Originally Posted by Mike:
Links is one of the biggest search engine factor. If people like another website, they will put a link to it on theirs. Or, if you post links to your site from other sites where you discuss related topics, or provide related information, it shows you take your site seriously. Basically, links to your website is how Google and others judge how important your site is.
Do a search for:
link:www.yoursite.com
See what comes up from that. It'll show your own site pages, and other sites that have links to it.
If your current URL isn't very good, or not what you want, go ahead and change it, but to only change it to add a word or 2, probably isn't a great idea.
PM me your site if you want a professional opinion. I've been doing website hosting, design, and domain registration since 2002.
Yeah, I am not to crazy about the current site name and have been thinking about changing it for a while. I just wasn't sure what to change it to. If it is ok, after I get my new site put together I'll send you the link....it may take a few months though!
Originally Posted by Michael:
CityNameDaycare.com is my choice. It also reflects what someone would search and is easy to remember for people in your area that are comfortable and accustomed to your city name. Shorter names are also better. Daycare and Childcare get similar search results. I’m not against dashes in a name if it’s a popular term like Rolls-Royce.com.
I use www.Moniker.com for registrations. There are others like www.Enom.com and www.uniregistry.com you can price on. Try to stay around $10 a year.
Thank you for your insight Michael! It is much appreciated!!