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Howdy, quick question about SEO. If you had xxxtaxis.com, xxtaxis.com and xtaxis.com is there anything in Google algorithm that would give preference to the x version, before xx and xxx versions? Thanks
The length doesn't matter in seo
Google has a simple answer: It does not differentiate based on what domain extension is used. However, Google prefers shorter and relevant web addresses over longer ones.Although search engines have no problem crawling or indexing either variant, for SEO-based reasons it's better to use static URLs rather than dynamic ones. The thing is, static URLs contain your keywords and are more user-friendly since one can figure out what the page is about just by looking at the static URL's name.
It doesn't matter but my short names perform.
They don't care about the extension, they do care about keywords and quality of the name. If you have a keyword domain name and then the slugs are extra keywords then you have another SEO strategy on your hands.So you're saying Google wouldn't give preference to a .com over a .info? That's hard to believe, since .com vs .info must be 99% .com and since .info is easier to register would be associated a lot more with spam. Also, the example taxis.com is mathematically closer to the keyword "taxis" than xxxtaxis.com, and I would assume (!) that Google would give some preference to the shorter domain, or not?
Google ranks a site based on keywords, high-quality content and high-quality backlinks. Short names does not matter to google. They matter to humans to remember the brand and spread word of mouth.
Interesting to know if the point @Recons.Com made about click-thru rate and short domains plays a part in Google algorithm?
According to BuiltWith (https://trends.builtwith.com/analytics/Google-Analytics) Google Analytics is used on around 90% of the world's top 10,000 websites. So Google would have detailed data about CTR (from search), then bounce rate, page views, time on site, etc, which I'm sure they use in ranking.
I can only speak from personal experience that I click on shorter DN's more and they tend to have better content. Google's Matt Cutts has stated in the past that long exact-match keyword domains don't have the same power as they used to.
Howdy, quick question about SEO. If you had xxxtaxis.com, xxtaxis.com and xtaxis.com is there anything in Google algorithm that would give preference to the x version, before xx and xxx versions? Thanks
There's are lot of crap in that infographic. Some quotes date from 2006. C'mon people...
If you're worried about SEO forget about domains and start looking at your content.
@Anne L. based on your great infographic (thanks!), Google search considers the following signals in relation to the domain name:
Nothing about character-length of domain. Interesting...
- Domain age
- Domain registration length
- Domain History (drops/many owners)
- Keyword(s) in SLD
- Keyword as first word in SLD
- Exact Match Domain
- Public v Private Whois
- Country TLD (good for that country)
- Penalized whois owner
- IP address activity
If a user visits a site repeatedly (be it because of a short and easy-to-remember domain name), Google chalks it up as good UX (one factor of good user experience/user interaction).
I think it's a legitimate question when buying or selling a domain name to ask how will be ranked in Google. Not all domain names are equal in Google's algorithm. Yes, content is key, but domain factors are important to - both to the registrant/trader and to the end-user.
The question is legitimate but that's no reason for people to spread decades old info that's outdated.
What @Anne L. Posted above is a fine example of how things work. But even if you're a taxi company you can easily outrank taxi.com without the word taxi in your (longer)domain.
SEO wise it really doesn't matter at all what domain you use.
Hi,
If you are exerting the same SEO effort on the two domains(all things being equal except the domain, one with the word taxi and one without), the website with the word taxi in the domain will rank higher since keyword/s in a domain is a ranking factor.
SEO wise it really doesn't matter at all what domain you use.