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CamChicks · 12-09-2003, 10:29 PM

I am messing around with Overtures search tool, and came up with some domains with keywords in them that appear to be getting a decent amount of searches.. but I thought I'd ask GFY before I buy. Please keep in mind these would mainly be for SEO, not branding.

mainkeyword-keyword2 = 6035 overture searches
mainkeyword-keyword3 = 3948 overture searches
mainkeyword-keyword4 = 1919 overture searches
mainkeyword-keyword6 = 1451 overture searches
mainkeyword-keyword7 = 682 overture searches

total 14k+ total (related) overture searches per month.

what do you think? worth wasting money and time on?

CamChicks · 12-09-2003, 11:11 PM

thanks for the advice

Brad-Wishing · 12-09-2003, 11:12 PM

How much investing would you need to do?
We talking 20 bucks, or 200?

KCat · 12-09-2003, 11:30 PM

SEO is a lot more than just buying a domain name with the keywords hyphenated. You'll have to do a lot of linking work with other sites to get listed on the first page for those search terms.

CamChicks · 12-09-2003, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brad-Wishing
How much investing would you need to do?
We talking 20 bucks, or 200?

just the cost of registration, so ~$100 total.

I'm more wondering .. if Overture shows that many searches for those keywords .. if buying the hypenated domain version of those search terms is a good idea.

so say if "fetish term" got 6K overture searches a month
is it worth buying fetish-term.com?
what if you can buy several related domains like that and link them?

arg · 12-10-2003, 12:02 AM

Cam, nobody can answer the question for you. In the right hands, the names could make a million bucks, in the wrong hands they could make nothing. Same with any other domain name. Like KCat said, there's a lot to the search engine game, there are people who have years of expertise in that field. I would say just buying the domains and linking them to one another, without a good understanding of current search engine strategies, isn't likely to be successful. But you never know. I'd say if you feel like studying SE's, and putting at least a few dozen hours into it, it's worth trying it out...even if those names weren't outright profitable, the knowledge you gain will be very useful.

Odin88 · 12-10-2003, 01:08 AM

I honestly think registering domains with keywords in them is a waste of time (or soon will be). You are best to buy domains with branding potential, etc, rather than ones with keywords. Google already seems to be fading them out, and no doubt they will continue along that course.

Odin88 · 12-10-2003, 01:10 AM

And also, keyword domains are usually best at 3 words anyway. If your main keyword was 'fetish' your domain should be cam-fetish-chicks.com with the main keyword in the middle. But as I said, this (in my opinion) is on it's way out.

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CamChicks Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: godless northwest Posts: 1,552	worth registering? I am messing around with Overtures search tool, and came up with some domains with keywords in them that appear to be getting a decent amount of searches.. but I thought I'd ask GFY before I buy. Please keep in mind these would mainly be for SEO, not branding. mainkeyword-keyword2 = 6035 overture searches mainkeyword-keyword3 = 3948 overture searches mainkeyword-keyword4 = 1919 overture searches mainkeyword-keyword6 = 1451 overture searches mainkeyword-keyword7 = 682 overture searches total 14k+ total (related) overture searches per month. what do you think? worth wasting money and time on? __________________ camchicks.com

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CamChicks Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: godless northwest Posts: 1,552	thanks for the advice __________________ camchicks.com

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Brad-Wishing Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 2,415	How much investing would you need to do? We talking 20 bucks, or 200? __________________ SIG TOO BIG! Maximum 120x60 button and no more than 3 text lines of DEFAULT SIZE and COLOR. Unless your sig is for a GFY top banner sponsor, then you may use a 624x80 instead of a 120x60.

12-09-2003, 11:30 PM	#4
KCat Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: PNW Posts: 2,204	SEO is a lot more than just buying a domain name with the keywords hyphenated. You'll have to do a lot of linking work with other sites to get listed on the first page for those search terms.

12-10-2003, 12:02 AM	#6
arg Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,164	Cam, nobody can answer the question for you. In the right hands, the names could make a million bucks, in the wrong hands they could make nothing. Same with any other domain name. Like KCat said, there's a lot to the search engine game, there are people who have years of expertise in that field. I would say just buying the domains and linking them to one another, without a good understanding of current search engine strategies, isn't likely to be successful. But you never know. I'd say if you feel like studying SE's, and putting at least a few dozen hours into it, it's worth trying it out...even if those names weren't outright profitable, the knowledge you gain will be very useful.

12-10-2003, 01:08 AM	#7
Odin88 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: au Posts: 3,267	I honestly think registering domains with keywords in them is a waste of time (or soon will be). You are best to buy domains with branding potential, etc, rather than ones with keywords. Google already seems to be fading them out, and no doubt they will continue along that course.

12-10-2003, 01:10 AM	#8
Odin88 Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: au Posts: 3,267	And also, keyword domains are usually best at 3 words anyway. If your main keyword was 'fetish' your domain should be cam-fetish-chicks.com with the main keyword in the middle. But as I said, this (in my opinion) is on it's way out.