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Free tool · decision helperKeyword domain or brand domain?
There is no universal right answer, and anyone who says otherwise is selling one of the two. Answer six questions about your business and you will see which way your own situation points — and why.
How the scoring works
Each answer adds points to keyword, brand, or neither. A lead of three or more points gives a single recommendation; anything closer recommends both. The weights reflect what each kind of name is genuinely good at:
- Keyword names explain themselves instantly, survive a phone call and a truck door, and suit one service in one market. They do not earn rankings by themselves (sources here).
- Brand names stretch across new services and cities, and are generally easier to protect as trademarks than descriptive phrases — but they cost more to teach people.
Want to test a specific name? Run it through the domain name checker.
Questions people ask.
Can I use both?
Yes, and many businesses do: a brand for the company and a keyword domain pointed at a landing page for one service or city.
Will a keyword domain help me rank on Google?
Not by itself. Google has said keywords in a domain do not earn a ranking on their own. What it does help with is clarity, recall and click-through. The full answer, with sources.
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Every name on this page is for sale and every price is negotiable. Any of them can transfer bare, or come with a site built on top of it.
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