Domain SEO
Choosing the right domain, TLD and provider
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Choosing the right domain, TLD and provider
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GETTING STARTED
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Choosing a DomainA domain name defines the location of your website on the Internet. For example, www.elevationheadwear.com is the domain name for Elevation Headwear. Choosing a domain for your website is an important first SEO step. Keywords in your domain are no longer an SEO ranking factor, so you need to choose domain name that matches your business, brand business or personality. Generally, the best domains for SEO are short and memorable, because a unique, easy to remember domains helps with link building and branding. Here are some tips for choosing a great domain name. Free Subdomains vs. Custom DomainsA free subdomain (mysite.weebly.com) can be helpful when you're just getting started, but will carry less SEO weight versus a custom domain (www.mysite.com). You can't be serious about your SEO until you have your own domain. A free subdomain will always limit your SEO capabilities, Google and other search engines recognize these domains as starter sites and SEO metrics don't roll up cleanly. With a custom domain name your content, links and SEO signals will all be collected and focused to your site and apply directly to SEO growth. With a free subdomain these metrics are spread to Weebly and not maintained as clearly to your site.
Generic and Country Code Top-Level DomainsA Top Level Domain (TLD) is the end of your domain name, like .com or .net. All Generic TLDs (gTLD) are treated equally by Google so there is no inherent ranking value associated with TLDs unless you want to rank in a certain country, where Google will default to specific geographic regions based on your site's Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLD) like .ca for Canada.
In general, unless you want your site to rank in a specific country you should go with a gTLD because these are recognized and trusted by visitors and have a better chance to rank globally . For example, if you're in the US it's better to pick a .com over a .us if your domain name is available under that TLD. This doesn't mean that ccTLDs can't rank in other countries, it just means you have to some extra International SEO to make sure your ccTLD is shown correctly around the world. Choosing a Domain on WeeblyWhen building a website on Weebly you can choose a free subdomain, transfer a domain from another provider, point a domain from an outside service, or purchase a domain from Weebly directly. Weebly also offers a range of gTLDs and ccTLDs
Generic TLDs
Country/Region Specific TLDs
Additional Information
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