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How to place a keyword in my url?

by CaptainKirk
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If I've got a keyword called ttoill, but www.ttoill.com is taken

Which is the better url to use:

www.ttoillBestReviews.com or www.BestttoillReviews.com?

(Kindly note that ttoille is not the actual keyword, but just used here to illustrate my question)

Many Thanks,

Kirk
#keyword #place #url
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    • Profile picture of the author CaptainKirk
      Problem is both are taken too!

      BTW please note that ttoill is not the actual keyword, but only used for illustrative purposes.
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  • Profile picture of the author CaptainKirk
    Ok, but here's what I'm unsure of:

    since www."keyword".com is taken, if I use www."Keyword"BestReviews.com then I still have "keyword" as the first part of my url.

    Now how about www.Best"Keyword"Reviews.com ?

    While "Keyword" is no longer the first part of my url the language will resonate with anyone doing a search. In fact a searcher may be more quickly drawn to www.Best"Keyword"Reviews.com rather www."Keyword".com simply because of the word Best.

    However what I'm unsure of is how the url I choose will show up when a seach is done just for "Keyword", because this knowledge will dictate which is the best url to use,

    Hope this explanation makes sense
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  • Profile picture of the author CaptainKirk
    Many Thanks Buddy,

    I'll be guided accordingly
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  • Profile picture of the author clickbump
    He there, I would advise you to place your keyword at the beginning of your domain name and be economical on adding any words that are not part of your keyword phrase.

    For example, try "keyword-hq"

    The "hq" is short for "headquarters" and should be instantly recognizable without diluting your keyword value as much as something like "best reviews"
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    • Profile picture of the author 7_8_shortcuts
      Originally Posted by clickbump View Post

      He there, I would advise you to place your keyword at the beginning of your domain name and be economical on adding any words that are not part of your keyword phrase.
      That's a good point, because too many words after the main keyword are a bit confusing to Google on which one is how important... "best reviews" or "keyword"
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  • Profile picture of the author CaptainKirk
    Thx Clickbump

    ...Oh Thx is short for Thanks (:-)

    Sorry, I couldn't resist!

    I intuitively felt that the keyword should be at the front but had not considered the dilution factor, so thanks for the education.

    Best Rgds,

    Kirk
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  • Profile picture of the author Flyingpig7
    I agree with Clickbump keyword should be the first thing a viewer sees. I have also used - dashes if the original keyword phrase was already taken & have not had a problem with them.
    IE: ttoill-Best-Reviews.com


    I had not thought of that clickbump adding abreviations to shorten unneccessary long keyword sentances . Thats a great idea! Thx :->

    Cheers
    Keren
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    Have a great day

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  • Profile picture of the author CaptainKirk
    Thx Karen

    ...And who ever said Pigs can't fly!!

    Everyone here has been such a great help and I got what I think is a great url...www.DigitalCameras-US.com because my keyword is Digital Cameras. I'm a photographer looking to expand beyond just shooting weddings and plan to offer a review site with adsense and affiliate links, with an emphasis on sharing real world professional secrets that will help everyone purchasing through my links, to make better pictures than they ever thought possible.



    You can see my wedding site here St. Lucia Weddings by Kirk Elliott
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