How to deal with competition with a similar domain name as my client website?

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How can I deal with other websites that have a keyword domain name similar to my client website?

I get a few domains similar to my client domain name just to avoid the same issue, but there are a few others ranking for the same keywords and I don't want posible customers get confused with a similar domain name.

I have social media (Facebook, Twitter, Linked in and etc), but they are not ranking on the first page.

This is the situation:

www.domain.com that would be my client's domain.

And the competition:

www.bestdomain.com

www.thedomain.com

www.domaincomapany.com

And a few more.

At this time my client is ranking #1 position, but all the others ar 1 or 2 positions bellow.

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Amazing answer, I think is a good idea implement Phase 2. Thank you so much.

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Thank you so much, I appreciate your help on this!

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You probably want a two-phased approach.

Phase 1 - Keep domain.com ranking number one for the keywords you care about. Keep an eye for competition creep through these similar-named domains.

Phase 2 - Start pushing these other domains hot on your heels down the SERP by optimizing some of your other domains, sub-domains, blogs, social media or other web properties that will earn you more real estate on the SERP. For example, if you search iPod, Apple owns the top 4 results pointing to different pages on apple.com. This can be tricky to essentially compete with yourself on multiple pages for the same keyword, but it is the best way to push down your competition and appear as the undisputed expert.

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Its great to know that your client has domain.com.  Excellent.

However, almost everyone with that type of domain faces competitors who have domain.net and bestdomain.com and an unlimited number of other variants.

The best thing for you to do is to keep working hard on the client's site to be sure that these other domains stay below you.

If your client owns domain.com that makes him "The Man".   Use that to full advantage.