Can I SEO this name..

[J0sh]

please help me I am not well schooled with this...

lets say for example I just registered bluewidget.com to have developed, a name in which i am planning to start a business with ...

but :

blue-widget.com has been registered for 5+ years in japan. No enlgish on the site despite english name. Google Page rank of 2.

The products to be sold are similar.


Question:

Will I get Search Engine "Respect" ? Or will google punish me? ((despite that I have the full two words attached)

[mediawizard]

I don't see what one has to do with the other.

Unless of course the content on site is similar or translated.

Else you should have no problem ranking for blue widget.

[J0sh]

Originally Posted by mediawizard

Unless of course the content on site is similar or translated.

Some keywords in both sites will naturally be the same - it's the same concept.

lets say it's "eco friendly utensils".

We will have different utensils and I am not copying their website. but words like "utensils" and "eco friendly" etc.. will naturally be the same if translated...

given such differences and similarities , this should not be an issue ?

Just trying to be on the safe side...

[mediawizard]

Common Terms don't matter.

Its the complete content which is taken into account.

At least imho.