Build a Niche Marketing Business – Step 4: Find A Domain Name
Okay, so you’ve got about 30 good keyword phrases that will help you find that “little pond”. Now we need to start working on a way to get all those fish to find YOUR pond.
A keyword laden domain name is one of the best starts you can make. When you think about how YOU’D search for “candle holders”…our example from last chapter…your first idea would be candle holders, don’t you think?
So, let’s put that in your domain name.
People also usually use a third word to try to narrow down the search results. Maybe they’ll add something like; cheap, expensive, or information, or maybe just info.
Go to the domain name registrar of your choice and check to see what .COM names are available. For this example, let’s try candleholdersinfo.com
What do you know…it’s available!
DON’T BUY IT YET!
Let’s check some other things out first.
Before you go out and buy your domain name, type the keywords into Google without any quotation marks. Candle Holders Info returns 8,280,000 results!
BUT…if you type it in with the quotation marks, you get 600 results! That’s a BIG difference! How come?
Google ALWAYS tries to please their customers…the people that are using the search engine. They do that by trying to always return results that are as close to what the person typed in as possible.
It will show the exact phrase…that’s the one with the quotation marks…first and THEN show phrases that contain those same words, but not necessarily right together like your domain name. That makes for happier searchers for Google!
SO…if your domain name and your keywords contain that exact phrase that the searcher typed in, you’ll be ranked higher in the results than a site that just has those same words scattered around in the description.
AND…that’s the idea here…to get the search engines literally slobbering over your site.
You’ll be using those keywords you’ve just been working on in, not only your domain name but your page titles, your page descriptions, your headings…AND…your article titles and the articles themselves.
You’re just planting some “spider” bait.
This process can be as long and arduous as you want to make it or as short and sweet as you want. The outcome will be same, so why not make the job fast and easy and get on to the next step?
Remember what we’re shooting for here…being able to do one of these sites every day. This just saved you a BUNCH of time.
Oh yeah…go out and grab that domain now. You can get it from any registrar you want, but www.namecheap.com and www.godaddy.com are probably the leaders in the field. You’ll pay anywhere from $1.99 to $8.95 per year…not a bad deal!
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January 29th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
Great stuff, Brett – This is a really powerful series you have going here, full of valuable information for those wanting to make a living online…
When it’s done, I’m hoping you’ll turn this series of posts into an e-book & audio e-book, either as a list-builder or as a product for sale online – this information is strong enough that it should be spread far and wide!
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January 29th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Thanks Doug,
Actually I am planning on turning it into an ebook after this is complete in a few weeks. Not sure yet if I am going to sell it or give it away though. Still working on that.
Will be adding audio as well.
Brett
January 29th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
I really think this is some good information that would be helpful to a lot of people. I like Doug’s and your idea about turning it into a product.
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January 29th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Hey Brett!
Great stuff! By the way, I’ve been told that the closer your keywords are to the front of your domain name, the better. For example, if your keywords are ‘candle holders’, http://www.candleholders.com is better than http://www.bestcandleholders.com.
Also, a great free tool I’ve found for choosing domain names is the domain suggestions tool at http://www.domaintools.com. Check it out and let me know what you think.
Cheers!
Jit Uppal
Jit Uppals last blog post..My New Favorite Free Keyword Research Tool
January 30th, 2009 at 7:40 am
Has been a good series so far and can’t wait for the next step. Creating products on a blog is something I do regularly so take Doug’s advice on that one when this is finished.
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January 30th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Brett,
These are great tips! Many overlooked that when choosing a name. Jit is correct, not just in the domain name but also in the title.
Fred
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