Do you think I could outrank these sites ?

noobjet · 07-27-2011, 04:19 PM

Hey I'm researching a keyword, and these are the results from Traffic Travis. None of these sites have my keyword in the domain name. None of them even have the anchor text in the domain. But some of them are aged sites with good PR and high traffic. I'd just like to know what experienced warriors think.

I know it won't be easy and it will take work, I'm just wondering if I work at it for 6 months+ is their any real chance I can get #1 ? All perspectives are appreciated, thanks

John Williamson · 07-27-2011, 04:25 PM

Go for it. With the proper anchor text for your links, title tags, and header tags, you should be able to beat 'em.

JulianKane · 07-27-2011, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by John Williamson

Go for it. With the proper anchor text for your links, title tags, and header tags, you should be able to beat 'em.

Exactly what I was going to say, go for it- make it happen.

Kenwa87 · 07-27-2011, 04:51 PM

Yes, no problem! pa attention to your on page SEO.

James- · 07-27-2011, 04:59 PM

Yea, i'd go for that

Remember the better your on-page SEO the less work you will have to do off page, so makes sure to get that spot on!

seoguru1 · 07-27-2011, 05:01 PM

are the ranking pages sub pages or root domain pages? If they are sub pages that is a really good indicator that you can take top ranks really easy

noobjet · 07-27-2011, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by seoguru1

are the ranking pages sub pages or root domain pages? If they are sub pages that is a really good indicator that you can take top ranks really easy

I'm not totally sure what your asking as I'm pretty noob. But this is basically what it is...

The top sites are:

retailmenot.com/my_keyword (more or less)
dealspl.us/my_keyword
goodsearch.com/my_keyword

Like I said in OP none of the sites have the keyword or even anchor text in the domain, so I guess that would make them sub-pages ?

Also, I can get a .net and .org domain with my exact keywords (3 of them) with 1 hyphen. i.e. www.my-keyword.net So that is the domain I want to rank with.

P.S. I'm looking at a keyword that has over 90,000 exact local searches a month so you guys are getting me pretty excited

P.S.S I would like to continue this thread if anyone else has a keyword that they are trying to rank for and want advice. So if you are trying to rank for a keyword please feel free to post on this thread and ask the warriors !

eljeffe77 · 07-27-2011, 05:20 PM

Do it, just make sure your on-page SEO is up there, and get some QUALITY offsite links too!

John Williamson · 07-27-2011, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by noobjet

Also, I can get a .net and .org domain with my exact keywords (3 of them) with 1 hyphen. i.e. www.my-keyword.net So that is the domain I want to rank with.

Why not get an EMD (exact match domain) with a different domain extension like .biz, .co, .info. etc...

noobjet · 07-27-2011, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by John Williamson

Why not get an EMD (exact match domain) with a different domain extension like .biz, .co, .info. etc...

The only one available is .us

Some people seem to be saying .com and .net ranks better, I don't know as this is my first experiment. My target audience will basically all be in the US so do you think thats a good extension, will it rank just as well ?

I've also read people saying a hyphen doesn't really make a difference. So I guess the question is "Is it better to have a hyphen or a non-.com/.net extension ?"

I don't really care if it doesn't rank outside the U.S.

chukcha · 07-27-2011, 06:19 PM

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BarryWheeler · 07-27-2011, 06:39 PM

Go for it. Hard work and determination means everything is POSSIBLE!

Forcefactor · 07-27-2011, 07:59 PM

Looks like easy pickings to slide into the first page. As long as the #1 site isn't an authority site ranking for a ton of keywords naturally in that niche you should be good.

noobjet · 07-27-2011, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Forcefactor

Looks like easy pickings to slide into the first page. As long as the #1 site isn't an authority site ranking for a ton of keywords naturally in that niche you should be good.

I've been doing some more research. The site at #1 is retailmenot.com. Their Alexa rank is 699 which is pretty epic. They don't specialize in the niche I'm going after, it's just one of their sub-sections. They seem to be a bit of an authority of the broader niche.

If I made a nice content-full site focusing exclusively on my niche with an EMD do you think I could top them ? Or is it foolish of me to think I can top a site with a 699 Alexa rank ?

I have no doubt I can be on SERP 1, but I am zealous and want absolute #1

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07-27-2011, 04:19 PM	#1
noobjet Warrior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 27 Thanks: 13 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Do you think I could outrank these sites ? Hey I'm researching a keyword, and these are the results from Traffic Travis. None of these sites have my keyword in the domain name. None of them even have the anchor text in the domain. But some of them are aged sites with good PR and high traffic. I'd just like to know what experienced warriors think. I know it won't be easy and it will take work, I'm just wondering if I work at it for 6 months+ is their any real chance I can get #1 ? All perspectives are appreciated, thanks

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