1. I've been told that Google UK ranks .co.uk domains the best, Google Germany has a soft spot for .de, etc. If that's the case, might .us domains rank the best on the "main" Google site (google.us?)? Or, does Google make an exception here and treat com/net/org as the quintessential American domains?
2. Is it the case that all else being equal, a .obscureCCTLD will rank as well as a com/net/org on the main Google site (or some regional Google other than the obscure nation's)?
3. Do domainers tend to overstate the benefit of having an EXACT keyword match in one's domain? Does webdesign.com really score much higher for "web design" than acmewebdesign.com by virtue of the exact match? If not, there are some real implications for domainers. It would mean, for example, that we can be much more assertive in marketing domains like LimoService24.com as valuable SEO tools.
4. Can someone explain to me how exactly Google treats word variants and synonyms? Word variants: if you do a search for "intl", the word full written word "international" will be bolded in search results which contain that word. Meanwhile, if you do a search for "international", the word "intl" will NOT be considered a match in search results which contain THAT word. Isn't that strange?
Does Google at least give instances of the keyword "intl" more WEIGHT than instances of the word "international" when the former is searched for? Or, are the two words regarded as co-equal? Again, there are some real implications for domainers here.
Synonyms: If one does a search for "attorney", Google will highlight instances of the word "lawyer" in search results as if that was the word you entered. Meanwhile, the reverse does NOT hold in the case of a search for "lawyer". Again I ask, does Google at least give instances of the word "attorney" more WEIGHT than "lawyer" when the former is searched for? This is yet another issue domainers have to consider.
5. When pitching a keyword domain to an end user recently, I mentioned that the name would be beneficial from an SEO perspective. The end user replied that this would just be a start; he would have to publish a unique site there, gain inbound links, and even then there would be no guarantee that he would get the first page ranking he desired. He said that factoring in both the cost of the domain and the required SEO, it would be a better value for him to just pay for Google Adwords. Did he speak correctly? Is there any response to this line of reasoning?
While on the subject, are there any published studies of user search behavior with regards to clicking on Adwords listings versus regular "top ten" results?
Do any of you offer SEO to buttress your domain sales? Personally, I would be more likely to buy a keyword domain from someone if the seller also offered to optimize my page. This sounds like a decent business model...
What is the best free instructional SEO website?
2. Is it the case that all else being equal, a .obscureCCTLD will rank as well as a com/net/org on the main Google site (or some regional Google other than the obscure nation's)?
3. Do domainers tend to overstate the benefit of having an EXACT keyword match in one's domain? Does webdesign.com really score much higher for "web design" than acmewebdesign.com by virtue of the exact match? If not, there are some real implications for domainers. It would mean, for example, that we can be much more assertive in marketing domains like LimoService24.com as valuable SEO tools.
4. Can someone explain to me how exactly Google treats word variants and synonyms? Word variants: if you do a search for "intl", the word full written word "international" will be bolded in search results which contain that word. Meanwhile, if you do a search for "international", the word "intl" will NOT be considered a match in search results which contain THAT word. Isn't that strange?
Does Google at least give instances of the keyword "intl" more WEIGHT than instances of the word "international" when the former is searched for? Or, are the two words regarded as co-equal? Again, there are some real implications for domainers here.
Synonyms: If one does a search for "attorney", Google will highlight instances of the word "lawyer" in search results as if that was the word you entered. Meanwhile, the reverse does NOT hold in the case of a search for "lawyer". Again I ask, does Google at least give instances of the word "attorney" more WEIGHT than "lawyer" when the former is searched for? This is yet another issue domainers have to consider.
5. When pitching a keyword domain to an end user recently, I mentioned that the name would be beneficial from an SEO perspective. The end user replied that this would just be a start; he would have to publish a unique site there, gain inbound links, and even then there would be no guarantee that he would get the first page ranking he desired. He said that factoring in both the cost of the domain and the required SEO, it would be a better value for him to just pay for Google Adwords. Did he speak correctly? Is there any response to this line of reasoning?
While on the subject, are there any published studies of user search behavior with regards to clicking on Adwords listings versus regular "top ten" results?
Do any of you offer SEO to buttress your domain sales? Personally, I would be more likely to buy a keyword domain from someone if the seller also offered to optimize my page. This sounds like a decent business model...
What is the best free instructional SEO website?
