SEO Optimisation and Domains
 

how important is the domain in optimizing for search engines nowadays?

does it help to have the keywords in the domain. for instance, if you want the keywords CAR and BOOK, how useful is it to have CAR-BOOK.COM? can you have just as good results with X-Y-Z.COM?

you need a domain to get in the search engines so i would say it was very important :1orglaugh

It can help, but you'll still have to optimize everything else.

better to have


keyword1-keyword2-keyword3.com then



keyword1keyword2keyword3.com

My :2 cents:


tb

Its funny to see how many of those expire everyday.

is this cos they simply do not work?

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its the answer to life. enjoy it.

it helps a lot

I think the engines just ignore the hyphens, so without the hyphens is probably better just to save a little typing and easier to remember...

All the search engins are different so I would suggest that you find the search engine that you want to target and search for the tips on that particular one. Just my :2 cents:

For the biggest search engines it doesnt really matter.


www.buy-books-now.com

is just as good as

www.z6g4f.com/buy/books/now/buy-books-now.html

BUT , that being said, with domains so cheap , if you nail a good spot, it sure helps the surfer decide if the domain clearly matches the words.. ( common sense never hurts )

Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

Thats just what i was thinking.... i loved those books

:1orglaugh

Yeah, i highly doubt it makes a difference, but SEO is not my specialization, so you can get better opinions from others.




-Greg

What he said, this is my opinion as well. Better to have the keywords in the domain, but if not possible, without them will do, if you optimize for all the other elements.

I agree with SmokeyTheBear - I think if the keywords are in the domain the surfer is more likely to click on your site than a link that has no keywords in the domain.

lol

the domain isn't as important as it used to be, but some posts in this thread make some valid claims

The domain isn't important, but some times
it's can help you to get more traffic.