Keywords in Domain Idea? Does it work?

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Exact match keywords are really important in our domain so I'm wondering what will happen if we do the following:

Say I want to rank for "fried noodles"

Will using "friednoodlesfriednoodles.com" help me rank better?
What about "afriednoodles.com"?

Has anyone tested this on google?
#search engine optimization #domain #idea #keywords #work
  • I'm not tested already, but the first domain [ repeated the keyword at domain, its look likes a keyword spamming ] it will work for sure, but I don't know how the effect for your search engine ranking and risky of banned from search engine itself. The second domain is good, but instead using prefix, its better that you use suffix at the domain name, from my experience, it more better. But I'll try the first suggestion, and see how the ranking will be. I'm sure it will work great at micro niche website with low competition.
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    • Exact match keywords in a domain do not add anything significant for ranking.
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  • A keyword rich domain name with a optimized site will help you rank. Its usually a combination of things that helps you get ranked well.
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    • As others have stated having a keyword in your domain does provide some benefits, however I've recently heard through the grapvine that Google is considering getting rid of this.

      All in all, I'd recommend doing some research as to what googles future plans are on the weight of a keyword rich domain.
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  • Idealy you want the exact match keyowrd in the domain name "friednoodles.com, .net, .org...etc" if that's not availiable then add a word to the begining or the end of the domain, something like...

    bestfriednoodles.com
    friednoodlesreviews.com
    thefriednoodles.com
    topfriednoodles.com

    Better to have something that looks good & makes sense.

    You will still be able to rank well without having exact mach domian. Just having the keyowrd in the domian will help.

    Make sure keyword is in the...

    Title
    Description
    H1
    Within the content ( unique content )
    In image Alt tags

    Most importantly make sure you have the keyword in the anchor text of your back links.
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    • I hate hyphens in domains. they do look bad!
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