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    • innofidelity
      innofidelity last edited by

      I am thinking to make a site for amazon affiliate ,but hesitate to get a domain name related to brand name like samsungxxxxxxxxx.com .getting  such domain name is good or bad ? advice me to proceed

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      • Resultify
        Resultify last edited by

        Hi

        Having keywords in the domain name can help you rank for this, not as much as it used to help but still some.

        You should also think about how relevant the domain is for the users, does it connect to the overall scope of the site?

        If you are to use SSL on your domain some companies might refuse u a certificate if you are using brandnames in the domain. Sounds far fetched but happend to me a few times.

        Hope this could help you out?

        Kind regards

        Fredrik

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        • RobertFisher
          RobertFisher @Resultify last edited by

          Fredrik,

          I loved your point on SSL. I would have missed that. Excellent!

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          • Resultify
            Resultify @RobertFisher last edited by

            Thanks

            Learned the hard way when it was all too late 🙂

            Fredrik

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            • AgentsofValue
              AgentsofValue last edited by

              Stay away from domain names containing brands.  After your hard work in building up the site, it can just easily be claimed by the brand holding company.  You'll need to turn over the domain to the brand holder without any compensation.  Even worse, you could be subject to a huge fine.

              You can learn more about the process by which a brand holder can seize the name here:

              http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Domain-Name_Dispute-Resolution_Policy

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              • innofidelity
                innofidelity @Resultify last edited by

                I have read a lot and it is not good idea to take domain brand name in it.even Amazon affiliate program not allowing it .Thank you all for ur advices

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