Rich Domain Name registration HELP

cherylmusicfreak · 10-07-2009, 06:53 PM

Hi,
I'm a newbie and I was wondering if you could give some advice.

I've read alot that you should select a domain name that includes your keywords. When you are doing this are you just picking the best keyword phrase that suits your site or do you have to pay attention to the search volume those keywords bring in? This is the one part of SEO I don't quite understand. Does it matter how much search volume it has as long as the words you choose are in your site. Do those words have to be SEO'd in your content? I know the words will be in my site for sure but I doubt I would seo that exact phrase because it does have low search volume. They aren't a LSI 'keyword phrase' either but just 3 singular words put together.

Thanks alot,

Cheryl

HCLee · 10-08-2009, 09:52 AM

It depends on what kind of website you are going to create. If it's a small niche website then it's easy. You should have only a few main keywords in the small niche that you want to rank with so you can easily select that as the keyword in your domain.

If its a big niche, just choose any keyword which you think you will be ranking when you are into your business. I don't think at this stage you need to worry too much about the search volumes of these keywords etc. You can easily benefit from a very competitive keyword in your domain name when you use long tail keywords which have this keyword when you write articles, post etc.

cherylmusicfreak · 10-08-2009, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HCLee

It depends on what kind of website you are going to create. If it's a small niche website then it's easy. You should have only a few main keywords in the small niche that you want to rank with so you can easily select that as the keyword in your domain.

If its a big niche, just choose any keyword which you think you will be ranking when you are into your business. I don't think at this stage you need to worry too much about the search volumes of these keywords etc. You can easily benefit from a very competitive keyword in your domain name when you use long tail keywords which have this keyword when you write articles, post etc.

OK, thanks but I have another question. Alot of my keywords use a brand name but I'm leary of using that brand name in my domain name. Is that going to hurt me? Will it be OK if I focus on the rest of the keywords phrases with the brand name in it. Some say to go for the brand name but I don't want problems later.

Thanks,

Cheryl

EricThor · 10-08-2009, 02:40 PM

Don't use brand names unless this is a "throw away" site good for just a few months. If you build up a following the company who's name you are using can sic lawyers on you and shut you down tomorrow.

I use Quintura - visual search engine all the time - it's a fantastic tool to help find website names. Use broad match (without quote marks) and then exact match (with quote marks) to find a niche site. Take the phrase and use Google to check the count, anything less than 200,000 pages is a contender.

Then look at the 1st 10 results and see if anyone is doing the same with their website names. Look for a site that has less than 200 inbound Yahoo links and you have a winner. (You can replace them with 100+ backlinks and every other day fresh, unique, content)

Good luck...

cherylmusicfreak · 10-08-2009, 08:52 PM

Hi,
If I'm using brand name keywords in my content on my website but I don't want to use their brand name in my domain name for lega reason. Is it OK by SEO standards if I chose a broader domain name?

For instance maybe my keywords would be (and this isn't my niche):

sony televison
sony flat screen
sony plasma tvs
sony flat screen televisions

Instead of using a domain like sonyflatscreentelevisons.com can I just use flatscreentelevisions.com even though all my tageting keywords in my content will have Sony as a prefix? Will it hurt my domain name not to have Sony in it as I heard exact match keywords phrases in your domain are really good. In my case it would be exact I'm just leaving off the first word.

I'm a newbie and want to make sure I'm doing this right. I would appreciate advice on this.

Thanks,

Cheryl

nimcus38318 · 10-08-2009, 10:50 PM

If it was me, I'd keep the brand name out of it. You can check, however, with the company itself...if it has an affiliate program, they'll usually spell out what you can and cannot do. A lot of them do not want you to use their brand name, since they really can't control the contents of the website.

cherylmusicfreak · 10-08-2009, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nimcus38318

If it was me, I'd keep the brand name out of it. You can check, however, with the company itself...if it has an affiliate program, they'll usually spell out what you can and cannot do. A lot of them do not want you to use their brand name, since they really can't control the contents of the website.

I wouldn't put the brand name in the domain name but you're saying I shouldn't even include their brand name in my content? Articles etc.

Please advise,

Thanks

nimcus38318 · 10-08-2009, 11:11 PM

No, no...I was strictly talking about the domain name. With your content, get as specific as possible...brand name, model number, etc. The more specific you are, the more targeted visitors you will get. If people are searching to find out information or to purchase a product, I think that most of the time they do search by brand name and, if ready to buy, they'll put in a model number too.

cherylmusicfreak · 10-08-2009, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nimcus38318

No, no...I was strictly talking about the domain name. With your content, get as specific as possible...brand name, model number, etc. The more specific you are, the more targeted visitors you will get. If people are searching to find out information or to purchase a product, I think that most of the time they do search by brand name and, if ready to buy, they'll put in a model number too.

