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Which domain? HELP

by HzCy
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Hello guys, i think you could help me!
I have a very good niche with very weak competition.
My first question is: Can I go in this niche regardless of the 80000 SEOC ?(seoc= seo competition in market samurai)

My second question:

The Keyword is in plural! An example: "playgrounds"
All tld domains with this "plural" domain are already registered.
So im asking if i could register the domain as a singular domain:

"playground.com"

My question about this is that google keywordtool shows me about 6600 exact searches for "playgrounds" but only 200 for "playground" ("playground" as an example)

Should I take "playground.com" for the keyword "playgrounds" or just "xplaygrounds.com" or "playgroundsx.com" ??

Or should i take "playgrounds-keyword2.com"?

Thank you very much
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  • Profile picture of the author asepkomara
    In my opinion, i prefer playground.com
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  • Profile picture of the author HzCy
    but they keyword "playground" has only 200 exact matches and i want to rank for "playgrounds" which has 6600 exact matches

    is it possible to rank with "playground.com" for the keyword "playgrounds" the same as with "playgrounds.com" ??

    Thank you
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  • Profile picture of the author acesites
    Take them both If it's a profitable opportunity, why not make the most?

    Both can work, but I have a funny feeling that the singular probably won't work that well as you are not getting the whole keyword.

    I once had a blog where the domain name was structured like this:

    keywordblog.com

    And it still pulled in natural traffic for keyword.
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    • Profile picture of the author Socialbakers
      Originally Posted by acesites View Post

      Take them both If it's a profitable opportunity, why not make the most?

      Both can work, but I have a funny feeling that the singular probably won't work that well as you are not getting the whole keyword.

      I once had a blog where the domain name was structured like this:

      keywordblog.com

      And it still pulled in natural traffic for keyword.
      If you would have read the OP, you would have known that the plural is already taken.

      With regards to the OP's question, you should at least register the singular form of the keyword and make the most of it... since it is not such a competitive word, you should soon enough reach higher ranks in search engines and start focusing on content creation, etc.
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  • Profile picture of the author Adie
    Register playground.com but optimize your title. If your niche is about playgrounds and not playground, then make your title "playgrounds".
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  • Profile picture of the author HzCy
    Thank you guys for the answers ... so i will go keyword.tld singular? regardless of the 200 exact searches for the singular?

    Or maybe its besser to go "keywordpluralx.tld"? or xkeywordplural.tld ?
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  • Profile picture of the author yasser
    playground.com or playgroundsblog.com . will not make a big difference post penguin. just the titles, keyword repetition, backlinking strategy and social signals are the most important
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  • Profile picture of the author HzCy
    And whats about playgroundsx.com or xplaygrounds.com ??

    Last question guys, playground.com (keyword to rank for is playgrounds) playgroundsx.com
    or xplaygrounds.com to get best rankings?
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  • Profile picture of the author John Romaine
    Focus your attention on something more important.

    Fussing around over which domain to choose is a complete waste of time.
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    • Profile picture of the author lint631
      Originally Posted by John Romaine View Post

      Focus your attention on something more important.

      Fussing around over which domain to choose is a complete waste of time.
      Good point. Don't stress over the domain name. Focus more on your content with the "playgrounds" keyword rather then the domain name.
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  • Profile picture of the author HzCy
    No for me, my third website now - I want it to make perfect!
    My first two websites were okay but I get only about 30$/ Month with adsense

    Now I want a really good website - I researched the niche for 3 days and found now a good one but the domain is my questin.

    Please can you answer this?

    And whats about playgroundsx.com or xplaygrounds.com ??

    Last question guys, playground.com (keyword to rank for is playgrounds) playgroundsx.com
    or xplaygrounds.com to get best rankings?
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  • Profile picture of the author HzCy
    Yes sure but in general, what is better xplaygrounds.com playgroundsx.com or just the singular playground.com if ranking for "playgrounds" ??
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  • Profile picture of the author neilward
    Keep away from putting the x at the start or the end. It looks spammy, even if you do rank better (which is debatable) people are less likely to click on a domain with an x at the start/end. A domain is an important part to your business so it is wise to take the time and choose. If it were me I would go for playground.com as long as it makes sense and focus your attention on backlinks and decent amount of content.
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  • Profile picture of the author fitnessmaster
    I've done the opposite of this scenario plenty of times. I wanted the singular domain but only the plural was available. I have always had good results getting the plural domain ranked for the singular keyword. Of course, results always vary based on niche, competition, etc.
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    • Profile picture of the author Steve B
      You can always add a short descriptor like bestplaygrounds, justplaygrounds, buyplaygrounds, greatplaygrounds, and on and on. You get the idea. I have used this strategy many times and your keyword will get its due as Google sees this all the time.

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