Keyphrase as domain name ...

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The domain names for my web sites reflect the keyphrase I'm targeting. So for example I'm selling spinning pretty widgets my domain name would be spinningprettywidgets.com

My question is this: does adding an extra word such as "the" or "best" to my domain name hurt my SEO? I know that .com domains are the best so if spinningprettywidgets.com is not available my options are spinningprettywidgets.us (which doesn't rank as well) or bestspinningprettywidgets.com (which ranks better b/c it is .com).

Am I stressing too much about this? Should I go ahead and get bestspinningprettywidgets.com or look for a different keyphrase that I don't have to add another "extra" word to?
#search engine optimization #domain #keyphrase
  • The best option would be spinningprettywidgets.com then go for the .net, .org, etc... If they are all taken then add a word and get the .com but add it to the end if you can.
  • yes ,,go with bestspinningprettywidgets.com ,,,It will rank better for your chosen keyword.And be sure to apply onpage SEO correctly on home page.
  • Nope it never does. But you will increase chances of typos, which may not good for you
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    • typos...?

      I don't see many people actually typing in "bestspinninprettywidgest.com" into their browser. Or are you referring to ME fat-fingering something? That is entirely possible.
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    • That is absolutely lousy advice.

      You want the truth? Do a search using your keyphrase and
      see what sites pop up on the first page. Those are your
      competition. If they don't care about keywords, then why
      are you? You need to compete with other sites in your
      niche who are all ready on top. If you think some trick
      like a domain name is going to magically get you #1, you
      are sadly mistaken.

      In fact, I urge any one to do a search for best ____ _____ with
      your choice of words and see what comes up.

      Paul
  • it is best if you can get exact keyphrase as your domain name. I have seen very good results in that way. for example without any additional SEO got my website in 1st page using exact keyphrase as domain name
  • Domains with more than 3 keywords are not good. They are much harder to boost up in rankings in my experience (probably because google sees it as a domain "spamming"). You are better off looking for another keyphrase.
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    Keyphrase as domain name ...

    The domain names for my web sites reflect the keyphrase I'm targeting. So for example I'm selling spinning pretty widgets my domain name would be spinningprettywidgets.com My question is this: does adding an extra word such as "the" or "best" to my domain name hurt my SEO? I know that .com domains are the best so if spinningprettywidgets.com is not available my options are spinningprettywidgets.us (which doesn't rank as well) or bestspinningprettywidgets.com (which ranks better b/c it is .com).