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SEO Wise: Domain.com VS. Domain.Wordpress.com

by Gautamk
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Hey warriors

From some days i have been tackling with seo and keyword analysis and i did one post on both of my site which is domain.com and other is hosted as domain.wordpress.com try to see which one come-out better in google via the post keyword i wanted to rank.. and guess what domain.wordpress.com wins with better ranking in search result and my own domain.com site couldn't make it to page 2 via the keyword i wanted to rank though i have good backlinks but still doesnt work in this thing..

both sites are on wordpress and same age...
though i checked in majestic tools about domain.wordpress.com and it does have better Search Score,Trust Flow,Citation Flow,Referring Domains & External Backlinks why is that?

now i am confuse what and why my own domain cannot rank well in that same keyword where else domain.wordpress.com work quick and better result...?

let me know your input on this...

thanks
#domaincom #domainwordpresscom #seo #wise
  • Profile picture of the author mrmsamier
    Hello,
    Thank you for this valuable post. I also have a www.mysitename.com and it ranked on page 2 on Google. Unfortunately, my registar has a problem with me as it also offers me a hosting plan to my site which I refused. I thought deeply and decided to go to www.wordpress.com and build an alternative site. I am so worried about Google indexing and ranking of my www.mysitename.wordpress.com. After I had read your post, I am sure that the matter of Google indexing and ranking is a matter of CONTENT. Isn't it?
    I am waiting your valuable opinion and feedback.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gautamk
    content is the way to go but i am curious about ranking via domain.com vs domain.wordpress.com
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  • Profile picture of the author sonjay
    Check if the rankings for "domain.wordpress.com" stay for a week, a month, or so..

    If this is the case in your niche, your competitors can just create variations of "domain.wordpress.com" like "keyword1.wordpress.com" and "keyword2.wordpress.com" to outrank you..
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  • Profile picture of the author Raees Hussain
    First of all, there is no difference for Google between domain.com vs domain.wordpress.com . The only difference is the URL. People purchase self hosted domains because to eliminate ugly url.
    I think there is difference in content.... and backlinks..
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  • Profile picture of the author SEO Power
    WordPress.com has more authority than any new domain, so you'll neee less links to rank with a name.wordpress.com subdomain than a name.com domain. That's why the wordpress.com subdomain ranks better.
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
      Originally Posted by SEO Power View Post

      WordPress.com has more authority than any new domain, so you'll neee less links to rank with a name.wordpress.com subdomain than a name.com domain. That's why the wordpress.com subdomain ranks better.
      If there was one ounce of truth to that, everyone would be using Wordpress subdomains and you would see them all over the place in the search results.
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  • Profile picture of the author marketmongoose
    Wordpress might delete your blog anytime. But if you can have your own hosting and domain, it would be your own.

    Perhaps one morning you will find your something.wordpress.com blog getting vanished to nowhere!
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  • Profile picture of the author JohnTimmins
    This is the same using a domain.blogspot.com. I think the best reason is that, Wordpress.com already build bias trust to Google. hmmm... I smell fishy... hehehe
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