Can Domain Names Affect Your Website Ranking?
If you’ve bought a domain name already for your business you may be wondering if there is another domain name that might be able to help you rank better and bring you more traffic, and you’d be right. If you haven’t bought one yet then reading this is a good starting point before you buy. The first and most obvious choice would be your business name but depending on your business that may not be the best choice. So in short, yes domain names are the single most effective way of ranking high in search engines.
$44 For A Front Page Ranking – Not Bad
Did you know that if you buy a domain name with your exact keywords in it (assuming you at least include those keywords in the title tag and throughout the heading tags) you are pretty much certain of a front page ranking. So buying keyword relevant domain names are the best way to get to the top of the rankings fast and cheaply. At worst you’ll spend $44 for a .com.au domain name which for a front page ranking is certainty not a bad investment.
Alternate Domain Name Options
One common problem is that the domain name you’re after has probably already been purchased. Your options then come down to:
- buying a very close relative,
- buying your business name,
- using a hyphen, not underscore, (Best Solution)
- changing the .com ending to .org or .net