Keyword domains are a real benefit in the world of search engine optimization. These are domains that generally are a single word or more, often derived from a combination of the two.

These are extremely valuable when it comes to trying to rank for these keywords, especially if competition is high. When looking for domains with keywords in them you should be looking for ones that have a very high search volume, as this indicates demand and high search frequency.

However, you want to take things a step further and make sure that your chosen keywords have a high click thru rate for advertisers. This is a sure way to tell if a particular keyword domain will be profitable for you in the long run. When taking frequency into the equation you are simply looking for a popular term. This is because you want to create a domain for a keyword that has high enough demand to make things profitable. Low searched terms (200 or less per month) are often hard to monetize.

Additionally domain names with keywords in them are extremely attractive to search engines, because they give a particular amount of weight to domain names with keywords in them. While there is no difference in a domain name with dashes versus one without, it is important to remember that if the dash-less keyword domain is available to go with that one before grabbing the domain with dashes. You should then only grab .net, .org and .info in that order if you cannot get the keyword rich domain name with a .com. If you can get a total lock on all of the domain names for an extremely popular keyword, then by all means make that investment—it will pay off in the end.

It is very important that you stay away from trademarked names when registering domain names. In many cases large companies will send you a cease and desist letter and insist that you transfer the domain name over to their ownership. It is highly frowned upon in the internet marketing world to be using trademarked keywords in your domain name, so I would encourage you to avoid this scenario all together. You do not have a case if you plan on fighting it either, and there is a chance you will be taken to court. An unnecessary risk to your online business dealings.

Extremely popular keywords like Mortgage, Debt Consolidation, and Settlement are ones you may want to stray away from. However, this does not mean that there is not more to uncover. Use your favorite keyword research tool to find derivatives of the popular keyword that may have less competition, but equal demand and search frequency. By taking a deeper look at things you may find keyword domains that will prove to be extremely profitable when you decide to flip the site or monetize through other means.