SEO PRACTICES with new gTLDs - Great CASE STUDIES - Read & Learn

[atinc]

Two great articles from SEO experts, they are testing and comparing SEO results for dot Com and new gTLDs.

Below you can see some of the highlights from the articles and I strongly suggest all of you read the complete articles.


Article #1:

Actual results, not just speculation, is much better in proving the value of New gTLDs, especially the keyword rich ones.

Let’s look at, for example, two separate, totally unrelated websites that moved from .COM to a New gTLD domain name. I studied the results of a car dealership moving from a .COM to a .CARS domain name, and published a case study with the detailed results. I then studied a local attorney’s website that moved from a non-keyword rich .COM to a keyword rich .ATTORNEY domain name. I also published detailed results, as well, in a case study. What I found was, in both cases, the websites appear to have benefited from migrating to a domain that has their keyword in the ending, a keyword in the TLD.

After reviewing data about the migration, reviewing keyword rankings before and after the migration, and thoroughly reviewing the site’s Google Analytics data, I can honestly say that the site didn’t suffer any rankings drops. It was quite the opposite, the site’s enjoying first-page organic rankings for a significant amount of keywords. And, you have to admit that a top ranking for an important keyword phrase is pretty impressive, even if it’s for an Exact Match Domain (EMD).

Google stated that “Overall, our systems treat new gTLDs like other gTLDs (like .com & .org). Keywords in a TLD do not give any advantage or disadvantage in search.”

But what’s interesting to note, however, is the fact that keyword rich exact match domain names, especially those that have keywords in their endings, tend to rank fairly well.

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


Article #2:

Some see a positive SEO effect:

There have been a few notable instances of websites that not only don’t rank worse than .com, but actually appear to perform better. Take, for example, the remarkably quick success of coffee.club.

coffee.club is one of the biggest success cases so far for a new TLD. The website was able to climb to the front page of Google US for searches of coffee club, which is very uncommon for a new website.

In order to rank highly for a search query, backlinks are beneficial because the anchor text (the text that the reader sees and clicks on) becomes associated with the domain name via a hyperlink. Had the links displayed Coffee Club with a hyperlink to coffee.club then this wouldn’t be unusual; however, this was not the case for any of the links. Not only that, the term coffee club wasn’t used anywhere else like the title, meta description, content or alt tag for a photo.

What’s unusual here is that none of the links use the anchor term coffee club, and interestingly, 80% use the term coffee.club. This supports the idea of Google considering a top-level domain as a keyword. In this case, it would be noticing backlinks with the term coffee.club and interpreting it as the phrase coffee club.

source: www.hover.com/blog/do-new-top-level-domains-affect-seo/


Still both articles states that :

• New gTLDs won’t rank any worse than .com

and

• We just don’t have enough data to show us that New gTLDs help on rankings.

In my opinion, results speaks for itself...

If you are a developer and know how SEO works, you can make your own tests and see if you came up with same results.

 

[TRY]

This is so disrespectful..

Calling other`s investment, gambling.

It is non-sense.

Do you know if the domain you invest will sell for sure 100% ?

It doesn`t mean that if you are buying dot com you are not gambling.

There are so many different variables.

There are hundreds of new gTLDs and 3 years is not a base start for all the extensions.

There have been some example where a new gTLD beat up the price of a 3 letter .com.

How long did .com been around? But here is a new gTLD, casino.online worth more than it.(mng.com)

It doesn`t mean that every new gTLD will sell more than a 3L.com

- it is all about quality...

Good luck.

 

[RamBabuSEO]

This is so disrespectful..

Calling other`s investment, gambling.

It is non-sense.

Do you know if the domain you invest will sell for sure 100% ?

It doesn`t mean that if you are buying dot com you are not gambling.

There are so many different variables.

There are hundreds of new gTLDs and 3 years is not a base start for all the extensions.

There have been some example where a new gTLD beat up the price of a 3 letter .com.

How long did .com been around? But here is a new gTLD, casino.online worth more than it.(mng.com)

It doesn`t mean that every new gTLD will sell more than a 3L.com

- it is all about quality...

Thank for sharing.

 

[TRY]

All premiums booked also the indication, we all gTLD domainers, and .COM TLD domainers know at some point, that these gTLD truly influencing whole domaining industries for sure.

It is moving, check this. Graph seems to a bit up and down, but all and all, it is in-progressive level:

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Here's where your graph cut off..

 

[JayT]

A lot of the ranking is CTR on search query itself. If users are finding newtld interesting, they click. If they happen to click, stay awhile, and don't come searching for the same topic, google thinks the site is good. So a lot of this SEO this, SEO that can throw out of the window. It is still a click-bait world we live in.

 

[JayT]

Its already been almost 3 years, Holding new G's for another 3 to 5 years just to see what happens? If I wanted to gamble I'd go to Vegas. Best of wishes regardless of your investments. Signing out.

Most know many names won't sell for 10 years, some GREAT ONES, even in this lifetime. Rick S. would tell you to put such an opinion where the sun don't shine so early in his career, when no1 believed him for years too. A few years doesn't mean much in any industry. Wait 10, I think. If people are not wildly successful with ntld by 2025 or so, I will admit, it will never amount to anything concerning investing.

 

[Brands.International]

This is a great thread, would appreciate any updates here, thanks

 

[atinc]

This is a great thread, would appreciate any updates here, thanks

Can't follow the forum since the beginning of this year cause my mom got cancer and I have been busy taking care of her after each chemotherapy she is taking which destroys her health as well. Been busy with my businesses, taking care of mom and growing up my kid and saving time for my wife so really got no time for anything else at the moment. If any one wants to contribute to this thread please feel free to do so. I won't be able to publish or contribute to the community for a while.

Best of luck!

 

[lock]

gTLD's type ins already work with sms creating links.

 

[HotKey]

Can't follow the forum since the beginning of this year cause my mom got cancer and I have been busy taking care of her after each chemotherapy she is taking which destroys her health as well. Been busy with my businesses, taking care of mom and growing up my kid and saving time for my wife so really got no time for anything else at the moment. If any one wants to contribute to this thread please feel free to do so. I won't be able to publish or contribute to the community for a while.

Best of luck!

To you and your Mom as well, thanks for the update Atinc- and thanks for all your contributions, I hope she can beat this. Lucky to have someone like yourself by her side, family is always #1.

Best brother.