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The Power of Micro Niche Sites with Exact Match Domain Names
This is a topic that I'm actually planning on exploring in some case studies very very soon, but there was a post on Hacker News a few days ago that served as a great example of this topic so I figured why the hell not, let's start there.
What I'm going to go over here is how truly effective an exact match keyword domain name can be when used on simple micro niche sites. I guess I'll first go into what both of those concepts mean, then I'll jump into the subject of this analysis.
What is an Exact Match Domain Name?
This is simply a domain name that has the EXACT keyword that you want to target in it. That's it. No extras "the" or "at" or extra words at the beginning or end of it. Simply the exact keyword someone would type in at Google to come to your site, without the spaces. Technically, hyphens don't count either, but sometimes domains with them can work out well.
So if you wanted to rank for "sunflower seeds", having the domain www.sunflowerseeds.com, .org, or .net would be the exact match domain name. Something like www.sunflowerseedsstore.com wouldn't cut it.
You might have seen people talk about the advantages of an exact match domain name around different forums and blog posts before, so this might not come as a surprise, but having your exact keywords in your domain name can give you a HUGE boost in the SERPS. Google eats up sites like this, and in low to moderate competition niches, you can pretty easily rank on the front page with minimal backlinking. Additionally, if you see an exact match domain name in the top ten, you better be prepared to really beat them in terms of linkbuilding and on page SEO, because they will have an inherent advantage over you because of the keywords in their domain.
What is a Micro Niche Site?
The best way to describe a micro niche site is that it is a site that is targeting a market with moderate monthly searches, super low allintitle competition,low to medium front page competition, and generally long tail keywords. These sites will often be very small, sometimes just 1-4 pages, and are usually about just a single product/list/offer.
You generally don't need an active blog or a bunch of content on these kinds of sites, as the competition is so low that it doesn't take much to rank for the keywords. The real trick to these types of sites is that they are somewhat hard to find. Often times, long tail keywords won't have enough monthly searches to really be worth pursuing with a site. So you really have to dig in there and find a few keywords that have low enough competition coupled with enough monthly searches to convert to a point that's worth your time.
Here are some rough numbers I look for when I research micro niches:
- allintitle competition of less than 10-30,000
- Front Page Competition with average PR of 3 or less
- Low backlinks (<3-500 max) for each front page site
- At least 5000 searches a month
- Exact match domain name available for .com, .org. or .net
Now, techie readers will realise that that all of those things can be found out basically automatically with the right keyword lists and some know how. But that will be something I probably won't go into too much here at least
Analysis of Micro Niche Site
So recently, this interview was posted to Hacker News. In the interview, Patrick McKenzie, the creator of Bingo Card Creator, goes into some pretty great details about what I consider "active white hat SEO". He's not doing anything shady, or actively building any links for that matter, but he is paying attention to his SEO and encouraging others to build links to his sites. Additionally, he's utilising micro niche sites with exact match domains to promote his seasonal bingo cards, with a bit of success it seems. He says in the interview:
I don't want to say that microsites are the right solution for everyone. The problem with microsites is that they cause you to split your domain equity and link equity. The basic idea behind PageRank (the core of Google's original search ranking algorithm) is that any link to a page is a vote that that page and site is trusted and should appear higher in the search engine rankings. Separate from PageRank is what is called the exact match domain bonus — if your domain (.net, .com, .org, or country-level TLD like .co.uk if the searcher is in the UK) exactly matches — and I mean character-for-character match when you strip out the spaces — you get a super bonus.
For example, if you registered patricksfunnydomain.com , and tried to rank for [Easter Bingo Cards], you might need hundreds of links or dozens of links until you're competitive for that search result. f I was putting it on Bingo Card Creator, which has hundreds of links, it would probably rank on the top page but near the bottom of it, until I built a significant amount of links directly to that page. The exact match bonus causes easterbingocards.com to rank in the top three with a handful of links in a matter of weeks — a link from my blog, a few from directories, that is all it takes really.
There's a lot of gems in what he's saying right there. Let's go into one of his micro sites.
Examination of a Micro Site
Here's one of Patrick's micro sites that has an exact match domain:
Really basic site, has a theme that matches the topic, a few content pages (home + 4 subpages) and a hell of a lot of links to his money site (bingocardcreator.com). The entire point of this site is to act simply as a landing page, capturing visitors who were searching for "halloween bingo cards", and sending them to his actual bingo card site to get them to buy cards.
