Keywords in Domain

[Rex]

What is your opinion about keywords being in your website's domain to rank high in search engines. Do think it's a must? Or do you think it just helps a little but is not a must?

[marigot]

Personally I do not believe it is needed. I tested a domain name once. It was the name of my husband's band and really although the two words mean something in common language, they have nothing to do with weddings.

I decided to build a database of wedding humor, wedding jitters, things that calmed people down and let them see the fun in their wedding.

The site obviously had nothing to do with the band's name. Yet I was able to get good positions in the search engines and made money as though it was a wedding site regardless of the irrelevant name.

I do think, though, that keyword domains help people to remember the website easier for future use.

[seojames]

I think it does help having keywords in domains as I have seen with some domains that had little content were still ranking well in the SERPS for the keyword in question.

[sher]

Marigot has a point, it usually depends on the content of your site, but anyhow, having a keyword on your domain might help at times.

[marigot]

I think it does help having keywords in domains as I have seen with some domains that had little content were still ranking well in the SERPS for the keyword in question.

I've wondered about that myself. I wondered whether it was the keyword specific domain name that produced the high ranking results or if it was the fact that they stuffed the page with relevant keywords in the middle of the non-sensical garbage.

[jackjack]

There is no doubt that keyword rich domain names perform much better in the search engine rankings than the domains without keywords in the domain..

jack

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