Are Best + Keyword domain names still valuable?
 

I have a "best + premium keyword" domain name that I'm developing. It's in a niche that is exploding in popularity.

My question is do such names still have SEO value, or does Google (especially) and the others give "Best" domain names a spam penalization right off the bat?

I'm thinking of spending a lot of time and money (purchasing back links) on it, but wondering if I would be better off doing it for another domain name.

It is already getting a little search traffic, including Google, just from linking to it from a handful of my other sites.

When I type in "best porn sites" to Google, I see that toppornsites.com is number 1, and bestpornsites.co.uk is also on the front page, so it can be done. But I assume those sites have spent a fortune acquiring hundreds of good backlinks.

.AI is a good extension to look into

In summary, your "best + premium keyword" domain won't automatically give you a ranking advantage or a penalty. Its success will depend on the overall quality of your website and your comprehensive SEO strategy.

EMDs are no longer a magic bullet
Content and user experience are key
Not necessarily a penalty, but not a direct ranking factor
Potential benefits (indirect)
Increased clicks
User understanding
Focus on a holistic SEO strategy

you'll want to focus on:
High-quality, relevant content
Excellent user experience
Strong backlink profile

Those prices though, (especially with a 2 year minimum).

Yeah, i was able to grab a couple before that 2-year change.

Good luck with bestgimp.com
Definitely a growth market.

Yes, it defnitely is for an AI related site. I have one with an .ai domain with only a handful of backlinks and posts and it ranks well. Worth the fees I would say.

Thanks - sounds like it's worth it to develop and spend money on then.

Nice, we should have a chat about AI, see if we could collaborate :thumbsup

:1orglaugh :1orglaugh . . .

Im not convinced
 

Im not sure about the future of AI sites. I think a woman is a woman, I prefer the Girls of Cam Sites. I believe that AI sites will pas the time as others like Hentai, Vrporn, etc.

I still like keyword domains as sites linking back normally include those keywords.

i randomly missed renewal of 10 domains, nothing really fancy in those names, no big moneymakers.. however they were instantly grabbed by some brokers and i cannot get them back anythime soon without paying a fortune. still seems to be profitable business. not sure if the registrars are behind that or individual brokers, those domain names were really nothing sophisticated but had some organic traffic floating in . i let them go, but it hurts

Talking about this, the other day I found out that some of my older domains I let expire, are now registered by one of the biggest adult companies, and they built famous sites on them, haha, incredible. Never thought one of the big ones would use some of my older domains.