Comments on: Cutting Rank: How an Improper Domain Name Redirect Can Forfeit Your Top Rankings http://www.sitepronews.com/2009/11/07/cutting-rank-how-an-improper-domain-name-redirect-can-forfeit-your-top-rankings/ web master resource, seo resource, seo news Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:01:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Results marketing http://www.sitepronews.com/2009/11/07/cutting-rank-how-an-improper-domain-name-redirect-can-forfeit-your-top-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-20915 Results marketing Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:59:00 +0000 http://www.sitepronews.com/?p=4829#comment-20915 The actual keywords in a domain name may not have much effect on rankings, BUT having the keywords in the domain basically guarantees that every link (including a coveted DMOZ link) will have the keywords in the anchor text. And that is a big thing to consider. I rarely advise clients to change domains names if the site is established and has good links. The actual keywords in a domain name may not have much effect on rankings, BUT having the keywords in the domain basically guarantees that every link (including a coveted DMOZ link) will have the keywords in the anchor text. And that is a big thing to consider. I rarely advise clients to change domains names if the site is established and has good links.

]]> By: Frank Jovine http://www.sitepronews.com/2009/11/07/cutting-rank-how-an-improper-domain-name-redirect-can-forfeit-your-top-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-16715 Frank Jovine Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:23:33 +0000 http://www.sitepronews.com/?p=4829#comment-16715 It has been beaten to death about how Google looks at duplicate content across multiple domains and the jury is out. Google doesn't penalize a domain for duplicate content. If this were the case, than all the news that comes from Press Releases that are re-published would cause a major issue, it doesn't. Please visit Matt Cutts blog for validation. It has been beaten to death about how Google looks at duplicate content across multiple domains and the jury is out. Google doesn’t penalize a domain for duplicate content. If this were the case, than all the news that comes from Press Releases that are re-published would cause a major issue, it doesn’t.

Please visit Matt Cutts blog for validation.

]]> By: Angela Charles http://www.sitepronews.com/2009/11/07/cutting-rank-how-an-improper-domain-name-redirect-can-forfeit-your-top-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-16565 Angela Charles Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:44:43 +0000 http://www.sitepronews.com/?p=4829#comment-16565 There are so many factors involved in SEO that we normally don't even discuss with your clients the issue of getting a new keyword-rich domain, particularly if they've already owned their site for a number of years. But, sometimes business circumstances make it a good time to consider a new domain name (change in the business or ownership), in which case focusing on keyword-rich names might make sense. There are so many factors involved in SEO that we normally don’t even discuss with your clients the issue of getting a new keyword-rich domain, particularly if they’ve already owned their site for a number of years. But, sometimes business circumstances make it a good time to consider a new domain name (change in the business or ownership), in which case focusing on keyword-rich names might make sense.

]]> By: Irma http://www.sitepronews.com/2009/11/07/cutting-rank-how-an-improper-domain-name-redirect-can-forfeit-your-top-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-16553 Irma Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:48:02 +0000 http://www.sitepronews.com/?p=4829#comment-16553 If domain mirroring/masking tends to be prohibited, then why blogger.com facilitate us to use our own domain name (e.g. example.com), as the same time we can still have our own blog address (example.blogspot.com). It seems that Google and its subsidiary (blogger.com) have a contradiction. Any idea about this? If domain mirroring/masking tends to be prohibited, then why blogger.com facilitate us to use our own domain name (e.g. example.com), as the same time we can still have our own blog address (example.blogspot.com). It seems that Google and its subsidiary (blogger.com) have a contradiction. Any idea about this?

