Great insights on how exact match domains can help a brand beat the competition and dominate online. Small to mid sized business owners should take note as sometimes larger companies fail to capitalize on these opportunities. If you have interest in acquiring an exact match domain name for your business, let’s chat.
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗘𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 This is a recap of a post by Ben Strusnik. Ben absolutely crushes it with ecommerce websites primarily from SEO. Here is what he says about exact match domains. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗺 𝗜 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗱𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀? Spending tens of thousands of dollars on those domains? 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻: Google is cracking down on sites without branded search. Many affiliate sites are getting penalized. Exact match domain helps you stay safe as Google can't easily tell if people are searching for your brand or a generic term. Combined with an omni-channel marketing approach, you’re super safe from Google algorithm updates. 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻: Exact match domains can make Google think people searching for the generic keyword are looking for your brand. It becomes extremely easy to rank in the #1 spot, even for massive keywords with many competitors. Using the homepage, which holds the most link value, to rank for that keyword is very powerful. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻: No need to worry about over-optimizing your anchor texts for the exact match keyword. Your brand is the keyword, so you can use it as many times as you want without getting in trouble for over-optimizing. 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 (𝗙𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲): Save a lot of budget on link building. Exact match keyword and branded links also act as exact match anchor links, which are strong signals for Google. 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁: The EMD SEO strategy is especially effective when the main root keyword targeted with the domain has many subcategories. These subcategories can be targeted with collections and product pages. Having these subcategories is crucial for maximizing ROI. Fred Mercaldo Bob Knakal James Ventura