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[BenSalez]

Lets say the keyword I want to target is "broach"

I also obviously want to target the plural "broaches"

How would you register a domain for this scenario?

broachinfo.xxx or broachesinfo.xxx

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Ben

[Vappingo]

Google does recognize variations in keywords but I would go with broaches.info because it captures both versions of the word.

[Tina Golden]

Other search engines will consider both keywords but according to th SEO experts I know, Google will only count one. Choose whichever has the most searches or least competition. You can still target the alternative in your content.

Tina

[BenSalez]

Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises

Other search engines will consider both keywords but according to th SEO experts I know, Google will only count one. Choose whichever has the most searches or least competition. You can still target the alternative in your content.

Tina

What do you think would garner more SERP love?

broachinfo.com or broach.cc ?

[yukon]

I would go with the plural & make it .com, .net, or .org

Btw, Google will count the the plural both ways (example: brooch & brooches).

Doesn't mean you'll rank for either one in the SERPs, that's up to you & how you go about your on/off page SEO.

[Vappingo]

Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises

Other search engines will consider both keywords but according to th SEO experts I know, Google will only count one. Choose whichever has the most searches or least competition. You can still target the alternative in your content.

Tina

Google does count plurals, I know this from the keywords section in the Webmaster Tools for my own site.

[Tina Golden]

Originally Posted by BenSalez

What do you think would garner more SERP love?

broachinfo.com or broach.cc ?

I don't have a clue when it comes to the emphasis on domains but I've always pretty much stuck to .com, .net and .org because that way I'm covered if it does matter...lol.

Tina

[Tina Golden]

Originally Posted by Vappingo

Google does count plurals, I know this from the keywords section in the Webmaster Tools for my own site.

I know it counts plurals but I've been told by several people with a lot more SEO knowledge than I have, that Google won't normally take the singular version out of the plural and rank you for both the same. That could be wrong - I don't know. But I would go for the term with either the most searches or the least competition out of the two, just to be on the safe side.

When you search for a singular term, then search for the same term only plural, it doesn't often come up with the same site in the top position for both.

Tina

[orvn]

Personally I;
definitely agree on the pluralization and making it a .com
hyphenation may be an option, but I'd suggest selecting a nice second word, as hyphenation can make a site look less authoritative to consumers.

broaches-everywhere.com
broaches-abound.com
broaches-fashion.com

But really, while domain name helps, it can't be THAT huge a deal- right?

[keliix06]

Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises

I know it counts plurals but I've been told by several people with a lot more SEO knowledge than I have, that Google won't normally take the singular version out of the plural and rank you for both the same. That could be wrong - I don't know. But I would go for the term with either the most searches or the least competition out of the two, just to be on the safe side.

When you search for a singular term, then search for the same term only plural, it doesn't often come up with the same site in the top position for both.

Tina

google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=brooches&aq=f& aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

Don't need to listen to anyone, just go to Google for your answer I had to go to page two to find an example, but Wikipedia is there with the page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooch. You'll notice Brooch is not in bold, but all instances of Brooches are.

Now let's go to the singular search.

google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=brooch&aq=f&aq i=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

You'll notice that all instance of the term "Brooches" on the page have "Brooch" bolded.

That would tell me, pretty clearly, that using the pluralized version is the best way to go, and you will show as bolded for both plural and non-plural searches, and any benefit of having the keyword in the domain will be there in both instances.