Has Google Killed GEO and KEYWORD Domains

[Aussiejob]

Concerned, Just had a end user keen as, wanting to buy my GEO domain that match their business exactly with keywords for mid $x,xxx.

UNTIL they got their SEO guys involved who told the buyer, GEO and Keyword domains no longer are any benefit to a sites ranking, it's now only about content. They told the buyer they would be wasting their money.

As a newby, I did not really know how to respond, so I asked the question on a SEO forum! And I got the same answer that Domains no longer have any benefit to page ranking, it's now all about content.
The SEO Forum also added that Brandable Domains are now only worth investing in.

Is there any truth in any of this.

Anybody help here, how do I respond to the buyer? to save this deal.

Appreciate your help.

 

[briguy]

Isn't google like a woman..
Once you begin to understand them a little..
they change?

Seriously...I gave up trying to rank in google, I been using/relying on "Social Media"..

 

[obocar]

Isn't google like a woman..
Once you begin to understand them a little..
they change?

Seriously...I gave up trying to rank in google, I been using/relying on "Social Media"..

Lol

 

[Kuffy]

Note - they now talk about search engine friendly URLs. The domain name is just one part - sub-domains, directories, html files, and image files all count. In fact the domain name may be the least important of these at the moment.

 

[xynames]

Search engine friendly URLs, yes - I utilize those in all my forums and websites.

This URL is friendly, with the section "has-google-killed-geo-and-keyword-domains"

 

[obocar]

The keyword in the domain URL still counts towards SEO. Anyway, this is an endless debate. Here is one perspective:
https://www.hobo-web.co.uk/search-engine-friendly-urls/

The guys who have exact match domains, and real word domains, will tell you that this is the way to go, and the ones who have the oddball names, the misspelled name domains, will tell you that what they are selling will work just as well.

What I do know is that I have the exact match domains, the real word domains, the ones that mean something, and I am getting offers daily and selling regularly at no lower than four figure (with very few exceptions) and sometimes five figure prices. Plus, when I pick a domain name for my own online businesses, I look for real words, EMDs if possible.

When someone contacts me about a real word or EMD domain I am in a position of power to quote comparables and explain why my domain is worth so much. I don't really see how I can in good faith argue the high value of a made up word domain, that could just as easily be replaced with another made up word domain, that has no relevance or relationship to the intended business other than being supposedly brandable.

A good salesman may sell snow to the Eskimos, but I know what I have here! and don't have to employ subterfuge to sell my domains. With that honest straightforward approach, Aussiejob, you should be able to convince your buyer that you have what he needs. Quoting some comparables is a good idea too.

To find out if seo really works for city domain, type in city + profession or profession + city into your browser. If it is a business site, then you type in same word into google search.
How many times to you see that site rank top of the page?

There are other factors such as age of the domain and whether the site has been penalized by google. But for the most part, the method can tell you how crucial is the keyword for seo.

 

[Mr. Deleted]

Albeit hosting an ultra smart search algorithm, Google (com) is simply a domain.

"On September 29, 2015, a former Google employee Sanmay Ved managed to buy the Google domain and gain full webmaster control."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Domains

its called bs. You can not buy a domain that is not dropped, and you certainly can not go to domains.google.com, a domain that is already resolving and register said domain name. It was just a short glitch with the registry.

 

[Armageddon]

Google its a stupid thing & not important ..not important MOZ DA or PA or BY BYE other acronyms
Important is content of a website & simple domain names don't have need about this stupid PA PA & BY BYE

 

[xynames]

Google its a stupid thing & not important ..not important MOZ DA or PA or BY BYE other acronyms
Important is content of a website & simple domain names don't have need about this stupid PA PA & BY BYE

Uhhhh....

Where is my translator? Thirwell Castle !