When you're hunting for domains - What would YOU say a good 'traffic to competitor' ratio is?

impulsell · 01-10-2010, 03:28 PM

Hey,

The title sums it up really. When you're hunting for domains and using the Google keyword tool and comparing keyword traffic volume (exact) against the number competitors (exact - as in "keyword"), what would you say a good R/S (results/searchers ratio) is? Or more importantly - what is the minimum it has to be for you to be interested?

I know there are other really important factors involved in good domain name keywords, the ad pay rate/the quality of competition, etc. I was just wondering what people considered a good ratio of searchers/. For example if I use the Google keyword tool and see:

'example' has - 3000 searchers (exact not broad)

and

'example' has 45000 results for competitors for this term when doing a Google search (putting the keyword in brackets as in "example"). That's a ratio of 15/1. For me way too high.

I personally don't spend too much time on keywords unless this ratio is under 4/1 - what about everyone else?

Ideally I look for 1/1 or less.

P.S: I know there are loads of other factors involved in choosing quality domain names and I may be slightly oversimplifying the process. I just find this aspect really interesting when narrowing down potential keywords from a large list.

01-10-2010, 03:28 PM	#1
impulsell Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 71 Thanks: 24 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	When you're hunting for domains - What would YOU say a good 'traffic to competitor' ratio is? Hey, The title sums it up really. When you're hunting for domains and using the Google keyword tool and comparing keyword traffic volume (exact) against the number competitors (exact - as in "keyword"), what would you say a good R/S (results/searchers ratio) is? Or more importantly - what is the minimum it has to be for you to be interested? I know there are other really important factors involved in good domain name keywords, the ad pay rate/the quality of competition, etc. I was just wondering what people considered a good ratio of searchers/. For example if I use the Google keyword tool and see: 'example' has - 3000 searchers (exact not broad) and 'example' has 45000 results for competitors for this term when doing a Google search (putting the keyword in brackets as in "example"). That's a ratio of 15/1. For me way too high. I personally don't spend too much time on keywords unless this ratio is under 4/1 - what about everyone else? Ideally I look for 1/1 or less. P.S: I know there are loads of other factors involved in choosing quality domain names and I may be slightly oversimplifying the process. I just find this aspect really interesting when narrowing down potential keywords from a large list.