How to beat a domain that contains a keyword?

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We have a competitor with a domain paintingcontractorssomersetwest.com

He ranks #1 on google for the keyword paint contractor somerset west.

Our domain is pro-painting.co.za and I would like to know how we can beat him in order to rank rank #1 for the same keyword.

Is it posible to beat a competitor for a keyword that is in their domain?
#beat #domain #keyword
  • Profile picture of the author kishoreseo
    Yes, you can beat your competitor.

    Check your on page factors, if your are satisfied with on page go for below process. If you feel to work on on page more, first complete all on page factors and then start below process.

    Start working on content promotion strategies, share your content in top site

    Build quality back links (Check your competitor back links and send mails to them asking back links- favoring some thing to them)

    Social media promotion, promote more in social media (Don't spam) and participate in forum discussion and get back links from them
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  • Profile picture of the author Luqmankk
    That is not difficult, but time taking.
    Use these tactics and beat your competitor.

    1-Start your Title with your competitor's domain name. (Your title should be like "Painting Contractor somerset west" .....)
    2- Use your competitor's domain name in your (Hom page) Content with different variations.
    3-Use your competitor's domain name as an H1 and you will see the magic of these tactics.
    4- Create an article and article title should be started from your competitor's domain name and post it your own blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author Fary
    You need to analyse your competitor to see if there is any chance to beat him. I have done the analysis for you and some values I found interesting include:
    DMOZ, Yahoo listing
    Social activity like Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, etc
    There are some meta tag errors but they are not too much. Your competitor has already done great on page SEO work.

    You can try to focus on these aspects to enhance your chance but you must do your best, really.
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  • Profile picture of the author israrahmed
    Yes, you can beat your competitor easily.

    gain quality back links (Check your competitor back links and send mails to them asking back links- favoring some thing to them)
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  • Profile picture of the author SEO Power
    Your competitor has an exact match domain which doesn't mean much in today's SEO landscape. Get high quality backlinks and optimise your site properly and you'll have a good chance of superseding them. It may take quite a while though.
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    • Profile picture of the author xxxjay
      Originally Posted by SEO Power View Post

      Your competitor has an exact match domain which doesn't mean much in today's SEO landscape. Get high quality backlinks and optimise your site properly and you'll have a good chance of superseding them. It may take quite a while though.
      I disagree, Google loves exact match domains... you just have to be careful and not over optimize
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    • Profile picture of the author SEO-Dave
      Originally Posted by SEO Power View Post

      Your competitor has an exact match domain which doesn't mean much in today's SEO landscape. Get high quality backlinks and optimise your site properly and you'll have a good chance of superseding them. It may take quite a while though.
      Erm, paintingcontractorssomersetwest.tld isn't an exact match domain.

      Exact match is

      keyword.tld
      or
      keyword-keyword1.tld

      Only single words and those separated by hyphens are exact match. go do some research, it's easy to find examples.

      penisland.net

      Is that exact match for Pen Island or Penis Land or Pen Is Land or something else?

      To the OP the competitors domain isn't the reason it's ranking. It is why it ranks for

      paintingcontractorssomersetwest

      David
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      • Profile picture of the author paulgl
        Originally Posted by SEO-Dave View Post

        Erm, paintingcontractorssomersetwest.tld isn't an exact match domain.

        Exact match is

        keyword.tld
        or
        keyword-keyword1.tld

        Only single words and those separated by hyphens are exact match. go do some research, it's easy to find examples.
        What !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

        Just when you thought we had hit bottom....

        I pity the clients of you medicine men.....

        Paul
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        • Profile picture of the author SEO-Dave
          Originally Posted by paulgl View Post

          What !?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

          Just when you thought we had hit bottom....

          I pity the clients of you medicine men.....

          Paul
          Does no one here do basic SEO research?


          Doesn't specifically say Google can't parse keywords out of

          keyword1keyword2.tld

          as keyword1 keyword2

          Does show Google does parse

          keyword1-keyword2.tld

          as keyword1 keyword2

          That's half my proof.

          Go check some domains without hyphens like I've discussed in this comment SEO Domain Name

          It's pretty easy to test. Use a new domain like keyword1keyword2.tld and add content that doesn't include keyword1 or keyword2 and also doesn't have backlinks with the anchor text keyword1 keyword2: lack of backlinks using the keywords is also important, some of my funny example domain names do have backlinks using the funny versions as anchor text.

