How important to have your main keyword in your domain URL

stodary2000 · 07-09-2011, 09:17 AM

Hi All,
This forum is amazing

I am new to internet marketing and I have a question

I see some people suggest to get your main keyword in your domain URL with .com .org .net even with extra letter at the end like x or v but this will lead to a new domain with Google sandbox period

and some people suggest to get expired domain from GoDaddy for 65$

so my question how important is the SEO factor of having your main keyword in the domain URL

JSProjects · 07-09-2011, 09:20 AM

IMO, it plays a pretty big role as long as your on-page SEO is good and you send backlinks to it. (As you would with any other site.) I've noticed that "exact match domains" tend to be easier to rank.

stodary2000 · 07-09-2011, 09:25 AM

but remember that
you will also try to rank for other keywords

nobody will rank for one main keyword RIGHT??

clickbump · 07-09-2011, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stodary2000

...so my question how important is the SEO factor of having your main keyword in the domain URL

Its still the absolute best leverage you have in ranking your site for a given keyword phrase.

Even with the efforts by the google search team to de-empasize its power somewhat (which is a testament to its incredible power as an SEO factor), it remains a fundamental part of their search algo and will be for some time.

rowanman28 · 07-09-2011, 09:55 AM

I chose a fairly long domain name in order to have an exact match, and be able to rank easily for that phrase around the world.

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JSProjects Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,118 Thanks: 57 Thanked 201 Times in 177 Posts Contact Info	Re: How important to have your main keyword in your domain URL IMO, it plays a pretty big role as long as your on-page SEO is good and you send backlinks to it. (As you would with any other site.) I've noticed that "exact match domains" tend to be easier to rank.
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stodary2000 Active Warrior Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 84 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: How important to have your main keyword in your domain URL but remember that you will also try to rank for other keywords nobody will rank for one main keyword RIGHT??
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rowanman28 HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 383 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 16 Posts	Re: How important to have your main keyword in your domain URL I chose a fairly long domain name in order to have an exact match, and be able to rank easily for that phrase around the world.