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by BenSalez
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Lets say the keyword I want to target is "broach"

I also obviously want to target the plural "broaches"

How would you register a domain for this scenario?

broachinfo.xxx or broachesinfo.xxx

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Ben
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  • Profile picture of the author Vappingo
    Google does recognize variations in keywords but I would go with broaches.info because it captures both versions of the word.
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    • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
      Other search engines will consider both keywords but according to th SEO experts I know, Google will only count one. Choose whichever has the most searches or least competition. You can still target the alternative in your content.

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      • Profile picture of the author BenSalez
        Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises View Post

        Other search engines will consider both keywords but according to th SEO experts I know, Google will only count one. Choose whichever has the most searches or least competition. You can still target the alternative in your content.

        Tina

        What do you think would garner more SERP love?

        broachinfo.com or broach.cc ?
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        • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
          Originally Posted by BenSalez View Post

          What do you think would garner more SERP love?

          broachinfo.com or broach.cc ?
          I don't have a clue when it comes to the emphasis on domains but I've always pretty much stuck to .com, .net and .org because that way I'm covered if it does matter...lol.

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      • Profile picture of the author Vappingo
        Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises View Post

        Other search engines will consider both keywords but according to th SEO experts I know, Google will only count one. Choose whichever has the most searches or least competition. You can still target the alternative in your content.

        Tina
        Google does count plurals, I know this from the keywords section in the Webmaster Tools for my own site.
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        • Profile picture of the author Tina Golden
          Originally Posted by Vappingo View Post

          Google does count plurals, I know this from the keywords section in the Webmaster Tools for my own site.
          I know it counts plurals but I've been told by several people with a lot more SEO knowledge than I have, that Google won't normally take the singular version out of the plural and rank you for both the same. That could be wrong - I don't know. But I would go for the term with either the most searches or the least competition out of the two, just to be on the safe side.

          When you search for a singular term, then search for the same term only plural, it doesn't often come up with the same site in the top position for both.

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          • Profile picture of the author keliix06
            Originally Posted by TMG Enterprises View Post

            I know it counts plurals but I've been told by several people with a lot more SEO knowledge than I have, that Google won't normally take the singular version out of the plural and rank you for both the same. That could be wrong - I don't know. But I would go for the term with either the most searches or the least competition out of the two, just to be on the safe side.

            When you search for a singular term, then search for the same term only plural, it doesn't often come up with the same site in the top position for both.

            Tina
            google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=brooches&aq=f& aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

            Don't need to listen to anyone, just go to Google for your answer I had to go to page two to find an example, but Wikipedia is there with the page en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooch. You'll notice Brooch is not in bold, but all instances of Brooches are.

            Now let's go to the singular search.

            google.com/search?hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&q=brooch&aq=f&aq i=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

            You'll notice that all instance of the term "Brooches" on the page have "Brooch" bolded.

            That would tell me, pretty clearly, that using the pluralized version is the best way to go, and you will show as bolded for both plural and non-plural searches, and any benefit of having the keyword in the domain will be there in both instances.
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  • Profile picture of the author orvn
    Personally I;
    definitely agree on the pluralization and making it a .com
    hyphenation may be an option, but I'd suggest selecting a nice second word, as hyphenation can make a site look less authoritative to consumers.

    broaches-everywhere.com
    broaches-abound.com
    broaches-fashion.com

    But really, while domain name helps, it can't be THAT huge a deal- right?
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