          You will find where only the domain name includes "keyword1keyword2" you won't find that URL in Google for the search "keyword1 keyword2", but will find it for "keyword1keyword2".

          It's a very easy SEO test to setup and you can find real world examples to prove the case as well.

          Again basic SEO 101 stuff and some of the regulars here haven't a clue!

          What do you use as a research tool, tea leaves or crystal balls? Or maybe crystal meth :-0

          Can I suggest to those who keep saying I talk BS, before responding go check you know what you are talking about, when regulars like Yukon post this rubbish it makes you look like idiots stumbling in the dark.

          This is real basic SEO anyone who offers SEO advice should know, it's embarrassing having to correct you like children who haven't studied for a spelling test!

          David
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      • Profile picture of the author SEO Power
        Originally Posted by xxxjay View Post

        I disagree, Google loves exact match domains... you just have to be careful and not over optimize
        Keep using exact match domains. You can rank for a 10K/mth keyword within 12 hours if you register an exact match domain name.

        Originally Posted by SEO-Dave View Post

        Erm, paintingcontractorssomersetwest.tld isn't an exact match domain.

        Exact match is

        keyword.tld
        or
        keyword-keyword1.tld

        Only single words and those separated by hyphens are exact match. go do some research, it's easy to find examples.

        penisland.net

        Is that exact match for Pen Island or Penis Land or Pen Is Land or something else?

        To the OP the competitors domain isn't the reason it's ranking. It is why it ranks for

        paintingcontractorssomersetwest

        David
        I'm shocked at your ridiculous idea of what an exact match domain is.
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  • Profile picture of the author salmanqureshi
    yes it is possible... google now ist focus on title and description instead of domain name....
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  • Profile picture of the author SEO-Dave
    BTW OP your domain get's a boost for the keywords Pro and Painting, so you have a better domain than your competition for painting SERPs.

    Domain name isn't a particularly big ranking factor.

    I'd suggest ignoring all the responses to this thread (other than mine :-), the SEO advice is poor.

    See the page you have targeted to the SERP as shown here

    https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...merset+west%22

    I would suggest adding some high quality content your potential customers will find helpful rather than the current poor quality content you have now.

    Didn't check if you've linked to the page internally, add internal links with the keyword phrase you want ranked for and related phrases as anchor text. Work on backlinks directly to the webpage.

    David
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  • Profile picture of the author AskAnAffiliate
    Hi,

    Just because they have a keyword within their domain does NOT make them invisible. There are 200 ranking factors so focus on the things they are not doing. If they lack content, then write more content or build better links which are more relevant and have higher authority. There are websites all over the internet which are beating "keyword" domains. The key is to be smarter than they are...

    EXACT match domains have been devalued for sometime and they don’t have any power like they use to. Don’t be fooled just because they have a keyword in their domain. If this was the case, then websites with shitty content would be able to manipulate search engines.

    1) Start by fixing you on-page SEO factors to reflect those of the keywords you wish to target. Next, use tools like OpenSiteExplorer to find some evident of their backlinks and where they are getting most of their links from. I like using Alexa.com as well because if you scroll down to the bottom you can find a backlink profile.

    2) I would start by building the same links from those websites and add a twist by building some unique ones through PBN's, etc.

    3) Don't SPAM and make things looks natural.

    4) Write high quality content. I've ranked for keywords without any SEO just because my content was better and more in-depth then others.
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  • Profile picture of the author Anish Khandelwal
    u can best it if u use quality contest and good backlinks
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  • Profile picture of the author AskAnAffiliate
    I disagree, Google loves exact match domains... you just have to be careful and not over optimize
    Here is a quote about what Google thinks...

    "The EMD Update — for “Exact Match Domain” — is a filter Google launch in September 2012 to prevent poor quality sites from ranking well simply because they had words that match search terms in their domain names. When a fresh EMD Update happens, sites that have improved their content may regain good rankings. New sites with poor content — or those previously missed by EMD — may get caught.

    What Google does "LOVE" is HIGH quality content and this is what really makes EMD rank. Don't think that because you registered an EMD you are automatically rewarded. If you are going to register an EMD make sure you have a "HIGH" quality content mind-frame ready to take action. Don't be fooled by what everyone else is saying.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    You could only wish for competition that has the idea of an EMD being SEO. Walk in the park...
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  • Profile picture of the author patco
    It would be hard, but it's possible... Don't forget to build HIGH quality backlinks and you should also analyze your competitor's backlinks!
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