What is better to use in url, dash or hypen?

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    In which URL's using dash using is beneficial or using hypens?
     
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  2. Nystul

    Nystul Well-Known Member

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  3. GenziPow

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    and the answer is dash :)
     
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    john1admin Greenhorn

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    Yes exactly the answer is "-" dash.
     
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    andersonsjohn Banned

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    yes "-" dash is the answer.
     
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  6. getlostrentals

    getlostrentals Peon

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    dash is the best to use
     
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    C.Rebecca Active Member

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    Hyphens act as good keyword separator... but algorithms are getting very advance and use of hyphens won’t do wonders for your keyword ranking. So, to me, it really does not matter whether my domain has keyword separator or not.
     
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  8. james2012

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    According to my experience, i always use "-" in url to differ each word from other and easy to understand visitor.
     
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    As per my knowledge i use "-" dash is better.... But if already the pages having "_" underscore with good PR Don't break the existing url structure It will hurt SEO... If you create a new page urls then you should try create with "-" dash....
     
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  10. atpaz

    atpaz Member

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    i thought it was the same :rolleyes:
     
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    Zohaibsherkhan Greenhorn

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    i think dash is better.
     
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    Dash is Best and better......... then hypen....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
     
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    #13
    dashes are always better according to matt cutts when you have dashes in your content like this....

    google-seo-tools

    Now the crawler will read it as 3 keywords for one time like this "google" then "seo" and then "tools"

    and after this crawler is going to read it again as a single keyword "google seo tools"

    so i hope now the point comes to your mind....

    Regards
     
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  14. simona86

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    It is good to use hyphens in URLs as it will define URL in a more clear way for eg: if a keyword use in a URL which is

    "software development" then using hyphen will make it more clear "software-development" than using "softwaredevelopment"

    so using hyphen is more beneficial from not only crawling point of view but also from the visitors point of view as it

    is easy to remember the URL ... :)
     
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    Dash is the better one because it separate the words in google view.
     
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    HI Friend's
    I think dash (-) is better option....
     
    pinnaclewebs, Apr 13, 2012 IP
  17. jamesr12

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    Url having (-) hyphen is better than underscore. For Example: a URL that contains "seo_services" will be shown by the search engine only if the user searches for seo_services, but this kind of search is rarely performed; whereas searches for "seo", "services", or "seo services" give your "seo-services" containing URL a better chance of being displayed on the SERPs. So, it is safe to say that this humble graphic sign can help you more than you can imagine, by greatly improving your visibility on the Web.
     
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    Dash is better.
     
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  20. monkeyseemonkeydo

    monkeyseemonkeydo Guest

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    Dash definitely
     
    monkeyseemonkeydo, Apr 17, 2012 IP
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