spam" fashion. Content is king. It’s more to to with the content on your site matching the keywords that you have placed in the header. Backlinks also play a vital role, but be careful how you go about obtaining links, as Google will penalise your site if you do back link in a “spam” fashion.

]]> By: Domain Developer http://www.namecake.com/do-keyword-rich-domains-really-help-in-search-engine-ranking-and-can-it-help-you-catch-up-with-established-sites/#comment-399 Domain Developer Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:11:17 +0000 http://www.namecake.com/?p=719#comment-399 I believe strongly that it has a MAJOR effect. I've seen it with many of my domains that rank on the top page, or even # 1 for those search terms google: put up lights you'll see my weputuplights.com domain at the top of the search strathcona real estate you should see our liveinstrathcona.com site I have others, but yes, I strongly believe that it makes a big difference in the SERPS. Not that you can't SEO a keyword domain out of the top spot with good SEO work, but ... it's way easier to get top ranking if your domain has the keywords you're trying to rank for in the name. I believe strongly that it has a MAJOR effect.

I’ve seen it with many of my domains that rank on the top page, or even # 1 for those search terms

google: put up lights
you’ll see my weputuplights.com domain at the top of the search

strathcona real estate
you should see our liveinstrathcona.com site

I have others, but yes, I strongly believe that it makes a big difference in the SERPS.

Not that you can’t SEO a keyword domain out of the top spot with good SEO work, but … it’s way easier to get top ranking if your domain has the keywords you’re trying to rank for in the name.

]]> By: BathroomLights.ca http://www.namecake.com/do-keyword-rich-domains-really-help-in-search-engine-ranking-and-can-it-help-you-catch-up-with-established-sites/#comment-398 BathroomLights.ca Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:31:36 +0000 http://www.namecake.com/?p=719#comment-398 Nice breakdown, I think all 3 groups offer valuable advise. The advantages of keyword rich domains are numerous, like you mentioned brandability, memorability and the anchor text of inbound links is going to be more relevant. The one disadvantage is that you are very limited in brand flexibility , for example if you sell bathroom lights and it works out for you but not as much as you had hoped for, you can't transfer that brand equity to expand into another industry, you are stuck with lights. o. Nice breakdown, I think all 3 groups offer valuable advise. The advantages of keyword rich domains are numerous, like you mentioned brandability, memorability and the anchor text of inbound links is going to be more relevant. The one disadvantage is that you are very limited in brand flexibility , for example if you sell bathroom lights and it works out for you but not as much as you had hoped for, you can’t transfer that brand equity to expand into another industry, you are stuck with lights.

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