I recently saw an ad try to sell a real estate domain name for thousands of dollars. The ad implied that obtaining it would get you on page 1 of Google. As a search engine optimization specialist I can tell you that while having a domain name with good keywords in it is great to does nothing for you if you do not optimize your website.
The number one way that you are going to achieve page one rankings in any search engine is your linking strategy. You can think of it in terms of votes. Every time a website links to you it is a vote for you in the eyes of the search engines. The more votes that you have the better your rankings will be.
The best links are links from established websites that the search engines trust. A good place to start your link building is with directories. With directories however it is not quantity but quality.
Here are the best directories to choose. Some are free and some are paid.

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