domain-like-this.com OR domainlikethis.com / Which is SEO-friendlier?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Lyubcho, Feb 8, 2012.

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    I was going to buy some domains but i wonder which domain is better for SEO purposes?

    domain-like-this.com

    domainlikethis.com

    With or without dashes :)

    The words will not be english, but bulgarian instead. I thinkg that's important to know too ;)

    Thanks for your help guys :p
     
    Lyubcho, Feb 8, 2012 IP
  2. webdev007

    webdev007 Active Member

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    Prefer to go for without dashes in main domain name (if available). You can browse around to make sure any high traffic websites mostly have no dashes.
     
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  3. J.P

    J.P Notable Member

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    Google do say they ignore the hyphens in domain names now. I have sites like both and find ranking both types of sites fine.. one does not seem harder than the other.

    I would say if you are going to have more than 1 hyphen in the URL don't bother as it looks spammy.. so either without hyphens or with 1 only as it 'looks' better.
     
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    If you are looking for branding then go without dash (domainlikethis.com), where as if you are looking to target keywords then go for domain-like-this.com (seo friendly, but bad branding). I recommend you to use domainlikethis.com
     
    gauthamvit2003, Feb 8, 2012 IP