Exact Match Domain

14 years ago

Originally Posted by glooft

I am wondering what qualifies as an exact match domain name. If there are hyphens between words, is it still an exact match domain?

exactmatchdomain.com
exactmatch-domain.com
exact-match-domain.com

Are all of these considered EMDs?

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Gary

From my understanding its the first one.

I do well with domains like theexactmatchdomain.com or exactmatchdomainforU.com. That is if exactmatchdomain.com is already taken.

I dont fool with the hyphenated stuff.

Some make disagree but this is just from my experience.

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johnorc

14 years ago

Originally Posted by glooft

I am wondering what qualifies as an exact match domain name. If there are hyphens between words, is it still an exact match domain?

exactmatchdomain.com
exactmatch-domain.com
exact-match-domain.com

Are all of these considered EMDs?

Thanks.
Gary

No.

exactmatchdomain.com - only this choice is EMD

exact=exact

(only my opinion)

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IM Lover

14 years ago

Yes they are all EMD's as the main keyword is inside the domain, the difference is that they have the dashes breaking the keywords up. Some people use extra letters at the end of domains, this is in order to keep the EMD value in them.

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ImamHariyanto

14 years ago

Hi,

I agree with two ones above. EMD is about full keywords domain name (without any signals).
I suggest you to find long tail keywords for EMD because many short tail keywords have been used for.

Imam Hariyanto

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yasser

14 years ago

i i don't find exactmatchdomain.com , I will go for exactmatchdomainblog.com

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glooft

14 years ago

Thanks for the replies everyone. I wish I posted this question a few weeks earlier. I went and bought a bunch of hyphenated not-exact match domains already. I may go back and find some EMDs with extra letters at the end.

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discrat

14 years ago

Originally Posted by glooft

Thanks for the replies everyone. I wish I posted this question a few weeks earlier. I went and bought a bunch of hyphenated not-exact match domains already. I may go back and find some EMDs with extra letters at the end.

I think people get caught up in Domains and what they should use. Hyphenated, exact match etc..etc..........in the run the content of your Site and what you have to offer that is unique and helpful will determine how Google and others look at your Site.

There are plenty of hyphenated domains that are incredibly successful sites.

Do get overblown about it. I know I have in the past and everything ended up just fine in the long run !

This will be a non issue to you in a few days

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IM Nick

14 years ago

Having dashes is not a big deal. People don't consider it a true EMD I guess that is fine. But it's okay to put dashes where they make sense. For example:

this-is-a-blog.com = Okay
this--is-a-blog.com = NoNo
thisisa-blog.com = NoNo

Hope this helps.

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IM Lover

14 years ago

Originally Posted by IM Nick

Having dashes is not a big deal. People don't consider it a true EMD I guess that is fine. But it's okay to put dashes where they make sense. For example:

this-is-a-blog.com = Okay
this--is-a-blog.com = NoNo
thisisa-blog.com = NoNo

Hope this helps.

Anyone that considers domains with dashes, that consist of the keywords being used, as non EMD's clearly don't know much about SEO. If the domain has the keyword being optimized in the domain, even with dashes it's still an EMD.

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radivoj

14 years ago

I would more recommend exact phrase domain ...

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Aarav

14 years ago

First one ( exactmatchdomain.com ) is the perfect and best considered EMDs.

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RajSrivastav

14 years ago

When you use hyphen (-) Google will consider as separate keyword. in this Google will consider Exact, Match, Domain as separate keywords. So exactmatchdomain is better to choose

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footfoot

14 years ago

Originally Posted by RajSrivastav

When you use hyphen (-) Google will consider as separate keyword. in this Google will consider Exact, Match, Domain as separate keywords. So exactmatchdomain is better to choose

I tend to agree with this.

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IM Lover 14 years ago

Originally Posted by footfoot

I tend to agree with this.

Dashes do not mean that it's not a EMD, I disagree with that 100%. I have many ranked up many websites, and have split tested many domains over time.
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