Domain Names - Short/Catchy vs. Keyword Based

[corpfan1]

I am starting up a new project related to health, nutrtion and fitness.

I will be using Wordpress to start as my base for a blog/info site.

I will be posting both personal experience and information I learn that could help people in their quests for fitness, nutrition, health, smart eating, etc...

Eventually, I want to monetize the site and also use individual pages to affiliate various products, services which are beneficial to people looking for healthy lifestyle changes, etc... But, for now, a lot of what I post will be personal and will also be things like interviews from nutritionists, personal trainers, etc.. as well as everything I am learning about various health related topics.

I am stuck with the domain name.

I am mostly stuck between deciding whether to use keywords in my domain name which would/might be beneficial towards SEO and rankings... (ie healthynutritionfitness.com purely as an example)

vs.

Using a short "catchy" name or phrase that people might find easy to remember or would add a "personality" to the site... (ie nutrtitia.com purely as an example)

The above domains are just examples - not what I was thinking of...but I hope they make the point.

I guess where I am struggling is guaging the importance of SEO and new visitors vs. repeat visitors and branding when it comes to this type of site.

With gambling/poker I almost always go with a "bit of both" with an emphasis on keywords...but in this case, I am not sure.

Thoughts?

[Tom]

If you want something with repeat visitors then I would do something brandable, which is easier for people to remember and tell a friend about.

It sounds like your will be targeted several keywords, so a specific name might limit you.

[pokerextras]

Go with your poker theory. A bit of both. Keywords in domain do help alot but it's important to have a brand as well.

[actyper]

I think domains like your fishing ones are good