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Does the Exact Match Domain Still Works?

by ivanadee
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Hi everyone,
I am just wondering...
Does the Exact Match Domain Still Work to rank our page?
#domain #exact #match #works
  • Profile picture of the author DABK
    Yes. Not a lot.

    Yes, it helps if you're doing other things.
    Not a lot if that's all you do.

    My info is ancient, but I launched 2 sites going after the same keyword a few months ago.

    On one, I put up 5 pages and let it be.... I ended up at 52... which is much better, wouldn't you say, than 348. So, I got some help.

    The other site, I put up some 55 pages and posts, with nice inner links and, presto, ended up #8. Did a few low quality eternal link and jumped to #4... A few means 25, low quality means articles and profiles and all the stuff I talk against usually (because I built a handful of links to them... so they were low quality but not lowest of the lowest).

    Then some random people got me a couple of links and... I'm floating mid-page.

    Originally Posted by ivanadee View Post

    Hi everyone,
    I am just wondering...
    Does the Exact Match Domain Still Work to rank our page?
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  • Profile picture of the author extrememan
    Yes, if you can include the keyword in the domain with no spaces, it should give it a boost in the search engines.
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  • Profile picture of the author Tim3
    Originally Posted by ivanadee View Post

    Hi everyone,
    I am just wondering...
    Does the Exact Match Domain Still Work to rank our page?
    It might, but not necessarily the exact term you wanted to rank for in the domain.
    My view is that EMD's are both self-limiting and can be, or at least sound, spammy, it makes more sense to go with something genric or branded for your niche.
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    • Profile picture of the author savidge4
      I would say worry less with EMD and start focusing more on exact match URL. Far more control and less opportunity for over doing a keyword

      Example keyword.com VS anything.com/keyword

      In the eyes of most search engines today they will have about equal weight
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      Success is an ACT not an idea
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      • Profile picture of the author ivanadee
        Originally Posted by savidge4 View Post

        I would say worry less with EMD and start focusing more on exact match URL. Far more control and less opportunity for over doing a keyword

        Example keyword.com VS anything.com/keyword

        In the eyes of most search engines today they will have about equal weight
        This is new. I can save much money when buying domain. I'll try
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    • Profile picture of the author ivanadee
      Originally Posted by Tim3 View Post

      It might, but not necessarily the exact term you wanted to rank for in the domain.
      My view is that EMD's are both self-limiting and can be, or at least sound, spammy, it makes more sense to go with something genric or branded for your niche.
      Yeah...my friend tells me about this spammy thing and therefore, I am in doubtful now
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