I have bought two domains of the same name (.net and .com) and have a great idea for a website. The idea for this site is simple, yet will be effective and easy to update due to it’s simplicity and being that it is a subject I know very well. Basically, it will be a new simple way for people to discover music.
The phrase (the same exact phrase as my domains) gets 165,000 global monthly searches according to the Google keyword tool. Now, I know I’ll have to back it up with content, which I am fully prepared to do, as content is king. In other words, I’m not looking to just build a crap website, park it, and forget about it.
My questions are:
-Will the domain automatically rank high in the search engine results due to the searches for the phrase?
-Obviously, content will do more, but will I have a boost right out of the box by having these domains, or will it not make much of a difference without content?
No one has provided any solid evidence to suggest that having a keyword-rich domain will do anything for your site, so I would discount any opinions above that state so.
Logically speaking, why would having such a domain make you rank better on Google? Any idiot can buy “cheap-nike-shoes.com” to rank well on the term “cheap Nike shoes”, but it takes a good website to create a good website about cheap Nike shoes. You’ll find that very few of the typical fluff bots that post here could argue against that logic, and I welcome them to try.
This is why, to me, domain names mean next to nothing in terms of SEO.
i would like to say that there are some suggestion during getting domains…
.net is for networking its a domain extension.
.com is top level domain & for world wide… "you can select or target region by country wise…)
.com will help you to get it globally… but i have fond some domain with some other domain level… you can select that one but i would like to prefer top level domain…
i have read some where that if domain with keyword is good & as you read comment that it’s a one element that will give you benefits but doesn’t mean that you will get the rank in search engine in high competition without any promotion activities…
if r u thinking about hash (-) or desh (-) then it’s not preferable so i would not like to suggest you that one…
An exact match domain or EMD does still give a boost, but it needs some content to get that boost in the first place.
I wish you good luck with your venture with those two EMDs, and I hope you do well in spite of that competition you have.
Just a thought. How long do exact match domains still have before Google brings on an EMD slap for sites EMD sites with 5 pages and no updates for the last few years?
Yes, but domain names are just one of a number of elements used by Google to determine site ranking. Your best best is as you said, make a great site that contains excellent content and is easily used by its visitors. No SEO voodoo in the world will beat a well-structured site delivering great content and great UX to its user base.
I shudder to think how much you paid for the domains…
The phrase (the same exact phrase as my domains) gets 165,000 global monthly searches according to the Google keyword tool. Now, I know I’ll have to back it up with content, which I am fully prepared to do, as content is king . In other words, I’m not looking to just build a crap website, park it, and forget about it.
Is the number exact searches? EMD’s are no more valued as they used to be few years ago.
I actually bought 3 domains and paid under $33. The 3rd one I didn’t mention is a .net domain that has 1,800,000 searches for that exact phrase. The other 2 are 165,000. Some of the domains that were similar to what I was looking for were $1000 and up (one was $2500 I believe), which seemed ludicrous to me. But, I guess there are some people that can afford that.
Furthermore, I have some good uses in mind for the domains. If I didn’t have ideas as to what I would use them for, I wouldn’t have bought them
The number is “global monthly searches” according to the Google Adwords keyword tool. I doubt it’s an exact figure, but probably close. This is the search result for the keyword phrase mind you, not the exact domain.
this depends of your competitors what other domain names are like yours etc. you need to make a little research. Some keywords have just too many competitors and the domain name becomes useless.
There don’t seem to be many competitors for those keywords, at least according to Google. There are plenty of music websites, but this definitely leans more toward a niche.
It really depends on a lot of factors, like competition, your seo efforts and so on.
Having an exact match domain, can certainly be helpful, but, I wouldn’t rely on it alone to get you to rank for that keyword.
. In other words, I’m not looking to just build a crap website, park it, and forget about it.
