Which domain would appear at the top in results

[NaixThe7thSage]

Lets say there is a #1 site in a niche and has lots of traffic. But it doesn't have search keywords in it.

Now I buy a domain with the search keywords in the url. Will the old site appear at #1 or my site with search keywords in it appear first? Of course i'll do a lot of SEO for it.

 

[Subsonic]

Lol, if you do lots of SEO it might become #1 or not, no one can answer your question with 100% accuracy

 

[uncguy4321]

I think most here will agree it's a combination of both onsite-SEO (which includes the exact match domain)....and backlink strength.

 

[deepkg]

mine is ranked 2 without any domain lolz

http://software-lint.ucoz.com/

 

[d_nov]

You never know with Big G. I was working on a client's site recently, did some top notch on-page SEO and still couldn't outrank this competitor with a fucking flash site and 0 SEO lol

I think the age of the old site is a factor.

 

[katona44]

The big traffic site can rank easier if you make right On-site SEO,and strong linkbuilding,also make sure to add the keyword in the URL of the page.

 

[NaixThe7thSage]

I think the age of the old site is a factor.

Yeah, thats the one thing that bothers me. The competitor site has been around for 4-5 years and is a PR4 site. I think i'll land up at number 2 spot even with good seo, since the competitor site is old and highly active.