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by fairbjosh
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Does having keywords in domain help you rank on page 1 of google?

Does having long tail keywords in your name help you get ranked on page 1 of google?


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  • Profile picture of the author Warrior Roy
    It depends on the competition in your niche and what else you do to SEO your site, but it can be a big help. Longer tail keywords in the url will probably make it easier, but here again it depends on your competition.

    I have a small niche and keywords in my domain name. It did not take me long to be on page 1 of Google results (3 months?). Depending on the search phrase keyed in I might be in the top three of those of us who did not pay Google to get there.

    But I have since added articles, news releases, and done other SEO to get up and stay up that high.

    I strongly recommend keywords or long tail keywords in the domain name.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mosa
    Originally Posted by fairbjosh View Post

    2Questions

    Does having keywords in domain help you rank on page 1 of google?

    Does having long tail keywords in your name help you get ranked on page 1 of google?


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    Yes and yes.

    keywords in the domain give a small boost. And targeting long tail keywords ensures you're going for low comp.
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    • Profile picture of the author Masterminding
      Originally Posted by Mosa View Post

      Yes and yes.

      keywords in the domain give a small boost. And targeting long tail keywords ensures you're going for low comp.
      The KEY insight here is that keywords in the domain give a small boost... as in... there is no 1 thing that will get you to #1. It's a combination of things:

      - Keywords in domain/URL
      - Keyword in page title
      - Keyword in meta description
      - Keyword in-text
      - Keyword in image URL
      - keyword in alt image description
      - Keyword in link text broad match/exact match

      And on and on it goes. Don't believe anyone who gives you 1 technique and claims it's the be all end all of SEO. It's always doing multiple things right for an extended period of time.
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  • Profile picture of the author fairbjosh
    So is having legolordoftheringsvideogamedotcom and for that keyword 1600 exact local searches and low comp good



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    So is having legolordoftheringsvideogamedotcom and for that keyword 1600 exact local searches and low comp good



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    • Profile picture of the author alanross
      1600 exact local search is not great ,remember this is only a rough guide by google, so you need to take that in to consideration.

      Lets take your exact 1600 searches month, then if your site ranked number 1 in google for your keyword then you would get around a rate of traffic about 50% . This would mean you get about a 1% conversion rate give or take.

      And say your commission rate for a sale is around $30 for every sale, then that 1600 visitors month= 16 customers, so 16x30 =$480 in sales a month. Not good !!

      So find a keyword with at least 8,000 exact searches, believe me it makes a difference. Aim higher.
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    • Profile picture of the author adam337
      Originally Posted by fairbjosh View Post

      So is having legolordoftheringsvideogamedotcom and for that keyword 1600 exact local searches and low comp good



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      You can use legovideogamedotcom.Not legolordoftheringsvideogamedotcom.
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      • Profile picture of the author MarkBowden
        Originally Posted by adam337 View Post

        You can use legovideogamedotcom.Not legolordoftheringsvideogamedotcom.
        Good point. By having legovideogamedotcom you allow yourself the ability to branch into other Lego games, as well as have a keyword domain in iteself. The lego keyword followed by the name of the game could also be included with each individual game section - legovideogamedotcom/lordoftherings.html
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