domains & hosting

You have the wrong domain!

by Nick on December 19, 2010

I’m making my way through all the free site reviews and I am noticing a problem that a lot of people have with their search engine optimization.

Most people have the wrong domain for the keywords they want to target.

If your website teaches poodles kung fu and you want to rank #1 in Google for the term “poodle kung fu” then you really need to have PoodleKungFu.com.

If PoodleKungFu.com is taken then try one of the many variations
i.e. Poodle-Kung-Fu.com, PoodlesLearnKungFu.com, KungFuForPoodles.com, etc.

Put on your thinking cap for 10 minutes and I bet you can find something that is available with your keywords.

But Nick, I heard you can still rank high in the search engines without having your keywords in the domain. Isn’t that true?

Yes you can.

But ranking high in Google for a competitive keyword phrase is a difficult task. Not having your keywords in your domain makes it even more difficult. Do you really want to make things harder?

Learn More:  Do You Have The Wrong Domain? 4 Tips For Choosing The Best Domain

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