Norman_drey
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I got a domain and its name for example is "start-a-business.com and I wanna use it for entertainmet/news blog, will I rank with it? Does it even matter?
Does domain name matter for SEO?
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- Dec 29, 2012
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To me, it's not enough of an impact, benefit, advantage to choose an EMD/PMD over a brand name.
No longer early 2010s where EMDs ran rampant.
also Hyphen (-) are complete trash in domain names.
avoid it at all cost
No longer early 2010s where EMDs ran rampant.
also Hyphen (-) are complete trash in domain names.
avoid it at all cost
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If the domain is partially or fully pointed to your main keyword, Definitely it's an additional advantage for your SEO Journey.
Norman_drey
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You mean they don't rank?
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they do rank but rumors are google doesn't like them either.
A rumor only, can't prove it.
Also, may it has high risk of posing potential traffic issues as people are generally used to domains without hyphens.
hyphen domains were used highly and very commonly as spam domains back in the EMD glory days since everyone snatched up a EMD without an hyphen.
Lastly, to me domain name defines the credibility of your website. Having a hyphen just looks bad, anyway you slice it.
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Depends.
The problems can arise when you start building links and your URL is a direct/partial match from your main keywords.
That means you'll have questionable anchor-keyword density and branding will become problematic too.
The problems can arise when you start building links and your URL is a direct/partial match from your main keywords.
That means you'll have questionable anchor-keyword density and branding will become problematic too.
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Hyphen (-) domains are not good. As it may be difficult to type, remember. When your website get popular you may face this problem.
It may have little impact on SEO.
It may have little impact on SEO.
The domain name itself does not have a direct impact on your website's ability to rank in search engines. However, having a relevant domain name can indirectly benefit your website's ranking by helping users understand what your website is about and improving the user experience.
In your case, "start-a-business.com" may not be the most relevant domain name for an entertainment/news blog, but it doesn't mean that you can't use it. You can still create high-quality content and promote your website through various channels to attract traffic and improve your website's visibility in search engines.
To improve your website's ranking, it's important to focus on the following factors:
In your case, "start-a-business.com" may not be the most relevant domain name for an entertainment/news blog, but it doesn't mean that you can't use it. You can still create high-quality content and promote your website through various channels to attract traffic and improve your website's visibility in search engines.
To improve your website's ranking, it's important to focus on the following factors:
- Content: Create high-quality, informative, and engaging content that provides value to your audience.
- On-page optimization: Optimize your website's structure, metadata, and internal links to improve its relevance and user experience.
- Backlinks: Build high-quality backlinks from relevant and authoritative websites to improve your website's authority and ranking.
- User experience: Improve your website's loading speed, mobile responsiveness, and user interface to provide a better user experience.
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Generally, it doesn't matter much but there are occasions where exact match domains could be of help. Especially in easy niches in none US/English regions.
But for most things, domain name doesn't matter afterall people use their names as domain names and still run successful blogs.
Nevertheless, it would make more sense to create a site with a domain that describes or at least gives an idea of what the site is all about.
eDesignall
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It may have little impact on SEO.
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Aged domains are far superior as far as indexing is concerned
You could rank for almost any niche as long as you consistently post articles related to the same niche
You could rank for almost any niche as long as you consistently post articles related to the same niche
Having a keyword in the domain helps white & grey hat sites because when you gain legit links they most often link back using your site name. Hyphen domains smell like bad spam to most people and they won't link back. It also tends to attract few clicks in the serps as it looks spammy to users. Search engines aren't stupid, they have added many more ranking signals so having an exact match domain delivers much less reward than it did 20 years ago.
derek27
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Yes, the domain mane does matter for SEO. It's important to note that while the domain name is a factor in SEO. It's not only the factor. There are many other aspects of SEO to consider. such as the quality of your content, the structure of your website, and the quality of your backlinks.
Different people have different opinions ... I believe it does matter to not have hypens in your domain name. Choose something that is easy to remember.
But once you have become popular, then it hardly makes any difference if you have an hypen or not ... But initially you will have to work hard to accomplish your search presence
But once you have become popular, then it hardly makes any difference if you have an hypen or not ... But initially you will have to work hard to accomplish your search presence
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Not a good idea.
As other people suggested above, don't use '-' in 2023.
Go for an aged expired domain name if you want to avoid the sandbox.
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They are more important for branding these days. Most big deals happening because brands want domain on their brand name.
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Yes, the domain name can affect SEO as it is one of the factors that search engines consider when ranking websites. A relevant, memorable, and brandable domain name that reflects your business or website content can help improve your search engine rankings. And including keywords in your domain name can also help improve your search engine rankings, but it is important to avoid over-stuffing it with too many keywords.
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A domain name that is relevant to the content of the website can help to improve its search engine rankings. Also, a domain name that is easy to remember, spell and type can help to increase traffic and improve user experience. So '-' is a no-no.