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Is their a ranking difference between..wxw.mykeywords.com vs wxw.site.com/mykeywords?

by Big Chris
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Just wondering what the difference in the two would be?

Lets say that I stumbled across some great keywords that get around 3k search volume and have a beatable amount of competition in time. Now to keep my site from looking like a one page site I also found 9 other lower keywords that get around a total of 3k per month.....what the heck should be going in the url?

The reason I ask is because the keywords are not exactly the same wording....example:

Main Keyword
1] Website design Houston, TX

Sub Keywords
2] Custom Logos Houston, TX
3] Flash banners Houston, TX

What should my url look like?

wxw.websitedesignhoustontx.com

or what?
#betweenwxwmykeywordscom #difference #ranking #wxwsitecom or mykeywords
  • Profile picture of the author PhilipSEO
    An EMD -- an exact match domain -- gives you a significant headstart in ranking for the exact search phrase (in your example, "mykeywords"), making it much easier to rank for it. No other keywords in URL are as effective -- they help too, but ti a much lesser degree. Out of the keywords that you mention, websitedesignhoustontx.com is the best to go with.
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    • Profile picture of the author Big Chris
      Cool....thanks....


      and then do I set my homepage for content for

      Website design Houston, TX

      then the filler pages after that?

      hxxp://wxw.websitedesignhoustontx.com/Custom Logos Houston, TX
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      • Profile picture of the author Brad Callen
        Originally Posted by Big Chris View Post

        Cool....thanks....


        and then do I set my homepage for content for

        Website design Houston, TX

        then the filler pages after that?

        hxxp://wxw.websitedesignhoustontx.com/Custom Logos Houston, TX
        Right, add the secondary keywords in after the EMD. Make sure you double check the keyword volumes in a tool besides Google too add them to the page title, heading & body (bold, italics, underline), alt img, anchor text for internal links. Then build back links to those pages using the same keyword as anchor text.

        Just a friendly tip.
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        • Profile picture of the author Big Chris
          Hey thanks guys..this will help me out a lot and save me from wasting my time going the wrong direction..
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  • Profile picture of the author Landis
    I think if the competition is as weak as you say it is, you might as well get a brandable domain name as youre not going to have a tough time ranking anyways.

    www.brandname.com/bannerdesigns looks alot better than
    www.webdesignhoustantx.com/bannerdesigns

    and because the competition is light, the small advantage you get for using a EMD isnt worth more than a brandable name. Thats just my opinion though.
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