What he's doing here though is leveraging the fact that he owns www.halloweenbingocards.net and because of that ranks #1 for that keyword. So he's getting a bunch of clicks without doing much of anything. Some simple linkbuilding and that domain name, and he made it to the top.
I want to go over some of the numbers behind his site to show you what I mean in terms of a micro site and how effective the exact match domain name can be in terms of ranking. Here's the keyword research data (I know, I haven't gone over this topic yet for Market Samurai, I will next week probably):
About 120 searches a day, with an allintitle (SEOTC) competition of just 1,930. Those search numbers are a little low, but they are averaged out throughout the year. Searches in Halloween time would probably be significantly higher (I believe he said he got somewhere around 30,000 visitors during that week).
Next is the front page competition data:
This is where you can truly see how effective an exact match domain name is. As you can see, his site is firmly at #1, while his stats are pretty much terrible compared to his competitors. He has the lowest domain backlinks of everyone, pretty weak page backlinks, moderate Page Rank, and doesn't even have his keyword in his meta description.
But none of that matters because he has an exact match keyword domain name. This is a perfect example of why these sites work so well. Just look at the PR spread of his backlinks (all 57 of them):
He only has 25 PR 1 or greater backlinks and yet is rock solid at the number 1 spot. You could sneeze and get that many backlinks in a day.
His on page setup is good, take a look:
You can see his halloween bingo cards keyword in each of his header tags as well as his meta title (not description though). He has a few subpages, but honestly, he probably doesn't even need those.
Finishing Up
So nothing truly earth shattering here, just a really good example of how to leverage your exact match domain name to rank high and fast. I have a few plans to further pursue this topic, both from the research side of things as well as from the case study side, so I'll try and keep this topic fresh as we move forward.
I'm planning on launching a one page (well technically, it will have About, Privacy, and Contact pages) site over the weekend to sell a little info product (not a bullshit make money online ebook, something that has nothing to do with the web and that is well written and pretty useful to people who care). I have an exact match .org domain and the site design/lander ready, and am now just finishing up the content.
My plan is to pretty thoroughly document the linkbuilding I do and the rankings that follow from them. I'm going to be using a mix of a few popular techniques so it should be interesting.I'll try and be as candid as possible without giving away the niche. I also might (I stress the might here) do a bit of Facebook Advertising for this site as there is a specific demographic I'm targeting that I can pretty cheaply it there.
I'm going to start with organic traffic though.
Stay tuned.
31 Responses to The Power of Micro Niche Sites with Exact Match Domain Names
yes, yes, YES! *loads up google.py in editor*
Interesting read. I am toying with a few 'exact match' dopmains myself. The only bit i am am unfamilliar with is the tool you are using for your data, could you point me in the right direction? Is it wordtracker?? I think i need to upgrade my toolbox!
awesome write up man… going to purchasing a few domains with exact key word matches and build them up to see if i can get some of that traffic out there.
i read the original article you posted on WF and now this…. had to share it with a friend as well!
greyhat — i believe he was using market samurai
Yup, I've personally seen the power of exact domains in my ranking efforts as well…powerful stuff.
Would love to see a follow up post on your personal criteria or methodology for finding exact match domains in your niche and deciding what search levels justify the purchase.
Would love to see a follow up post on your personal criteria or methodology for finding exact match domains in
Coming up very soon
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Me too!!!!
Would you ever try to monetize one of these sites with adsense, or would you always want there to be some sort of product?
Would you ever try to monetize one of these sites with adsense, or would you always want there…
Adsense is certainly a viable option as well, but offering products, especially your own, is a much more ideal situation in my mind. Selling a $10 to $20 product versus getting a $1-2 click is a no brainer to me
Thats very true. I really like this idea. I have been doing research on this all day and I think I might have a few possibilities. I am going to try and narrow it down to the best one, buy the domain and give it a shot. Thanks for the info.
Seems to work very well with .com .net and .org but does someone have an idea with .info ?
Ok this was pretty fun to read but I got lost about 1/2-way through. Suppose I shouldn't drunkenly google but ah well.
Really good post. EMD's are powerful little suckers and I concur that they work if the SEO competition is low in the niche. Laser-focussed on-page SEO + BL + EMD + SEOC = very good opportunity. You pretty much use the same research tactics as me.
Btw, I see you're using Market Samurai…it's awesome for keyword research.
Thnx for this post.I have been doing micro niche site marketing my entire life.although every time some crazy guru pops up and tells me to do some crazy other staff i always stick with this method.I have been thinking about something for a while,i have mailed you with a thought.
I just came across your page when I'm searching for exact match domain name articles.
