Keyword in URL Has NO Affect In SEO Including new gTLDS

Lie.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/moving-new-gtld-domain-name-help-rankings/163098/

And the arguments begin.

it is wrong. keyword in url help a lot in seo.

It is true to a larger extent than ever before. The quality of content on any website is what matters. The new algorithm era drives real traffic that stays steady by having regular keyword rich HIGH QUALITY content, photos, videos, backlinks etc. It takes work to make a quality site now not just a hit it and quit it keyword domain. Content is, as it has been for a long time now-- the kingmaker.

Google did this because there are good URL keyword domains names acting like vultures which are very low quality sites with crappy content. We all know that.

Martin Scurry said:

it is wrong. keyword in url help a lot in seo.

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Only if your site has good quality content on it. The age of ad blockers makes having to create quality content on your site imperative. You have to make people like you not just your keyword...lol

Keyword domains still have a nice impact in Bing and Yahoo but in terms of Google they are clearly making a concerted effort to push for more natural branding. In everyday life, how many shops or restaurants do you see that are called" cool shop" or "dental clinic"?

Domainers want to believe that domain names can affect SERPs (for obvious reasons) but today this is not true ...

Nobody knows how the Google ranking algos work. I bet that part of the algos are based on AI nowadays which means that even Google might not know how they work in the end. And what Google is saying publicly can differ a lot from the truth. IMO...

nomen said:

Nobody knows how the Google ranking algos work. I bet that part of the algos are based on AI nowadays which means that even Google might not know how they work in the end. And what Google is saying publicly can differ a lot from the truth. IMO...

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lol

go learn seo

Rhythm8 said:

lol

go learn seo

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Difficult to see what my SEO skills has to do with my comment.