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When choosing a domain...

by Seekness
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I have a keyword that gets solid search volume and I see a good opportunity to get to the #2 spot.

The only potential issue I see is that the #1 ranking site for this keyword is, for example, "keyword.com".

"keyword.org" is available though. I've heard some people say that it's not a good idea to go with a .net or .org version of something that's already ranking for .com because then google often chooses to just index one of them on the first page.

Whether or not this is true, I have no idea. Would I be better off making it an extended version of my search phrase like "keywordhub.com"? I know it's nice to have the exact keyword phrase for the domain whenever possible so I'd prefer to go with that.
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  • Profile picture of the author Joshua.E1
    You can go for the extended version of your keyword, add it at the back. so this way you can still rank well in your primary keyword.

    If you want to know more about how to choose good domain name, click on the link to find out.
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    • Profile picture of the author dburk
      Hi dandee0014,

      I frequently see both .org and .net keyword domains on the same SERP as the .com. I would conclude the advice you were given is inaccurate.

      The primary advantage of a .com is the perceived premium value, not SERP rankings. There is also a tangible advantage of the default behavior of browsers that will automatically wrap a keyword with "www." and ".com".
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  • Profile picture of the author internetmarketer99
    What Don said.

    I've seen plenty of searches with the identical .com, .org, and .net huddling right next to each other, and not necessarily the .com on top.

    The determining factors will be whether you can outrank the .com, just as if it were not a .com.

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  • Profile picture of the author John34
    I agree with Don as well,i personally like to register keyword rich domains without bothering about the domains ranking on first page.
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    • Profile picture of the author Solidsnake
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      I actually don't see any problem using the same keyword with different extension. I see a lot of same keywor domain sin the first page of good one after another.. for example "free advertising forum". There's a lot of domains like this one but still on top.
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  • Profile picture of the author Raphael1
    I recommend .orgs / .coms and .nets - be sure to have your target KW in your domain, this helps for ranking
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  • Profile picture of the author jabnamedia
    My first choice is .com followed by .net and then .org and like the others have mentioned I have seen all three extensions with the same keyword on page one before.
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