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Old 19-07-2007, 04:19 AM
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Wonder whether is the domainname naming important for SEO?

For example,
Case 1:
malaysiaphotos.com *assumption: no title, no meta tags.
Case 2:
malaysiaphotos.com *assumption: with title+meta tags: Malaysia Photos
Case 3:
mysphotos.com *assumption: with title+meta tags: Malaysia Photos

In Google/Yahoo/MSN, type: Malaysia Photos.

Which case has higher chance to be listed atop? Case 2?
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Old 19-07-2007, 06:22 PM
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Wonder whether is the domainname naming important for SEO?

For example,
Case 1:
malaysiaphotos.com *assumption: no title, no meta tags.
Case 2:
malaysiaphotos.com *assumption: with title+meta tags: Malaysia Photos
Case 3:
mysphotos.com *assumption: with title+meta tags: Malaysia Photos

In Google/Yahoo/MSN, type: Malaysia Photos.

Which case has higher chance to be listed atop? Case 2?
keywords in domain names play a small parts in seo... there are more factors to consider if you want to rank higher in a certain keyword.

in your example: case 2 will get higher chances coz its got the exact keyword in the domain name...
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keywords in domain names play a small parts in seo... there are more factors to consider if you want to rank higher in a certain keyword.

in your example: case 2 will get higher chances coz its got the exact keyword in the domain name...
agreed ... thanks
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Old 04-09-2007, 12:37 PM
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Case 2 will be the best but if many sites are SEOing on "Malaysia Photos", you'll need to work hard in your other aspects of SEO.
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Old 04-09-2007, 11:06 PM
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after gogling the keyword "malaysia photos" ... it show about 3mil competition for it... i guess 3mil competition isn't tat hard after all...
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For MSN Live Search, it totally have an impact to put the keywords as the domai n name. But not for the big G, and lesser for Yahoo.
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For MSN Live Search, it totally have an impact to put the keywords as the domai n name. But not for the big G, and lesser for Yahoo.
I agreed with you. You have a very good observation!
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I believe a domain name will always play a role in SEO. However, because corporate companies can't start putting www. webdesignmalaysiacompanyname .com, so in the end they will rely on other factors like content and etc.

I'd like to borrow this thread on a speculation I need clarification related to domain names:

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Domain Expires Within A Year
Google and other search engines may penalize websites with domains that are set to expire soon as many spam sites are often registered for short periods of time. Most registrars support paying upfront for several years and the cost is usually only about $10-$20 per year, so it is generally worth it. So I will recommend you to register your domain for at least 3 to 4 years.
Is this true? You need to have your domains registered for 3-4 years. -.-"
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Keywords in your domain name help a little, but it's better to get a good memorable name than worry about keywords in it. The ideal is to combine the two.

You are not actually penalized, but domains registered for longer are trusted more, because they are less likely to be spam sites.
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