OK. That's what I thought you meant.

Thanks alot for your advice.

Cheryl

jrmnlitt · 10-09-2009, 12:42 AM

My take on it is that you always want your keywords in your domain and content, but you still want your domain to reach people no matter if is a niche or a broad market. So for example if my keywords were dog and hair and my market or niche was dog grooming I wouldn't call my site doghair.com because those were my keywords. It would be something like doghairgrooming.com or groomingdoghair.com so when someone saw your domain they would know right away this is what that site is about and not skip over your site for another that is more topic focused. You can use a free tool called articlejockey.com to help you build keyword rich articles.

10-07-2009, 06:53 PM	#1
cherylmusicfreak Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Rich Domain Name registration HELP Hi, I'm a newbie and I was wondering if you could give some advice. I've read alot that you should select a domain name that includes your keywords. When you are doing this are you just picking the best keyword phrase that suits your site or do you have to pay attention to the search volume those keywords bring in? This is the one part of SEO I don't quite understand. Does it matter how much search volume it has as long as the words you choose are in your site. Do those words have to be SEO'd in your content? I know the words will be in my site for sure but I doubt I would seo that exact phrase because it does have low search volume. They aren't a LSI 'keyword phrase' either but just 3 singular words put together. Thanks alot, Cheryl

10-08-2009, 09:52 AM	#2
HCLee HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 490 Thanks: 0 Thanked 23 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Rich Domain Name registration HELP It depends on what kind of website you are going to create. If it's a small niche website then it's easy. You should have only a few main keywords in the small niche that you want to rank with so you can easily select that as the keyword in your domain. If its a big niche, just choose any keyword which you think you will be ranking when you are into your business. I don't think at this stage you need to worry too much about the search volumes of these keywords etc. You can easily benefit from a very competitive keyword in your domain name when you use long tail keywords which have this keyword when you write articles, post etc.
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10-08-2009, 02:40 PM	#4
EricThor Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 92 Thanks: 2 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Rich Domain Name registration HELP Don't use brand names unless this is a "throw away" site good for just a few months. If you build up a following the company who's name you are using can sic lawyers on you and shut you down tomorrow. I use Quintura - visual search engine all the time - it's a fantastic tool to help find website names. Use broad match (without quote marks) and then exact match (with quote marks) to find a niche site. Take the phrase and use Google to check the count, anything less than 200,000 pages is a contender. Then look at the 1st 10 results and see if anyone is doing the same with their website names. Look for a site that has less than 200 inbound Yahoo links and you have a winner. (You can replace them with 100+ backlinks and every other day fresh, unique, content) Good luck...

10-08-2009, 08:52 PM	#5
cherylmusicfreak Active Warrior Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Rich Domain Name registration HELP Hi, If I'm using brand name keywords in my content on my website but I don't want to use their brand name in my domain name for lega reason. Is it OK by SEO standards if I chose a broader domain name? For instance maybe my keywords would be (and this isn't my niche): sony televison sony flat screen sony plasma tvs sony flat screen televisions Instead of using a domain like sonyflatscreentelevisons.com can I just use flatscreentelevisions.com even though all my tageting keywords in my content will have Sony as a prefix? Will it hurt my domain name not to have Sony in it as I heard exact match keywords phrases in your domain are really good. In my case it would be exact I'm just leaving off the first word. I'm a newbie and want to make sure I'm doing this right. I would appreciate advice on this. Thanks, Cheryl

10-08-2009, 10:50 PM	#6
nimcus38318 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , USA. Posts: 79 Thanks: 92 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking	Re: Rich Domain Name registration HELP If it was me, I'd keep the brand name out of it. You can check, however, with the company itself...if it has an affiliate program, they'll usually spell out what you can and cannot do. A lot of them do not want you to use their brand name, since they really can't control the contents of the website.

10-08-2009, 11:11 PM	#8
nimcus38318 Active Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: , , USA. Posts: 79 Thanks: 92 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking	Re: Rich Domain Name registration HELP No, no...I was strictly talking about the domain name. With your content, get as specific as possible...brand name, model number, etc. The more specific you are, the more targeted visitors you will get. If people are searching to find out information or to purchase a product, I think that most of the time they do search by brand name and, if ready to buy, they'll put in a model number too.

10-09-2009, 12:42 AM	#10
jrmnlitt HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 115 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 20 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Rich Domain Name registration HELP My take on it is that you always want your keywords in your domain and content, but you still want your domain to reach people no matter if is a niche or a broad market. So for example if my keywords were dog and hair and my market or niche was dog grooming I wouldn't call my site doghair.com because those were my keywords. It would be something like doghairgrooming.com or groomingdoghair.com so when someone saw your domain they would know right away this is what that site is about and not skip over your site for another that is more topic focused. You can use a free tool called articlejockey.com to help you build keyword rich articles.