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[henrytalon358]

This really surprised me. I started the experiment with the belief that having the keyword in the description is absolutely vital in order to gain a high ranking. However, the data seemed to prove otherwise. The top ten sites actually had less keywords in their descriptions than those listed after them. Still, I don't believe that including keywords in your description will actually hurt you. It is likely to boost you upwards a bit, but I think the boost will be significantly smaller than what it has generally been claimed to be. No clear data here, so I won't make too strong conclusions either. Some words are in order, though. My current position is that having the keyword in your URL is worth something, but less than having the keyword in any of the other places (description, title, category).
Is it necessary to get a keyword rich domain name if you're desperate to reach the top ten?