Should I Purchase A Keyword Rich Domain and Redirect It?
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009Dear Nicki,
Are there any advantages to purchasing a domain with strong keywords and redirecting it to my website?
–Wondering in Wisconsin
Dear Wondering,
No, there are seemingly no SEO advantages. But let me take a step back. I would argue that if this was a new website, then you might as well go with a keyword rich domain. There are still discrepancies as to whether or not search engines actually pay attention to keyword rich domains. Humans, however, might click on a keyword rich URL before what I would call a spammy-looking domain.
The only way this strategy might possibly work is if a) you promote those other sites for tracking purposes or b) other websites link to your other domains (assuming they use keyword rich anchor text) and the link juice would thereby be passed to your current website. But, why waste the in-between domain and simply worry about promoting your current domain and getting keyword rich backlinks to your actual site?
The thing is, if you’re doing all the right things at your existing site, there’s no need to start building a network of keyword rich redirects.