]]> By: Tom Shivers http://www.sitepronews.com/2009/11/07/cutting-rank-how-an-improper-domain-name-redirect-can-forfeit-your-top-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-16533 Tom Shivers Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:47:12 +0000 http://www.sitepronews.com/?p=4829#comment-16533 Thanks for the comments. A couple of clarifications. I do recommend having a keyword rich domain name when possible - as in, when you are developing the website for the first time. Nick @ brick makes a good point that it can make sense to create a mini-site with unique content for this purpose. Considering all of the other factors involved in SEO, a keyword rich domain name is not significant. There are many other useful ways to increase search rank for a site without depending on the domain name. In addition, the lift a site receives from a keyword rich domain name usually affects only that keyword. I'd be careful not to base the majority of your SEO strategy on getting a keyword rich domain name. Thanks for the comments. A couple of clarifications.

I do recommend having a keyword rich domain name when possible – as in, when you are developing the website for the first time. Nick @ brick makes a good point that it can make sense to create a mini-site with unique content for this purpose.

Considering all of the other factors involved in SEO, a keyword rich domain name is not significant. There are many other useful ways to increase search rank for a site without depending on the domain name. In addition, the lift a site receives from a keyword rich domain name usually affects only that keyword.

I’d be careful not to base the majority of your SEO strategy on getting a keyword rich domain name.

]]> By: Best SEO Web Design http://www.sitepronews.com/2009/11/07/cutting-rank-how-an-improper-domain-name-redirect-can-forfeit-your-top-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-16531 Best SEO Web Design Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:47:31 +0000 http://www.sitepronews.com/?p=4829#comment-16531 While 6 mo's ago I would have agreed with the author, based on a recent domain redirect I did, (permanent 301 redirect), forwarding traffic from a several year old PR3 site to a site that was not 2 years old yet with a PR1, what occured was rather scary in that the search results for both sites went downhill quickly. After a month of seeing the search results decline, I removed the redirect and both sites went back to normal. While 6 mo’s ago I would have agreed with the author, based on a recent domain redirect I did, (permanent 301 redirect), forwarding traffic from a several year old PR3 site to a site that was not 2 years old yet with a PR1, what occured was rather scary in that the search results for both sites went downhill quickly. After a month of seeing the search results decline, I removed the redirect and both sites went back to normal.

]]> By: How A Keyword In Your Domain Name Can Make A Difference | Buddy's Blog http://www.sitepronews.com/2009/11/07/cutting-rank-how-an-improper-domain-name-redirect-can-forfeit-your-top-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-16527 How A Keyword In Your Domain Name Can Make A Difference | Buddy's Blog Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:59:42 +0000 http://www.sitepronews.com/?p=4829#comment-16527 [...] Here’s an interesting article on redirects and while the author makes some good points, I do take issue with this statement the following paragraph. Actually, there are many other things going on behind the scenes that impact rank, and the domain name is rarely a significant factor. [...] [...] Here’s an interesting article on redirects and while the author makes some good points, I do take issue with this statement the following paragraph. Actually, there are many other things going on behind the scenes that impact rank, and the domain name is rarely a significant factor. [...]

]]> By: Nick @ Brick Marketing http://www.sitepronews.com/2009/11/07/cutting-rank-how-an-improper-domain-name-redirect-can-forfeit-your-top-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-16524 Nick @ Brick Marketing Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:16:52 +0000 http://www.sitepronews.com/?p=4829#comment-16524 Excellent article and many key points that I am sure will help your readers. I found the topics of this article so useful, that I quoted them in my SEO blog at the following URL: http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2009/11/09/keyword-domain/ Excellent article and many key points that I am sure will help your readers.

I found the topics of this article so useful, that I quoted them in my SEO blog at the following URL:
http://www.searchengineoptimizationjournal.com/2009/11/09/keyword-domain/

]]> By: Zub-Online Directory http://www.sitepronews.com/2009/11/07/cutting-rank-how-an-improper-domain-name-redirect-can-forfeit-your-top-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-16514 Zub-Online Directory Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:08:33 +0000 http://www.sitepronews.com/?p=4829#comment-16514 It's easy to fall into the technical holes of search engines without even know whats going on. It’s easy to fall into the technical holes of search engines without even know whats going on.

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