Should I choose a Long Tail Domain (EMD)

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May I ask How many words does your EMD include ?
I chose a phrase which include 5 words , The total length is 16 . I think it's too long as domain name.

That's right , I'll create some articles relevant to the phrase I chose , But not too much .Maybe 3 or 4 articles .
Do you think it's enough for SEO to rank my pages ?
Now I'm confusing about the Domain name , Should I choose the phrase as EMD or I choose a short one .

Think long term here!

I would want a name that was catchy and easy to remember.

And, not too long....

Also, try this! Unless you have some weird branding strategy going on, people should be able to see your domain name and have an idea of what you are about or what you are selling, without actually seeing your site!

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Jon Crimes

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Should I both take the EMD and a shorter one , and redirect the EMD?
Is the type-in traffic worth enough for me to get the EMD ?

That's right .

Thanks for replay , I'll check thread .

I don't think keyword in domain is a must. It gets difficult to come up with good company/brand names if they need to follow that rule. It also doesn't matter that much for SEO.

If the domain you talk about is the one in your sig, I don't think it's that long. It's just a bit hard to read because it's got two "yous" and a bit unexpected word order. You can change a domain, but at the expense of the branding and some link juice.

That sounds horrible...

You are right , But no one can find it before a decent of hard work !

Thanks , Most of people choose short one.

Yes long tail domain can make affect on SEO.

The Search engine expert, Matt cuts from google also said this on his webmaster help update.

OK , I'v decided to choose a short one which is brandful .

But I'v just found one niche which is only two words with the total length of 8 . The related .com is avaliable .
The searchs per month is 8100 In Google Keyword Planner.
By direct search in Google , I'v got 762,000 results , The the quoted ("XXX") one , I'v got 6,580 results . There aren't any ads in both .

As your analyze , Should I choose the EMD or another brandful one ?

Your replay is really helpful for me .
As a Newbie , My current target is learn about effective tricks about SEO , traffic guiding , Copywriting etc..... Mostly is about how to build a Online business , Maybe it is not a long-term plan...
But my final target is build a long-term eCommerce site . To avoid my self drop into any mistakes , I have to make sense of everything about Online Marketing before I try to build the long-term site .

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Long tail keywords are cheaper, easier to rank on and more specific than broad generic keywords. Using long keyword phrases that help your site get on the first page of SERP will greatly benefit your online endeavors. One of the great benefit of long tail keywords is the fact that while you are promoting your website for a 3 or 4 word phrase you are also promoting it for every of the words you are using in that key phrase.

Hi cryptone24,

I think many Warriors are avoiding this thread because it is based on a false premise that seems to flow from a fundamental misunderstanding of the term "long tail".

First things first, the term "long tail", when properly used, does not refer to the length of a keyword term. It refers to the frequency of occurrence within the distribution of a data set. If it occurs less frequently than the most commonly occurring keywords within a data set and that data set includes a relatively large number of keywords that also occur with lower frequency than the most common (short head) keywords then it is considered a "long tail" keyword. it could be a single 3 letter word, or a lengthy 5 word term, the number of words or characters within the term have no bearing on whether it is a "long tail" term or not.

Once you understand the term "long tail", it makes the OP's question self-explanatory. If it is a long tail it means it has little to no search volume. So it will also have little to no value as a domain name.

The best domain names, from an exact match keyword perspective, are domain names that have high relevance, and are among the short head, not the long tail. Everything else being equal, the shorter the domain name the more valuable the name.

Here are the primary domain name factors that you need to consider when selecting a new domain name (in order of importance):

1. Short
2. Easy to rememeber
3. Easy to spell

Those 3 primary factors should guide your domain name selection above all other factors.