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Ask HN: Why isn't Zappos the first result for the query "shoes"?
Shoes.com has a pagerank of 5 and 200k inbound links.
Zappos.com has a pagerank of 7 and 2M inbound links. 10 times that of shoes.com!
Does the domain name matter that much?
- biohacker42 17y agoPerhaps it's deliberate? Can they really maintain their level of customer service if they get too big or grow too fast?
- byoung2 17y agoThey're number 2, so they work harder? EDIT: My comment was a reference to the Avis marketing campaign back in the 60's. http://www.buildingbrands.com/didyouknow/16_avis_we_try_harder.php http://www.buildingbrands.com/didyouknow/16_avis_we_try_hard...
- Grinnmarr 17y agoGoogle's ranking algorithm give's significant weight to keywords in the domain name.
- mooism2 17y agoAny particular reason why they should be?