Does URL matter?

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Searchers type their search into a SE and get a SERP. Do you think they look at the URL or just look at the title? I would think savvy computer-oriented people do, but that 99% of everybody does not look. What do you think? Reason I ask is because niche.com looks better than niche.weebly.com. However, even with that, I don't know if the average person even cares if it's a weebly site or not. And since I have "pro" weebly sites (no ads), I suppose they shouldn't care.

I am still pondering assigning a domain name to my main weebly site.
#search engine optimization #matter #url
  • Do you mean domain or url? They are not really the same.

    Either way, it matters very little. People click on the title.

    In a lot of cases, google does not even show the url.

    But the url matters a little bit to google. It can be a tip off
    as to what the page should(is) about.

    The only way the url or domain matters is in PPC like adwords.
    Your url is shown, and I suspect people do notice. If you don't
    like the url of a site you want to advertise, you can always
    use a subdomain with your keyphrase and redirect to the ordinary
    page if clicked. Showing a different url on same domain is legit.

    How would people know you have a pro weebly site, no ads?

    Just make sure the url (not domain) is optimized.

    Paul
  • My weebly sites are the pro version. I thought regular weebly sites show ads but I just checked and it says they don't. So, I am not sure what I get out of being "pro" site. Hmmm...
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    Does URL matter?

    Searchers type their search into a SE and get a SERP. Do you think they look at the URL or just look at the title? I would think savvy computer-oriented people do, but that 99% of everybody does not look. What do you think? Reason I ask is because niche.com looks better than niche.weebly.com. However, even with that, I don't know if the average person even cares if it's a weebly site or not. And since I have "pro" weebly sites (no ads), I suppose they shouldn't care. I am still pondering assigning a domain name to my main weebly site.