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Domain Question - S's

by SeanyG
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Hey guys,

I've been doing SEO for a few years but have a rookie question!

If I'm looking to rank for a keyword that ends with rewiews. However, someone already the exact match domain has been taken.

Will Google and other search engines look as keywordreviewsite.com the same since there is an s at the end of "review"?

The search engines would interpret it as reviews, would they not?

Thanks so much!

~Sean
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  • Profile picture of the author nykn43866
    Hey, I believe the answer is yes, but it probably depends on different circumstances... Lets see what other warriors think..
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  • Profile picture of the author SeanyG
    Cool. Thanks for your thoughts guys!

    Does anyone know for sure?
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    • Profile picture of the author Chris Sorrell
      You will get counted for 'review' if that is what someone searches for. In the same way that a lot of sites will simply have an 'x' at the end of the url because someone else has aquired that exact keyword that they were also looking for.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rexibit
    It's not the same as the actual keyword. However, it's semantically related so you will still be included as a related result.

    Google looks for context when determining the most relevant results for a query. If it sees a lot of related keywords: "Review", "Reviews", "Reviewed", "Reviewing", etc. on your site, then it knows that you are a site that reviews stuff.

    Exact match domains aren't an end-all-be-all for ranking, they only help with ranking for a keyword phrase faster.
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    • Profile picture of the author SeanyG
      Originally Posted by Rexibit View Post

      It's not the same as the actual keyword. However, it's semantically related so you will still be included as a related result.

      Google looks for context when determining the most relevant results for a query. If it sees a lot of related keywords: "Review", "Reviews", "Reviewed", "Reviewing", etc. on your site, then it knows that you are a site that reviews stuff.

      Exact match domains aren't an end-all-be-all for ranking, they only help with ranking for a keyword phrase faster.
      Thans Rex and other repliers!
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