Do keywords in url's matter?

web design — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 09:03:57 +0000

IMO keyword in url is very important, it really helps over time. If you have an old website that already have a good ranking then it’s not really necessary if you change your domain but if you’re starting a new site, it’s best to get a domain with your keyword in and if possible get an old domain.

Do keywords in url's matter?

Susan — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 19:30:49 +0000

I think that having keywords in domains is very important.. I had to spent quite a bit of time in finding appropriate domain names

Do keywords in url's matter?

robwatts — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:49:30 +0000

@ CFernandes care to add a little context why you believe that to be so?

@digtal frames – I disagree, I dont think there is a most important singlar ‘thing’. A poor domain name can carry good content and rank well long term, yet the reverse would not neccesarily be true.

@Promotional Dude – changing urls for ranking content wholesale is usually a bad idea

Do keywords in url's matter?

CFernandes — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:08:16 +0000

Yahoo is know to give a lot more weight to keywords in the URL than Google.

Do keywords in url's matter?

Digital Frames — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:28:42 +0000

I do think that they are a factor.

The most permanent thing your website has is its doman name. For this reason, any keywords in the domain name are likely to reflect the content of the site.

Do keywords in url's matter?

Promotional Dude — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 07:24:04 +0000

Do keywords in the url help? Yes, our recent tests confirmed this, but don’t overdo it or use a bunch of directories deep.

The part Jill didn’t explain is that Google looks at age f document as one of the ranking factors. So if you were #2-4 and wanted to get higher it could actually backfire for several months. We changed URl’s and it took 6 months to get our traffic back to the same level, and yes we did use a 301.

Do keywords in url's matter?

SEO Specialist - Terry reeves — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:35:45 +0000

@ Boris – The more “local” your site and key phrases the more attention you get by Google for key worded urls. I think the competitiveness of the words and phrases plays a part. Obviously, the more local you go the less competition you will have in most areas of the country.

Do keywords in url's matter?

robwatts — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 15:00:40 +0000

@ Terry – thats interesting. Another POV is one of the SE’s themselves could well take the human friendly factor and give it some reward too. That said, these things can be overdone and look just plain spammy, especially if there are more than 4 -’s in the domain name.

@ Boris – (just fished you out of akismet) well if you provide those kinds of services then I guess it makes sense too! I think you are right, it certainly doesn’t hurt for sure.

@ Malignition – its always difficult to quantify and come out with a 100% statement around yes this is true or no this is false. I don’t see it as a hassle personally, more a sensible way of naming files! In these days of db’s and modrewrite and whatnot it just makes sense to, rather than not to. The only exception I’d make would be to stuff that is currently ranking ok as it is. If it isn’t broke then why fix it kind of thing.