Domain name plurals

Axel1 · 11-09-2009, 12:45 PM

All else equal, having a domain name which exactly matches your target keyword(s) is good for your rankings. Can any SEO people confirm whether having a plural form would get the same benefit as the exact match? For example if your keywords are "Chemistry forum" and your domain name was "Chemistryforums.com", would that be as good as "Chemistryforum.com"? This is ignoring resale value and the esthetics of the name as I know that the former domain name is more desirable, but am wondering about it purely from an SEO viewpoint.

paulgl · 11-09-2009, 12:59 PM

Doesn't matter. Websites get ranked, not domains.
You can take dirtforum.com and rank #1 for chemistry forum.
Where and what do you think warriorforum.com ranks for?
Case closed. Next case.

Paul

Axel1 · 03-17-2011, 05:37 PM

Thanks, that's brilliant. Squidoo lenses it is then

11-09-2009, 12:59 PM	#2
paulgl Plundering the Web War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: , , . Posts: 4,411 Thanks: 668 Thanked 1,002 Times in 775 Posts	Re: Domain name plurals Doesn't matter. Websites get ranked, not domains. You can take dirtforum.com and rank #1 for chemistry forum. Where and what do you think warriorforum.com ranks for? Case closed. Next case. Paul
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Axel1 Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Domain name plurals Thanks, that's brilliant. Squidoo lenses it is then

11-09-2009, 12:45 PM	#1
Axel1 Warrior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Domain name plurals All else equal, having a domain name which exactly matches your target keyword(s) is good for your rankings. Can any SEO people confirm whether having a plural form would get the same benefit as the exact match? For example if your keywords are "Chemistry forum" and your domain name was "Chemistryforums.com", would that be as good as "Chemistryforum.com"? This is ignoring resale value and the esthetics of the name as I know that the former domain name is more desirable, but am wondering about it purely from an SEO viewpoint.