As you know that mostly the exact match domain name almost have already taken, and it's not easy to get bargain with the owner of domain due to the high price of course.
So if the last alternative is, I put suffix or prefix on the exact match name, it means I have to work harder doing backlinks,produce contents,On page SEO,etc. Do my assumption is correct?
And maybe it's better to look at top 10 google, if there's exact match domain competitor,so better I off look another niche?
Hy, man! Im from Brasil, and im starting my work on seo to micronicho sites, but in portuguese, very few competition i have to say. I subscribed your feed. very good text. The best about the issue: exactly keywords on domain. Big hug! ands thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.
ps: sorry my bad english
haha, big hug! love it. Damn near spam listed ya
Thanks for the guide. I use the same keyword research method you mentioned but also found some tips for improving the vetting process.
Did you ever do your follow up? Just bought an exact matcher myself and your follow up would be magic.
Big hug
I think an over looked aspect of ranking is also the anchor text. lots of those site do not have "optimized" anchors for the kw.
Thank you for the information. I was wondering about larger niche sites and using the / to create exact match. For example if my key word was "exotic wood tables" , and I purchased domain named "exotic wood" and later added a folder named "table" so it looked like http://www.exoticwood.com/table , would this be of value in terms of SEO? All opinions and experiences with this greatly appreciated.
It's not *exactly* the same but it's damn close. On big, long term site builds, your domain becomes less and less important as other factors like links and on page optimization take over. I prefer to build sites with a generic exact match domain (as opposed to something offer specific for instance) and then target exact keywords in my urls.
So my urls look like http://www.generickeyword.com/my-exact-keyword
It works very well
PS: This would be a great question to ask over at http://www.seoloudmouths.com if you're interested
OK just saw this, this IS the way to go!
I have been developing a site that sells t-shirts, and I've been toiling over what domain to purchase. I'm glad I didn't commit to anything yet — this seems like the way to go.
"The best way to describe a micro niche site is that it is a site that is targeting a market with moderate monthly searches, super low allintitle competition,low to medium front page competition, and generally long tail keywords. These sites will often be very small, sometimes just 1-4 pages, and are usually about just a single product/list/offer."
What tools do you use when you analyze this micro niche? I use MArket Samuria.
I actually built a good tool for competition analysis, check out serpIQ
Can you explain more why "unnecessary" letters or words should not be added when a domain name with the exact keywords have been purchased by another. Is it ok to add hypen? For instance, online-marketer for onlinemarketer?
This is an absolute gem of an article. Fair play for sharing it with us, greatly appreciated. I'm literally sick to my teeth of listening people yab on about niche marketing on youtube, with their final goal of trying to flog you a product. Annoys me!
I have just discovered your website. I have been really struggling to get ranked and to make money with my 7 websites.I came into this with not much understanding of what I was getting involved in. Just building a site was a tremendous breakthrough for someone who could only get email before. I have searched all over the place and read many blogs and participated in several forums. I have Market Samurai, but I have to tell you the I have found your blog to be the most informative, helpful and educational internet & website oriented blog out there. Your descriptions and explanations are so clear that even I can understand them Thanks.
Hey there Deborah,
I guess it is better NOT to add words to your keywords for the domain name. Just settle for having hyphen.
Too ironic, dchuck!
I'm a SerpIQ free member but do you know the reason why I haven't upgraded and started tracking all my main KWs?
Because I have over 1,000 main kws… Because all my sites are MN sites like this one!
SerpIQ is really overkill for this need… Pricing aside, it's just 9000% more tools than is needed. The initial KW discovery is of course important for each site you make, but for ongoing tracking I've only found that I need a simple RankTracker service like MsM's on the top 1-5 KWs per site.
Ironically, if you find success in that test site you're going to make more and more of them (it becomes an addiction) and you will eventually find your own service overkill for these things!


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Preparing the nursery for your new baby can be one of the most magical experiences of parenthood. Imagining your little one sleeping in the crib, kicking on the changing table, and crawling across the new carpet can be downright exciting! Often it's only after the new furniture has been delivered, the room painted, and the toys purchased that a parent begins to think – uh-oh, is all of this stuff safe and healthy? Well, chances are a lot of it is not. Everything from the paint to carpet to mattresses can contain chemicals hazardous to young children. For example, conventional paint (which contains VOC's) off-gases toxic chemicals that can cause headaches, eye irritations and damage to the kidneys, liver, and central nervous system.
