Your site's rank on Google search
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djbaxter
in memoriam 1947-2022
You can't really say, "My site is on page 1". Whether or not it is depends entirely on the search term used to find it.
If you search for {name of your site} and that name is fairly unique, you'll probably show up on page 1 - but who is going to search for that?
If you search for your domain, you'll also be on page 1 but no one will search for that either.
If you search for {name of your site} and that name is fairly unique, you'll probably show up on page 1 - but who is going to search for that?
If you search for your domain, you'll also be on page 1 but no one will search for that either.
Steve F
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Searching Anthem or Anthem game I wasn't able to find your site. Searching Anthem Forum you showed up as the 5th result, it will differ from what results it gives you because you visit the site.
Btw - you may want to turn off debug mode..
Matt C.
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Searching "anthem forums" gives me the 4th result.
But yes, with "anthem forum" it gives me the 5th.
djbaxter
in memoriam 1947-2022
Again, that's your site name. If you don't rank for that, you're under a manual penalty.
Max Taxable
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I'm going to have a huge pagerank challenge with my next launch - domain competing in exact terms with a US Navy nuclear recruitment program's acronym!
djbaxter
in memoriam 1947-2022
No you are not. Pay attention.
Ranking for your domain name is not ranking at all.
Ranking for your content is what matters.
Please read what I have said above.
Max Taxable
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Pretty sure regardless of content, I'm not breaking page 5 much less first page.
Max Taxable
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Yeah, I am talking about only the search which involves people searching the donain name/site name itself, with no trailing 'dot com" or any such. If they're doing that, I might be lucky to show up on page 5 of that search due to the Navy having a program with that exact acronym. As I originally stated but maybe not in such verbose terms.
As far as searches for the niche, as the OP qualifies, who knows? I try to target the term/terms most people use that I think will direct them to my site. It doesn't do you any good to be #1 on the first page of a search term nobody uses. But I am pretty sure people might be searching the name and if so they're going to have a hard time finding me that way.
Max Taxable
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Folks who see the name bandied about, or hear of it.
Getting the forum I recently sold on the front page was tough. I targeted the terms "dallas cowboys forum" and "forums" after I bought the site, which was NO rank anywhere at all at the time. Lots and lots of competition in that niche with anything attached to that team name. How many people are going to be searching those terms? It turned out to be quite a lot. But if you cannot get your site's name on the first page of the name search? Seems very basic to me. It's going to be very challenging to break the Navy's grip on that term search.
djbaxter
in memoriam 1947-2022
But "dallas cowboys" or "allas cowboys forum" is not your domain. It's a legitimate search term.
dallascowboysforum.com or dallayscowboysforum are domain names - people will not search for those.
Max Taxable
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Yeah I'm not talking dot com or any such. I'm talking site name, made that clear for those who were paying attention.
If you can't get your site name on the front page of searches you have an essential problem, I would think.
Getting "dallas cowboys universe" on the first page of search terms "dallas cowboys forum" or "forums" was the first essential challenge. I wasn't at all worried about search term "dallas cowboys" or any site searches using dot com and such. I wanted to target people who were looking for forums on the subject.
Getting my NEW site on the first page when its name is an acronym used by Navy recruiting, will be tough. They're 10 pages deep on it right now, on every engine.
seohigherranking
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Nowadays I don’t care anymore! SEO drives me insane sometimes. It can result in spectacular results or abysmal failures!
Kevin
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For one site, "Yes" and "Yes". For another site, "No, not even close!
" and "Yes". Something to keep in mind, though, is what @djbaxter is talking about, is what search terms are being targeted. If something as simple as your own site's name then, yeah, you should be showing up on page 1 but if you're targeting more general keyword search then that's a bit harder so you really need to narrow down and define what keyword searches are your potential members likely to search for and then concentrate on that.
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