domain name

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by StudioWorks, Apr 17, 2005.

  1. #1
    Hello all you SEO masters :) I have another question for ya..


    When it comes to SEO and Search Engines .. witch type of domain names are better ? Example one : www.name.com or Example two : www.name-name.com.

    is it better if we use domain names with a single word and not separated with a dash ? does this makes a difference ? bad or worse.

    Do domain names with no dashes rank higher then domain names with dashes ?

    I would like to know your opinions ...
     
    StudioWorks, Apr 17, 2005 IP
  2. king_cobra

    king_cobra Peon

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    get-my-site-on-top-now is better compared to a fused single word like getmysiteontopnow, not much of a difference, but still...
     
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  3. AfterHim.com

    AfterHim.com Peon

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    What king_cobra said is what most people believe including myself.

    If it is example-example.com and that is the same word just repeated, keep it to one word, but if you have two words, use the dash. Same when naming your files.
     
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    26 Hyphens in URL
    Preferred method for indicating a space
    One or two= excellent for separating keywords
    Four or more= BAD, starts to look spammy
    Ten = Spammer for sure, demotion probable?


    http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/internet/google-ranking-factors.htm
     
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  5. air

    air Active Member

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    Show me a brand with a '-' in the url. Ok, more than one '-'.
     
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  6. Blogmaster

    Blogmaster Blood Type Dating Affiliate Manager

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  7. Design Agent

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    I go for the non hyphen for branding PR and visitor purposes.. the engines can read joined up handwriting..

    It looks better generally.. and makes almost no difference to seo I believe... go get a couple more links if you are worried.
     
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    some of the sites in the msn SERPs have the back to back dashes like
    keyword--keyword---keyword-companyname.info

    yikes!
     
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    ouch.. dashes tend to say to me... whoops-the-domain-i-wanted-is-gone.
     
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    or
    I-Don-t-really-give-a-$hlt-cause-I-am-just-a-spammer.subdomain.freehostingdomain.com
     
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