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Keywords backwards and SEO

by Adsman68
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Hi,

Im newish to IM.

I wonder if anyone can advise. If i have a keyword, say, miamiaccountants which is unavailable as a domain on .com. If accountantsmiami was available how would this affect exact word searches on google ? or does it read it both ways for purposes of searches and seo ?

Any advice, much appreciated
#backwards #keywords #seo
  • Profile picture of the author skibbz
    seo is little bit more than just your domain name:-) there alot of other variables like your meta tags,volume of content and the amount of backlinks to your site etc.
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    • Profile picture of the author Adsman68
      Originally Posted by skibbz View Post

      seo is little bit more than just your domain name:-) there alot of other variables like your meta tags,volume of content and the amount of backlinks to your site etc.
      Ok, i understand my point was a bit vague. Sorry :confused: From purely the domain name, is it affected by having the exact keyword backwards when people are searching ?
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  • Profile picture of the author JonAlfredsson
    I think it's just okay to use that keyword for your domain. As mentioned above, other factors like descriptions and meta tags also play their roles in SEO. In fact, you'll notice some of the sites that may have reversed keywords than the others but still land on the first page because of using their target keyword on their meta tags and site description. Just use it for the site then utilize your first keyword on these other SEO components
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    • Profile picture of the author leclaims
      Originally Posted by JonAlfredsson View Post

      I think it's just okay to use that keyword for your domain. As mentioned above, other factors like descriptions and meta tags also play their roles in SEO. In fact, you'll notice some of the sites that may have reversed keywords than the others but still land on the first page because of using their target keyword on their meta tags and site description. Just use it for the site then utilize your first keyword on these other SEO components

      Right on. The domain name is just a small little piece of the pie when it comes to ranking your site for a particular keyword or phrase. Focus on meta tags, quality site content, and popularity (back linking) for the keyword or phrase that you are targeting and you'll be just fine.
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  • Profile picture of the author Geoff101
    accountantsmiami is not an exact match replacement of miamiaccountant, so, I guess it won't give you the exact match SEO advantage.
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    • Profile picture of the author Adsman68
      Originally Posted by Geoff101 View Post

      accountantsmiami is not exact match replacement of miamiaccountant, so, I guess it won't give you the exact match SEO advantage.
      Lol, i meant accountantmiami, my mistake. Thanks everyone for your advice on this.
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    • Profile picture of the author kposs
      Originally Posted by Geoff101 View Post

      accountantsmiami is not an exact match replacement of miamiaccountant, so, I guess it won't give you the exact match SEO advantage.
      Correct. I have tested this specifically.

      I have two domains with the syntax cityservice.org and servicecity.org. Google's preference for exact match domains is very specific to the keyword. So, without any external SEO, cityservice.org ranks very well for the search "city service", but does not rank as well for "service city" and vice versa for the other domain.

      Obviously it still helps to have your keyword in the domain, but if you cannot get the exact match domain for the keyword, then you're just basing your domain selection on branding or other criteria.
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