Does Keyword Order in URL matter?

[ed22]

Hi

To all you SEO experts out there

So, example, if I'm hunting for

Big Dogs

and www.bigdog.xyz is available

is

www.DogsBig.xyz

still as good?????

Thanks!

[paulrigby]

The first one is the best URL option to rank the keyword Big dogs.

So if there is not option for choosing that url you can move to the second choice.

Keywords in the url really works good in ranking in SERP. As also the keyword order also the same.

[uProSoft]

I don't really think it makes any difference so long as when you are doing seo you use you desired keyword order as anchor text.
I just typed big dogs on google and dogs big i had the same result appear for number one on google.
Unless your customers will be searching using quotation which can be next to impossible.

I hope this helps.

[raviv]

Hey ed22
I am not writing just for the sake of ranking in the SERPs when you choose a URL bidogs or dogsbig

When others want to link to your site or try to remember the URL of your site, it is much easier to remember bigdogs.com than dogsbig.com

So having a short easy to remember URL is an advantage but that said, availability of such domain names today is hard.
Best
Raviv

[indiarajasthan]

If only this url is availible then you can go far this .this will also help you for getting high search ranking in the factor of seo

[pethanks]

Yes it does matter. If your keyword is in URL, then there is a big possibility that it will rank fast and become visible in Google fast.

[ed22]

Originally Posted by ronsang90

I don't really think it makes any difference so long as when you are doing seo you use you desired keyword order as anchor text.
I just typed big dogs on google and dogs big i had the same result appear for number one on google.
Unless your customers will be searching using quotation which can be next to impossible.

I hope this helps.

Yes, the example was useful - nothing beats testing IMHO!
Thanks all

[BankruptcyRules]

Hi all,

Most of search engine optimization centers on guessing how users will search to find your site. When you’re optimizing for organic search results, you shouldn’t be surprised to find out how much word order impacts your rankings. It all works on a 'best matching principle.' If your customers search for 'Medical Malpractice Lawyer Chicago' in that exact order AND you optmize for not just those words but also that EXACT order, then - all things being equal - you will beat out a competitor who has the same words but wrong order.
So try to 'guess' the word order used by your customer as well as the words used. But use variations, because probably different people will use different word orders. You are looking for the ones with the higher volumes vs. other word orders.
Hope this helps!

[Sandee]

i think the exact same keyword in both domain and anchor text are the most important in SEO. I would skip it if i cant find good domain

[samuel.johnson]

I strongly believe that the keywords in the URL matters a lot.And it is preferable to use the first URL.

[ed22]

Originally Posted by stevenjohn

IMO there is little if any gain to be achieved by the inclusion of keywords into URLs.

The only exception would be keywords in links that can be parsed :

i.e.

Monkey-food.com as a link might get you a bit of credit for monkey and food, but monkeyfood.com would get nothing.

Better to concentrate on getting your keywords in your page content, page title, alt tags, and text links.

What do you base this on?

[staceymattew]

It is good to go with www.bigdog.xyz

[jhonsean]

Agreed It makes no difference at all as long as your site is well optimized and informative for the visitors, you will gain quality backlinks from it.