how much does your domain effect search ranking?

clashctyrokr · 12-19-2008, 07:53 PM

Exactly how much does your domain name effect your rank in search engines?
Meaning, if I have a brand new site with 0 backlinks, but its domain is, say, qwertyuiop.com, if someone searched "qwertyuiop", would I rank high in the results?

patJ · 12-19-2008, 08:10 PM

With 0 backlinks, most likely not. The domain name means very little.

clashctyrokr · 12-19-2008, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by patJ

With 0 backlinks, most likely not. The domain name means very little.

But it does make some difference, right? If 2 sites have similar amounts of backlinks, and one has a domain that matches the search phrase more, the one with the domain will rank higher, correct?

marlondirk · 12-19-2008, 08:14 PM

hi clash ofcourse once people search your domain name automatically your gonna be on the first page or on the first top.. but as usual it is important that you have backlinks to your site such as article submission, one way traffic and many more you can check out my signature other free traffic strategy

patJ · 12-19-2008, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by clashctyrokr

But it does make some difference, right? If 2 sites have similar amounts of backlinks, and one has a domain that matches the search phrase more, the one with the domain will rank higher, correct?

It's hard to know for sure how much the domain name actually matters. If it does in any way, it's not much. I've had totally irrelevant .info domains rank for highly competative keywords. I'd say, get a domain that fits your niche and don't think too much about it.

napoleonfirst · 12-19-2008, 11:02 PM

The domain name is really important. You must get a .com to get high rankings. But if you generate many article backlinks using the keyword as anchor text back link you will get really good rankings.

Will P · 12-19-2008, 11:07 PM

I would have to say its a toss up... all depends on the search engine. I have noticed that with google it doesnt matter much and with yahoo/msn it matters alot.

--thanks

SolomonHuey · 12-20-2008, 12:11 AM

The name of a domain name absolutely affects your ranking.

I bought a domain for a search term I know of with no competition. I have done absolutely zero marketing or SEO for it, and I continue to do nothing while it pulls in leads for me.

That means 0 links, 0 articles, 0 advertising, nothing. As soon as it was indexed, I ranked #1 in Google for the exact search phrase and have stayed there for almost a year now.

No guesses here. I just registered the domain with the keyword, put up a squeeze page, got indexed, and I'm sitting at #1 in Google.

I'm not saying you are guaranteed these same results, but in my case there are no variables that could have pushed me up to #1 except my domain name (which has my exact search phrase/keyword in it).

Solomon Huey

Steve Faber · 12-20-2008, 01:48 AM

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Originally Posted by SolomonHuey

The name of a domain name absolutely affects your ranking.

I bought a domain for a search term I know of with no competition. I have done absolutely zero marketing or SEO for it, and I continue to do nothing while it pulls in leads for me.

That means 0 links, 0 articles, 0 advertising, nothing. As soon as it was indexed, I ranked #1 in Google for the exact search phrase and have stayed there for almost a year now.

No guesses here. I just registered the domain with the keyword, put up a squeeze page, got indexed, and I'm sitting at #1 in Google.

I'm not saying you are guaranteed these same results, but in my case there are no variables that could have pushed me up to #1 except my domain name (which has my exact search phrase/keyword in it).

Solomon Huey

I had a similar experience, although the site had no monetization on it, because I wasn't expecting any traffic. One day I looked after the site had been up for about 6 months, and I was getting 5 - 10 visitors a day. Not much, but i was expecting zero, since I had no links in and had nothing to get indexed. In fact, to this day, I have no idea how the SEs even found the site. The domain very closely correlated to the search terms though.

ofir · 12-20-2008, 02:22 AM

The domain can be effective only if you have any backlinks and content,
otherwise how Google will find your site?

The <title> tag is also very important.

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clashctyrokr Active Warrior Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 49 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Contact Info	how much does your domain effect search ranking? Exactly how much does your domain name effect your rank in search engines? Meaning, if I have a brand new site with 0 backlinks, but its domain is, say, qwertyuiop.com, if someone searched "qwertyuiop", would I rank high in the results?

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ofir Banned Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 91 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Contact Info	Re: how much does your domain effect search ranking? The domain can be effective only if you have any backlinks and content, otherwise how Google will find your site? The <title> tag is also very important.