Choosing the Perfect Domain Name to Maximize SEO Results
By Sabrina Sabino

Carefully selecting the most appropriate domain name offers unparalleled benefits for online businesses, as well as the increased advantage of being found in the search engines. Search engine users are drawn to the familiar and catchy domain names, as they hint both professionalism and trust. Other equally significant factors that a business might want to consider are generic domain names and domains that use country-specific extensions (Country Code Top Level Domains or ccTLD) offering the advantage of localized search results to potential customers.

Conversion Benefits of a Longer Domain Name

The assumption that domain names lose their value if they consist of more than two or three words is not entirely accurate in the world of search marketing. Longer domain names are particularly more specific than the shorter domains. For example, "homeloan.com" despite being highly concise it is also extremely generic. On the other hand, the lengthier "portlandmortgageloan.com" distinguishes a loan type and also presents a geographical location. Although shorter domain names might generally receive a greater amount of traffic, they will not necessarily receive greater converting traffic. Longer domains likely draw in a limited amount of traffic, but it conveniently allows the domain owner to know that these visitors are searching for something very specific. You can then optimize conversion strategies by supplying the most relevant content through understanding visitor requirements.

Better Search Engine Rankings: Generic Domains Promotes Brand Trust

Companies can strengthen their brands and further improve their businesses by consolidating the trust people have over a particular generic domain name. One example is "loans.com" which, is owned by Bank of America. They have redirected this domain to their primary domain, instead of building an entirely separate loan-related information site. This excellent strategy allows this very generic domain name to complement their business model of providing different types of loans. This approach efficiently optimizes the company's search engine rankings e.g. "loans.com" because consumers intuitively trust extremely generic domain names.

Sabrina Sabino - Internet Enthusiast

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