Comments on: Domain Names http://www.scotlandseoblog.co.uk/2007/10/12/domain-names/ SEO in Scotland Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:34:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: SEO Guy http://www.scotlandseoblog.co.uk/2007/10/12/domain-names/#comment-17372 SEO Guy Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:45:06 +0000 http://www.scotlandseoblog.co.uk/2007/10/12/domain-names/#comment-17372 I disagree wholeheartedly. You don't limit yourself at all and you get seo benefit from the keywords. Your suggestion goes along with the one-site-per-company mentality that is prevalent on the web. Expand to opening more websites. There is no limit. For instance; Your company targets 2 demographics. Seniors and teens both. Would you design the same ad to place in AARP's magazine as you would in teen magazine for your business? Not likely. So why have only one website? Same goes for multiple products. A company can have a hub where all their products and services are available, but still have a complete website about each catagory of products on generic domain names with that website fully seo'd for the keywords needed to promote that product. You can also use subdomains to do this and it works just as well and allows you to expand without any limits. Like say you owned cars.com. (Wouldn't we all love to own that one). You could build gm.cars.com, ford.cars.com,fast.cars.com,luxury.cars.com, economy.cars.com Where is the limit? Generic domain names top company names and made up names hands down. I have several websites and blogs that have top listings in google for the same key phrase as the domain name to prove that. Is the domain name the reason? Not the whole reason, of course not. Did it help with the rest of the seo I've done for those sites? Absolutely. I disagree wholeheartedly. You don’t limit yourself at all and you get seo benefit from the keywords. Your suggestion goes along with the one-site-per-company mentality that is prevalent on the web.

Expand to opening more websites. There is no limit. For instance; Your company targets 2 demographics. Seniors and teens both. Would you design the same ad to place in AARP’s magazine as you would in teen magazine for your business?

Not likely. So why have only one website?

Same goes for multiple products. A company can have a hub where all their products and services are available, but still have a complete website about each catagory of products on generic domain names with that website fully seo’d for the keywords needed to promote that product.

You can also use subdomains to do this and it works just as well and allows you to expand without any limits.

Like say you owned cars.com. (Wouldn’t we all love to own that one). You could build gm.cars.com, ford.cars.com,fast.cars.com,luxury.cars.com, economy.cars.com

Where is the limit?

Generic domain names top company names and made up names hands down. I have several websites and blogs that have top listings in google for the same key phrase as the domain name to prove that.

Is the domain name the reason? Not the whole reason, of course not. Did it help with the rest of the seo I’ve done for those sites? Absolutely.

]]> By: internet marketing journal uk http://www.scotlandseoblog.co.uk/2007/10/12/domain-names/#comment-17357 internet marketing journal uk Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:26:25 +0000 http://www.scotlandseoblog.co.uk/2007/10/12/domain-names/#comment-17357 having your keywords in your domain can help to increase positions, which bring more hits and generally more sales. Unfortunately by placing keywords within your domain you can limit the future potential of your business. It can limit the products you can assosciate with your brand. Its far better to select a product neutral domain and then build the product relevance to your brand. having your keywords in your domain can help to increase positions, which bring more hits and generally more sales. Unfortunately by placing keywords within your domain you can limit the future potential of your business. It can limit the products you can assosciate with your brand. Its far better to select a product neutral domain and then build the product relevance to your brand.

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