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March 22, 2011
Spring not only offers flowers, warmer temperatures, and a general sense of hope, but often times it comes with very active weather. This March, the Midstate has seen its share of active weather from heavy rain and flooding to early morning thunderstorms just this week. Tomorrow morning also brings more wild weather and another sure sign of springtime...a battle between two different air masses.
Cool Canadian air wants to continue to dominate our weather as it has for much of the winter. Meanwhile, warmer and juicer air from the Gulf wants to move in from the south and take over as we head toward warmer months. This battle will yield a tricky forecast going into tomorrow morning. Which air mass will win out? The set-up as it stands now can be seen below:
In between the cool air and the warm air lies a frontal boundary which is the focus for heavy rain, thunderstorms, and heavy snow depending on the location. This is a very active boundary and tonight it will move into Pennsylvania. While most of the precipitation will fall as rain for a large part of the viewing area, some spots north of Harrisburg could see a wintry mix overnight as temperatures fall going into the early hours of Wednesday morning. PrecisionCast highlights this event nicely below:
Northeast Pennsylvania and the Poconos stand to get as much as 6 inches of wet snow and sleet from this event. Notice how Harrisburg and points south have enough mild air in place to keep the precipitation as plain rain. However, northern areas could see some sleet and wet snow mix in from time to time early tomorrow morning. Accumulations shouldn't be much with the ground being plenty warm, but we promise to keep an eye on things heading into tomorrow morning.
Places like Williamsport and Scranton could get some late season snowfall accumulations. Southern areas see little if any accumulations. I would probably use Interstate 80 as a reasonable dividing line for this storm. Some northern spots like Mifflin, Juniata, and northern Dauphin county could see some mix, but hopefully little in the way of accumulation. Schuylkill and Berks counties could see some wet snow accumulation though and if conditions are just right, even southern areas could see sleet mix in from time to time.
Rainfall could be moderate with this storm. This will be relatively long lasting. Expect rain to develop after midnight tonight and continue until early Thursday morning. We might get some breaks, but this looks like a pretty prolonged event.
Many backyards stand to get between 0.75 - 1.00" of rainfall. This would be yet another significant rain event for our area this month. Flooding shouldn't be an issue this time around, but we have definitely had a wetter than normal March.
In summary, three points to make about this next storm:
1. This will be a rain storm for most of the area plain and simple. Don't expect a widespread mixed precipitation event.
2. The farther north you live, the better your chances to see sleet and wet snow mix in with the rain. While little accumulation is expected in our viewing area, this is a tricky forecast. Be prepared for things to change quickly tomorrow morning if enough cold air gets pulled into the region.
3. This will be a prolonged storm lasting through early Thursday morning. Rainfall will be moderate and this storm could end as a few snow showers early Thursday.
As stated above, this is a tricky forecast and a developing storm. Stay with us through the day and into tomorrow for the very latest. Thanks!


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The City of Fort Worth has suspended all demolitions after crews mistakenly knocked down two houses in the last two months.
FOX4 first reported on a knocked down house on Watercress Drive in July and reported on Tuesday about another mistaken demolition on Lagonda Street.
The city told FOX4 on Wednesday the small house in a backyard on Lagonda Street should not have been torn down – but it was.
City staffers apparently left the demolition after the main house was knocked down. That home was scheduled to be demolished. When staffers returned from checking on another assignment, they found the demolition crew had also knocked down the small house.
"That really was human error. It was a miscommunication, it wasn't something ordered. It wasn't something done intentionally. It was just a mistake," said City of Fort Worth staffer Bill Begley.
The family said nearly everything left of their deceased grandmother and great grandmother was stored inside the small home.
"I just want them to apologize to our family for the mistake they've done and also apologize to the residents of Fort Worth, because it's their taxpayers' money to demolish homes that are not supposed to be," said Christina Lopez-Ochoa, who grew up at the house on Lagonda Street.
The same demolition company also knocked down the house on Watercress Drive.
Begley said in that case, city workers painted markings on the wrong house instead of the property that was supposed to be demolished.
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Acerca del autorNektar
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I have lived a very colorful existence. For the past 16 years, I have been living as an expat, both in the Middle East, and recently in New Zealand. I currently live in Dubai, and am a writer, soul photographer, activist, and lover of life in general. Life is for loving, and loving is for living. My brand Nektar is about love and light. It's about truth, and discovering the beauty that lies within, and all around you. Helping to connect you to your purest essence, to live and to love life!! Visit www.nektar.ae for more inspiration!
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6 Audition No-No's for the Young Performer
Give your child the tools to deliver a memorable and professional audition!
6 Audition No-No's for the Young Performer
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How Negativity Affects Career Longevity
Only you control how you view yourself and your career, so make sure it's in a positive light.
