Domain Name SEO

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Adulu, Jul 22, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hi
    I have post a thread asked "Do url seo".
    those seo experts suggested me that target keywords if is "book store"
    should be use the dash "-" , example:http://www.adulu.com/book-store/

    I am curious about Domain name.
    which is best for seo.
    bookstore.com
    book-store.com

    I known bookstore.com easy to spoke on the air but for seo?
     
    Adulu, Jul 22, 2007 IP
  2. zangief

    zangief Well-Known Member

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  3. songchai

    songchai Well-Known Member

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    I do agree to say there were no different. but Branding of course without "-" is much more easy to be popular
     
    songchai, Jul 22, 2007 IP
  4. Brennan

    Brennan Notable Member

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    - is recognised as a space by googe
     
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  5. trichnosis

    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    in my opinion, - is good for only sitename.com/folder-name/. using - in domain names is not a good idea
     
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  6. Adulu

    Adulu Peon

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    You are have the same opinion of no dash domain name.:)
    thanks for SEO experts.
     
    Adulu, Jul 22, 2007 IP
  7. klown

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    it depends if the keyword people type is bookstore or book store. For seo purposes if there is a space then you ought to put in a dash. If there is no space then obviously no space. If your doing a bunch of offline advertising where you'll feature the address with domain.com/bookstore.html (or domain.com/book-store.html) I'd go with the former as its easier to remember. The difference in SEO benefits for the two extensions aren't very high so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Generally though spaces should be dashes in URLs.
     
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  8. funkymario

    funkymario Notable Member

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    Since 2006 (the first quarter of 2006 algo update if i remember) there is now no difference between a keyword combination with "-" or without the "-".
     
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    They will both play the same as far as for search engines but for a human the bookstore would be more memorable.
     
    Gatorade, Jul 23, 2007 IP