[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.adamriemer.me\/affiliate-marketing\/how-to-find-a-good-url-that-can-make-money-for-affiliates-and-merchants\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.adamriemer.me\/affiliate-marketing\/how-to-find-a-good-url-that-can-make-money-for-affiliates-and-merchants\/","headline":"How to find a good url that can make money for Affiliates and Merchants","name":"How to find a good url that can make money for Affiliates and Merchants","description":"I wrote about what makes a good url last week so I wanted to do another post about how to find a url that is good and can help make you money.\u00a0 There are a ton of things that go into it and even though you might not find exact match domains, you can find […]","datePublished":"2013-03-25","dateModified":"2013-03-25","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.adamriemer.me\/author\/adamriemer\/#Person","name":"Adam Riemer","url":"https:\/\/www.adamriemer.me\/author\/adamriemer\/","identifier":2,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fda62f751f2a6c2ec2b079fedff69720852e4a65633212ffb11832454c29160a?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fda62f751f2a6c2ec2b079fedff69720852e4a65633212ffb11832454c29160a?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Adam Riemer Marketing, LLC.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.adamriemer.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arm-logo-2.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.adamriemer.me\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/arm-logo-2.jpg","width":600,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-2438226-10773787","url":"http:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-2438226-10773787","height":"60","width":"468"},"url":"https:\/\/www.adamriemer.me\/affiliate-marketing\/how-to-find-a-good-url-that-can-make-money-for-affiliates-and-merchants\/","commentCount":"1","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https:\/\/www.adamriemer.me\/affiliate-marketing\/how-to-find-a-good-url-that-can-make-money-for-affiliates-and-merchants\/#Comment1","dateCreated":"2013-03-25 18:02:25","description":"There are a couple of good domain\/domaining forums that can help garner ideas. I have been an active member at three of them for many years, the largest of which is DNForum.com. We have acquired so many unique or \"targeted\" domains over the years we don't (physically) have time to develop them - so we  are beginning to offer some up for sale. There are other people in the same boat, so to speak, and they may put their offerings on a forum or at one of the major online domain listing services. My favorite of these is Sedo.com - where I have purchased and sold quite a few domains over the years. They take a modest commission and offer a secure escrow service for any transactions.","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Bill Swartwout","url":"http:\/\/www.harboreastbaltimore.com"}}],"about":["Affiliate Marketing","Blogging"],"wordCount":824,"keywords":["finding a good domain name","how to find a good domain name","how to find a good url"],"articleBody":"I wrote about what makes a good url last week so I wanted to do another post about how to find a url that is good and can help make you money.\u00a0 There are a ton of things that go into it and even though you might not find exact match domains, you can find other variations.\u00a0 Here are a few of the things that I do when I want to find a url that could be good for me as an Affiliate or when I’m helping a client launch their online store.Use the Google Keyword Tool.Although this is pretty obvious, a lot of people forget to do this.\u00a0 By typing in a search term that is relevant to the niche, product or category you are looking for, you can find a ton of variations and know that there is a search volume for what the product is, what the competition is with PPC if you plan on running ads and you can also use it to come up with ideas for brandable variations that are easy to say and remember.\u00a0 By searching for the terms using the Google Keyword tool, you can also find other urls that may be available that have a high search volume and then you can use a redirect to get the direct type in traffic to come to your site.\u00a0 The Google Keyword tool is an awesome place to start when trying to find a url that has a good chance at helping you make money.Google Suggestions.The next thing I do is take the main keyword or keywords and start typing them into Google.\u00a0 Once the first keyword is in, you can now find the recommendations they make.\u00a0 Even if there isn’t a giant search volume showing up for the terms, you can still usually find the .com versions available for some of the top suggestions.\u00a0 By using this, you can help to optimize your site for it and then get the traffic that uses Google’s suggestions for your new domain name.Use the Variations from the Bottom of the SERPsWhen you type in the keyword or phrase you want for your url, look at the bottom of the rankings at the recommended searches.\u00a0 By going here you can come up with even more niche or relevant ideas for your new domain name.\u00a0\u00a0 You may also find other things you didn’t think of and other phrases you may want to try and optimize your site for.\u00a0 This is a great tool that is free to help you find a url and also to set up your site’s architecture for keywords and modifiers.Use the Recommendations from the RegistrarOne thing that is easy to do is to use the recommendations on what is available from your registrar.\u00a0 By typing in the domain or keywords you want, they usually come back with some really great options and versions with modifiers.\u00a0 One thing you do need to be careful of is not buying the url immediately after you find a good one.\u00a0 Some of the registrars will show it available when you search for it, however if you don’t buy it right away, all of the sudden it is registered and can now cost you a lot more money.\u00a0 If you are using a registrar to look for a domain name, make sure you are ready to buy it.Look Through a Community or Forum for Slang or Industry TermsIf you are looking for something brandable, find a community that is dedicated to the topic your site will be about.\u00a0 By doing this you can find common words and phrases that they use.\u00a0 Sometimes the exact match domain will still be available and now you can help to have a brandable url that is built specifically for your end users.\u00a0 This helps them to be able to remember it and come back without having to search for your domain name again.Avoid TrademarksOne thing that is almost always available, but you will end up losing to the company that owns them are trademark urls.\u00a0 You can almost always find variations of major brands products by adding on modifiers like clothes, jewelry, shoes, posters, tickets, store, coupons, etc…\u00a0 However, once the company finds these, there is a good chance they will contact you and be pretty pissed off you are using their trademarks.\u00a0 Try to avoid using their trademarks so that all of your hard work doesn’t go to waste if they end up taking the domain from you.These are only some of the things I do when I’m looking for a new domain name when I have an idea for a site.\u00a0 If you have any other tips, feel free to share them in the comments section below.\u00a0 Thank you again for reading and I’m looking forward to seeing your tips and ideas."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Affiliate 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