State abbreviation vs full name search term question

by rugman
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How does google see this - the same? is nylawyer dotcom seen the same as newyorklawyer dotcom?
Also - cities with names that are in more than one state - should the state be added in the domain?
Like greenvillesc"keyword" instead of just greenville"keyword" since there is also a greenville nc (and a few more i would guess).
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  • Profile picture of the author Redefined
    Originally Posted by rugman View Post

    How does google see this - the same? is nylawyer dotcom seen the same as newyorklawyer dotcom?
    Also - cities with names that are in more than one state - should the state be added in the domain?
    Like greenvillesc"keyword" instead of just greenville"keyword" since there is also a greenville nc (and a few more i would guess).

    I have to say it depends on what your keyword tool says. For the most part I use Google's keyword tool which returns search your clients potential prospects are looking.

    For instants I own several lawn care sites that I found keywords for which I also found search volume for by using the google keyword tool.

    The domains that I purchased are as follows

    lawncarebeaverton.com
    lawncarehillsboro.com
    lawncaretigard.com

    All of these domains where based on search volume. Google is going to show what people are searching for and the content that people have put up for the search terms.

    I hope that helps.
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  • Profile picture of the author Scott Voss
    Originally Posted by rugman View Post

    Also - cities with names that are in more than one state - should the state be added in the domain?
    Like greenvillesc"keyword" instead of just greenville"keyword" since there is also a greenville nc (and a few more i would guess).

    I run into this problem quite a bit. In my neck of the woods there are several suburbs that have the same name as some other relatively big markets across the country.

    For example:
    Glendale, AZ vs. Glendale, CA
    Peoria, AZ vs. Peoria, IL

    The reality that I have experienced is that adding the State abbreviation to the URL only helps when people are searching with that term:

    A url such as doggroomersuppliesglendaleaz(dot)com would only be more beneficial when people are doing a search for: Dog Groomer Supplies Glendale AZ

    But, it would not provide much more juice when they only search for: Dog Groomer Supplies Glendale.

    If there is good search volume for the one with the State abbreviation, then go for it and grab it. If not, then it won't make that big of a difference for you.

    The really important thing is that the site has their address all over the place, so that Google can recognize it as local and serve it up as such.

    -Scott
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    • Profile picture of the author rugman
      Here was my other thought - if you just used "glendale" and couldn't get any buyers for the site you could try and sell it someone in CA as well as AZ.
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