Stop Thinking About Your Competition
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Don't Anticipate the Words and 4 Other Useful Tips
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Last year, Sundance received some 8,000 submissions its short film category and 2,000 submissions for features and documentaries. While those numbers can be discouraging, there are ways to make your work standout.
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Washington, DC—New rules issued by the Federal Railroad Administration and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration would give negligent corporations complete immunity from lawsuits in railroad injury cases, according to testimony given today before the agencies.
Since January 2005, federal agencies have exceeded Congressional authority by issuing 51 rules that preempt state law. American Association for Justice (AAJ) regulatory counsel Gerie Voss and AAJ member Dan O'Fallon will testify that Congress never intended for federal agency rules to preempt state law claims. Dan O'Fallon will also discuss how negligent railroads tried to use preemption to invalidate claims made by the victims of the Minot, North Dakota derailment.
Federal regulatory preemption allows corporations to receive complete immunity and escape accountability even when they knowingly injure and endanger consumers with unsafe products.
Federal regulation is meant to provide a minimal standard of safety for food, drugs, cars, medical devices and railroads. Under a little known doctrine called preemption, there has been an attempt to erode consumer rights by quietly using federal rules to preempt state lawsuits.
"Preemption is a 'get out of jail free card' for corporations which put consumers at risk and try to avoid accountability," said American Association for Justice President Kathleen Flynn Peterson. "Federal regulations and state law should work together to make consumers safer. States have a right to ensure the safety of their residents when dealing with railroads that transport hazardous and deadly materials."


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30 August 1916
Frank Hurley
Presented to King George V, 1917
Hurley altered the original negative of this image to create a more dramatic scene. The relief ship Yelcho was originally photographed nearer the shore; Hurley has erased it and painted in another vessel further away on the horizon. More


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The Rock Cottage at Brant Rock in Marshfield
- bedrooms 2
- baths 1
- sleeps 6
- pool no
- hot tub no
- pets allowed yes
- type House
- community Brant Rock
rates (USD)
/ week
$ 4,200 - $ 4,200 / month
vacation rental description
Cute 2-story cottage located 75 feet from the ocean
Interior completely renovated in 2008
Walk to beach without crossing any streets
See ocean from new sunny deck
One bedroom has a double bed, one bedroom has two twin beds.
Queen-size pull out sofa in the living room.
Comfortably sleeps 4 to 6 people.
Walk to ocean fishing on Brant Rock
Renter comments:
"Thank you for having us at your beach house"; "See you next year!" M.H. Pembroke, MA
"Thank you for a wonderful vacation home" H.G. Fruitland, FL
"We had a terrific vacation, and we are leaving with lots of memories" C.H., Holliston, MA
"What a great vacation" K.S. Chelmsford, MA
"The accomodations were excellent: R.S., Waltham, MA
"This was a wonderful place to be"; "I will be back next June" M.M., Newton, MA
"We enjoyed very much using your pretty cottage and especially using the roof deck" S.B., Waltham, MA
house rental amenities
Well equipped kitchen with all needed utensils, microwave, coffee maker etc.
Patio table and umbrella, BBQ grill and hot and cold outdoor shower
Ceramic tile floors
Cable TV, DVD Player and Free Internet
All linens included
activities and attractions in Marshfield Other Areas
Walk to restaurants, ice cream, seafood market, stores, laundromat, and post office
Walk-to restaurants including Arthur & Pats, Brant Rock HOP. Venus II Restaurant and Bar, Fairview Inn, Haddad's Sea Food, and Bailey's Irish Pub.
Swimming, sunbathing, Brant Rock neighborhood 4th of July fireworks display
20 minute drive to historic Plymouth
Less than 15 minute drive to major shopping malls and dozens of restaurants
vacation rental rates
The cottage is available on a Saturday to Saturday basis.
Check in is at 2:00PM check out is at 11:00AM
Security deposit $250 for one week rental.
Monthy rate is based on 28 days Saturday to Saturday.
Discount for multiple weeks: 20% off second week (or 2 weeks for $2,340), 25% off third week (or 3 weeks for $3,300) week.
4 weeks $4,200
Full calendar month $5,000
Significant discounts before July 4th and after after Labor Day.
(Please note the $250/week deposit is to take the cottage off the market and hold it for you. If you cancel the deposit is non-refundable unless we are able to rent it to someone else for your time period, then the deposit will be refunded. When you arrive, the deposit becomes a damage deposit, refunded after departure if there is no damage.)