Bad Domain Name Choice

11 years ago

Domain names are so cheap it would make sense. What you should do with the existing domain name is see if you can monetize it through parking it where you can get the Ad revenue.

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GB Solutions

11 years ago

I have had several clients in the same situation when I get hired on to consult. There are a few things you can do to try and minimize your bounce rate. When a search engine decides your website (a page on your website) is relevant enough to display in a search Query, it brings up specific aspects of your website or of a page on your website that is most releveant to the search phrase. Making sure these items are very descriptive to what your page/site is about, will help you avoid people clicking on your link when it is not what they want. Below are a few basic SEO tips that may not affect when you appear when people are searching for a domain name that is similar to yours; however, it will help the organic search result better reflect what your website (page of your website) is about so they do not mistaking click on it thinking it is something else.

1) Website Title (not to be confused with the domain/URL)
2) Individual Page Titles
3) HEADINGS in your content
4) Descriptive Anchor Text
5) Website Title Prefix/Suffix
6) Page Meta Title
7) Page Meta Description

In the future, I would always try and go for a (.com). I don't think search engine algorithms rank any one suffix higher than other; however, and many marketers will agree, you cant always trust the end user to know and think like we do.

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serryjw

11 years ago

Originally Posted by GB Solutions

I have had several clients in the same situation when I get hired on to consult. There are a few things you can do to try and minimize your bounce rate. When a search engine decides your website (a page on your website) is relevant enough to display in a search Query, it brings up specific aspects of your website or of a page on your website that is most releveant to the search phrase. Making sure these items are very descriptive to what your page/site is about, will help you avoid people clicking on your link when it is not what they want. Below are a few basic SEO tips that may not affect when you appear when people are searching for a domain name that is similar to yours; however, it will help the organic search result better reflect what your website (page of your website) is about so they do not mistaking click on it thinking it is something else.

1) Website Title (not to be confused with the domain/URL)
2) Individual Page Titles
3) HEADINGS in your content
4) Descriptive Anchor Text
5) Website Title Prefix/Suffix
6) Page Meta Title
7) Page Meta Description

In the future, I would always try and go for a (.com). I don't think search engine algorithms rank any one suffix higher than other; however, and many marketers will agree, you cant always trust the end user to know and think like we do.

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dragica659 I would agree switch to a .com before you spend a ton of advertising dollars

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Auctiondebteliminator

11 years ago

You can still buy another domain and do a 301 redirect.

It's a pretty easy fix and you'll not lose any SEO value.

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haero

11 years ago

I always buy domain names that exactly contain a keyword that is part of my blog niche - and as a rule of thumb - better find the .com one!