What is best URL?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by bacardirum, Feb 7, 2008.

  1. #1
    domain.com/keyword-keyword

    domain.com/keywordkeyword

    domain.com/keyword_keyword

    Much appreciated, thanks.
     
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  2. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    #2
    This is more of opinion than anything...

    /keyword-keyword/ - i'm just a dash kinda guy.
     
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  3. pchieng

    pchieng Member

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    #3
    I heard that Search Engines treat a - as a space and a _ as a hard character. So I would choose domain.com/keyword-keyword over the others.
     
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  4. astup1didiot

    astup1didiot Notable Member

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    #4
    There is no difference between an underscore and a dash SEO wise, want a great example? Look at wikipedia URLs, they use underscores and rank very well in search engines. The choice is a matter of liking, not SEO value or weight.
     
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    ca4nul Active Member

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    #5
    i like domain.com/keyword_keyword
     
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  6. Spider-Man

    Spider-Man Banned

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    #6
    Keyword-Keyword for me, I think it looks cleaner and creates a more 'user friendly' readable url. Just my preference though. With regards to the SEO of the url, I'd also say the dashes would win, as I would expect you would get more traffic from the search 'keyword keyword' than 'keywordkeyword'
     
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  7. mickmel

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    #7
    As of a few years ago, Matt Cutts advised using dashes.

    Not sure if it still holds true, but I doubt it has flipped all the way around. I think its safe to say that dashes are as good as underscores, maybe better.
     
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  8. johneva

    johneva Well-Known Member

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    #8
    Yeah as you say Matt Cutts and Google say dashes work better I also seen a video from Google covering this topic aswell as Matt Cutts covered it in an article on his blog ages ago.

    EDIT
    Adjusted typo.
     
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  9. mickmel

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    #9
    What? I said dashes and you said underscores. Do you disagree or did you mis-type? Just trying to clear it up.
     
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    alienated Active Member

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    #10
    /keyword-keyword/
     
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    #11
    Yes agree with "alienated".

    The first one works really well a lot of the time.

    The hyphen i think its called, is read and accepted a lot better by search engines, so i have found.
     
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    #12
    First one or second one.
     
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  13. johneva

    johneva Well-Known Member

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    #13
    Yeah sorry I typed the wrong word its early in the morning over here.

    I would advise the use of dashes, like it says in matt cutts blog and in a video I saw from Google.
     
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  14. trichnosis

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    #14
    domain.com/keyword-keyword is the best url structure that i know
     
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    #15
    The best is

    domain.com/keyword-keyword

     
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    #16
    I think domain.com/keyword-keyword is the best. You shouldn't have domain with dash but url with not too many dash is good.
     
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    #17
    I prefer best to use /keyword-keyword/. It's more readable and easier to remember...
     
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  18. Dan Schulz

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    #18
    Exactly, but I still use the dashes anyway.

    And this is why. :)
     
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    #19
    That I would recommend ;)
     
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  20. iceshards

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    #20
    The number one for sure..
    I always use that kind of format...
     
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