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#1 (permalink)   07-02-2008 Write Associate Active Member Company name: The Write Associate Client-Attracting Web Copy Tips: How to Use Your Website to Attract At Least 5 Clie... My latest Twitter: Come chat with me tomorrow? I'm going to be t...   Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Midwest Posts: 888 Does having numbers in your domain name affect SEO? Does anyone know if having numbers at the beginning of your domain name (ie. 1HardworkingVA.com versus HardworkingVA.com) makes a difference in regards to SEO? Had someone ask me this, and I don't think it matters but wanted to check in with the experts here. __________________ Tammi Metzler ~ The Write Associate Free call: "How to Write Email Subject Lines That Grab Attention!"

#2 (permalink)   07-02-2008 Tess Senior Member Company name: Codehead, LLP Latest blog post: SEO Q&A   Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 9,131 Blog Entries: 3 Re: Does having numbers in your domain name affect SEO? Hmmmm...it's not so much about SEO there as it is about ease of communication - when you think about how we offer up our domain names to potential clients...how to get around the "it's the number 4 not the word 'four'" explanation every time? But with your example in mind, it's actually not necessarily a *bad* thing, in terms of SEO...and it would turn up first in any alphabetical search returns. __________________ Create a welcome packet for new clients with this guide and free templates! (Available in PDF and Kindle versions)

#3 (permalink)   07-09-2008 kimbeckers Junior Member Company name: Kim Beckers My latest Twitter: Thanks @jpruittmgt, have an awesome day!   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 327 Re: Does having numbers in your domain name affect SEO? Your example should not pose a problem for SEO. If you are that worried about it could you use one instead of 1 or better yet register both domains?

#4 (permalink)   07-15-2008 virtuallin Contributing Member Company name: VirtuAllin My latest Twitter: Your current indecision is a symptom of a deep unc...   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: University Place, WA Posts: 61 Re: Does having numbers in your domain name affect SEO? The impact of keywords in your domain is negligible - I have a site with the number 4 in it instead of "for" and I rank in the top 10. That's pretty good proof. <grin> __________________ Cheryl Allin - VirtuAllin Administrative Services Twitter - @VirtuAllin