Why the domain name matters

txconx · 06-07-2011, 05:25 PM

For a couple of years, I've owned an EMD dot com for a type of patio furniture. A week or two ago, I dragged it out of parking, put up a Wordpress site and put up two pages of text with pictures and affiliate links to Amazon products.

That's it. No backlinking, no article writing - absolutely nothing but on-page SEO and all-in-one Wordpress SEO.

Got busy with other things and didn't get back to it until today.

The site is now #1 on Google for the exact phrase and #2 (behind Nextag) for the broad phrase and making sales on Amazon.

I plan on doing more with it, but in case anyone was wondering whether or not an EMD makes a difference - yes, it does.

R0CKY · 06-07-2011, 06:26 PM

Yeh I can confirm a similar situation, I was outranking amazon, wiki and all sorts just with an EMD and no backlinks.

InitialEffort · 06-07-2011, 06:43 PM

Yup, pretty common experiences.

strategic seo services · 06-07-2011, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by txconx

For a couple of years, I've owned an EMD dot com for a type of patio furniture. A week or two ago, I dragged it out of parking, put up a Wordpress site and put up two pages of text with pictures and affiliate links to Amazon products.

That's it. No backlinking, no article writing - absolutely nothing but on-page SEO and all-in-one Wordpress SEO.

Got busy with other things and didn't get back to it until today.

The site is now #1 on Google for the exact phrase and #2 (behind Nextag) for the broad phrase and making sales on Amazon.

I plan on doing more with it, but in case anyone was wondering whether or not an EMD makes a difference - yes, it does.

How competitive is the keyword?

MikeFriedman · 06-07-2011, 06:48 PM

For a very uncompetitive keyword, yes an exact match domain name can get you a page one ranking. Try that for anything with a significant search volume though. It won't work on its own.

txconx · 06-07-2011, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strategic seo services

How competitive is the keyword?

Decent volume, low competition. I don't care as long as it's converting.

It's doing better than it was parked.

LemonSqueezy · 06-07-2011, 11:42 PM

congrats, ride the money train all the way home

drvosjeca · 06-07-2011, 11:46 PM

this is just thing of low competition...

ashleysmith12 · 06-08-2011, 12:28 AM

Hi there,

Domain name is matter because it is a life of the website.

Thanks!

Foster8641 · 06-08-2011, 12:32 AM

A Domain name matters a lot in any website, it helps in various way to identify your website and brand your image in front of the customer and indicates your involvement in internet.

Seofarmer · 06-08-2011, 12:53 AM

Great thread.
Does it matter if the domain has a 'hyphen'?

ex: keyword1-keyword2.com

Thanks

txconx · 06-08-2011, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seofarmer

Great thread.
Does it matter if the domain has a 'hyphen'?

ex: keyword1-keyword2.com

Thanks

I don't know. I have very few hyphenated names.

nzdealer · 06-08-2011, 07:31 AM

by the way for all those looking for a good and free emd tool.

Try out

Exact Domain Match Tool - Find Available Exact Match Domains

it uses google keyword tool and tells you the domain availability and the search volume for up to 200 related keywords.

derekad · 06-08-2011, 02:50 PM

have you experienced the same in case when you had EMD but with google stop words?

thedude916 · 06-08-2011, 04:45 PM

exact match domains make a huge diff in rankings.. glad to hear you're doing well with it. probably also helps there's some age to the domain too, big G definitely places more trust with aged domains.

txconx · 06-08-2011, 07:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by derekad

have you experienced the same in case when you had EMD but with google stop words?

Sorry, I can't answer that one, either. I only have one domain name with a stop word in it (the) and I bought it because it was an aged domain with a lot of backlinks.

A little about me - I started buying domain names 10 years ago. I researched keywords and bought a lot of 2- and 3-word EMDs and parked them. Parking has taken a nosedive and I'm slowly developing the sites because just about any revenue beats parking these days.

Jeremy Banks · 06-08-2011, 08:51 PM

Happens all the time, I get brand new sites making me $1-$5 a day only a few days after I start them.

Dresden14 · 06-08-2011, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seofarmer

Great thread.
Does it matter if the domain has a 'hyphen'?

ex: keyword1-keyword2.com

Thanks

I have a few EMD's; one of which is www.keyword-one.org (and a .org. It ranks # 2 for 33,000 key.

I also have EMDs.com and in all, if people tell you EMDs are not the thing - they're liars.

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06-07-2011, 05:25 PM	#1
txconx HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 378 Thanks: 57 Thanked 54 Times in 51 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Why the domain name matters For a couple of years, I've owned an EMD dot com for a type of patio furniture. A week or two ago, I dragged it out of parking, put up a Wordpress site and put up two pages of text with pictures and affiliate links to Amazon products. That's it. No backlinking, no article writing - absolutely nothing but on-page SEO and all-in-one Wordpress SEO. Got busy with other things and didn't get back to it until today. The site is now #1 on Google for the exact phrase and #2 (behind Nextag) for the broad phrase and making sales on Amazon. I plan on doing more with it, but in case anyone was wondering whether or not an EMD makes a difference - yes, it does.

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R0CKY Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13 Thanks: 2 Thanked 8 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Why the domain name matters Yeh I can confirm a similar situation, I was outranking amazon, wiki and all sorts just with an EMD and no backlinks.

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Seofarmer HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 191 Thanks: 14 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Why the domain name matters Great thread. Does it matter if the domain has a 'hyphen'? ex: keyword1-keyword2.com Thanks

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derekad HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 288 Thanks: 11 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Why the domain name matters have you experienced the same in case when you had EMD but with google stop words?

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thedude916 Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 52 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Why the domain name matters exact match domains make a huge diff in rankings.. glad to hear you're doing well with it. probably also helps there's some age to the domain too, big G definitely places more trust with aged domains.

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Jeremy Banks Getn that in'ernet money War Room Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 562 Thanks: 35 Thanked 133 Times in 71 Posts	Re: Why the domain name matters Happens all the time, I get brand new sites making me $1-$5 a day only a few days after I start them.