How to Use Google Search to Attain High Visibility for Now, New or Niche Websites by Using New TLDs
During this presentation, learn:
How is Google treating the new Top Level Domains… are they among the Top 1 Million websites in Search?
What are some quick wins for branding and visibility?
What are the must-haves for high-performing domain names?
How can domain names help defend your brand?
How to prioritize what to include in the domain name and TLD
What 4 things ensure a successful domain name and TLD?
Pick up a few additional pointers about branding and domain names to further your own cause!
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How to Attain High Google Search
Visibility for New or Niche Websites
New TLD data from SEMrush presented at NamesCon and SEO Day 2016
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Michael Stricker
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• Agency and brand digital marketing consultant
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Next:
Brand, Keyword and SEO Best Practices
How Google treats the new Top Level Domains
How well do they rank? Retain relevance?
5 Ingredients of perfect new TLDs
5 Features of successful domain names
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New Top Level Domains
Domain.TLD
~ newgtlds.ICANN.org
~ ntldstats.com/tld (realtime Registration stats)
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Q:
Do Keywords in URLs have SEO value?
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A:
Keywords in URLs = a ranking factor
“I believe that is a very small ranking factor. So it is not something I’d
really try to force… not something I’d say it is even worth your effort
to restructure your site just so you can get keywords in your URL.”
~ John Mueller, Google Webmaster Central Office Hours Hangout Feb 2016
~ Official Google Mythbusting via Barry Schwartz Search Engine Roundtable
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Q:
Does Google “like” the new TLDs?
Will they rank well?
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CTRs may increase due to user trust.
Google owns .google and .youtube
Google becomes a domain registrar (reseller)
Google turns to abc.xyz for its parentAlphabet
A:
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Are New TLDs indexed?
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Are New TLDs indexed?
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903 new TLDs delegated
But are they performing well in search?
New TLDs
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93% of buying cycles start
with an online search.
~ Marketo
Why Search?
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67 non-latin glyphs
(Chinese, Kanji, Cyrillic)
geoTLDs
(.london, .nyc .budapest .osaka .zulu)
903 New TLDs delegated
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.aaa .amex . Apple .bmw .cbs .dupont
.esurance .fedex .gucci .hyatt .ibm .intel
.jeep .komatsu .lego .microsoft .nike
.omega .pfizer .qvc .ren .sony .tdk .ups
.visa .walmart .xfinity .yandex .zappos
New TLDs Dot Brands
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Coffee.club Dekora.fashion Viral.buzz Lead.bank
TourEiffel.Paris Upshot.agency Extrabold.design
Williamsport.lawyer Jacksonville.attorney
Wyoming.fish Aha.vet SimpleSteps.coach
ArtOf.fitness TheGreen.diet Foxwell.tools
Chronicle.software Driftaway.coffee
Scratchtown.beer TripleRock.vodka
Not Coms (depleted .coms + creativity)
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.today .technology .tips .land .kitchen .contractors
.diamonds .construction .clothing .camera
.careers .directory .enterprises .guru .global
.holdings .gallery .equipment .estate .bike
.recipes .sexy .shoes .plumbing .photos .lighting
.singles .tattoo .みんな (Japanese for Everyone)
.ventures .voyage .website .world and more!
MORE new gTLDS
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93% of buying cycles start
with an online search.
~ Marketo
New TLDs: Rank Trend
New TLDs
rising to
Top 1 Million
Domains
based on
organic search
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New TLDs Trend:
Frequency of new TLDs among Top 1M
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Avg, Keywords for which Top 1M Domains Rank
New TLDs
VS
Old TLDs
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Keywords Won / Lost Ratio per Top 1M Domains,
New TLDs
VS
Old TLDs
New Old
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Keywords Won/Lost, Top 1M Domains, New VS Old
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New TLDs amongTop 1M Domains
OldTLDs amongTop 1M Domains
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Caution:
New TLDs
are not proof
against
Google
Algorithmic
Updates
e.g. “Pirate”
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1. Brand
2. Unique Product or Service
3. Slogan
4. Relevant 2-part Phrases
5. Location
5 Ingredients to Craft the Perfect
Domain Name Using new TLDs
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+ Unique
+ Short
+ Memorable
+ Easy to Speak or Type
+ Keywords
5 Features of Successful
Domain Names.TLDs…
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Original research commissioned by Michael Stricker
Hat tip to Bill Hartzer @bhartzer
SEMrush search data by: Qi Zhao, Data Scientist - @QiZhaoDATA
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Questions?
SlideShare deck: http://bit.ly/howtonewTLDs
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Search data research and visualization by:
Qi Zhao, SEMrush Data Scientist - @QiZhaoDATA
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Notas do Editor
(https://plus.google.com/+MattCutts/posts/4VaWg4TMM5F). Specifically, Matt Cutts said:
"Google has a lot of experience in returning relevant web pages, regardless of the top-level domain (TLD). Google will attempt to rank new TLDs appropriately, but I don't expect a new TLD to get any kind of initial preference over .com, and I wouldn't bet on that happening in the long-term either. If you want to register an entirely new TLD for other reasons, that's your choice, but you shouldn't register a TLD in the mistaken belief that you'll get some sort of boost in search engine rankings."
Globe Runner, as Search Engine Optimization experts, we have seen rank data resulting from many cases where keyword rich domain names includes the keyword in the extension. They appear to help a website’s SEO and overall search engine visibility. Some of these examples are www.Coffee.Club (Coffee Club), and www.Jacksonville.Attorney (Jacksonville Attorney). Add to that Verified.Domains