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Double Hyphens in Domain Names penalized?

Discussion in 'Google' started by lzy, Nov 28, 2007.

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    I read somewhere that double hyphens in domain name will get you penalized somehow.

    example-domain-name.com

    Fact or Fiction?
     
    lzy, Nov 28, 2007 IP
  2. it career

    it career Notable Member

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    #2
    It is not e.g. Build-Reciprocal-Links.com
     
    it career, Nov 28, 2007 IP
  3. Adulu

    Adulu Peon

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    #3
    This's not could be reason.
    you are too sensitive
     
    Adulu, Nov 28, 2007 IP
  4. NineFingers

    NineFingers Peon

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    #4
    Absolute fiction.
     
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  5. KC TAN

    KC TAN Well-Known Member

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    Not true :)

    I am interested in knowing the source..
     
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  6. aira

    aira Active Member

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    #6
    Definitely not true!

    I would like to know your source too.
     
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  7. coolvision

    coolvision Active Member

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    I have two double hyphens sites, one is working very nice and other one with few months old even not indexed by google. So, I have both experience.
     
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  8. ruffnat

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    #8
    even google wouldn't be that unfair
     
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  9. lzy

    lzy Peon

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    Ah, thanks guys. It was just some forum with this guy talking about his double hyphens domains. :)
     
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  10. FREE BET

    FREE BET Peon

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    i got some double hyphens, and they dont penalize u, (thank God)
     
    FREE BET, Nov 28, 2007 IP
  11. emptymirror

    emptymirror Well-Known Member

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    #11
    No, double hyphens aren't penalized by Google.

    I do know of one directory which won't add double-hyphen domain names, (for reasons they don't explain) but that's the only time I've ever come across any bias against it.

    The only thing is that domain names with more than 2 hyphens can sometimes seem spammy...but it just depends.

    I believe Google (like the other major search engines) places very little importance on the domain name itself. On-page optimization and links are most important.


    cheers ~
    Denise
     
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  12. pcoulter

    pcoulter Active Member

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    I think that it's hit or miss - I was sandboxed with my double hyphen domain name.
     
    pcoulter, Dec 2, 2007 IP
  13. Minterest

    Minterest Well-Known Member

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    No..... I have tested that.... search for make money online u can see a double dashed domain......
     
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    I think that www. too-many-keywords-separated-by-hyphens-in-a-domain-name-looks-spammy-so-probably-is-spam .com

    So I guess the search engines think the same.

    Sure, get a keywords domain - but make it easy for your visitor to remember. All the best sites are generally alloneword.com
     
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    Relax yourself... you can have a hundred Hyphens in the domain name. Its not going to be a big thing. For that matter, hyphens are more preferred than underscores for naming domains or file names even by google. so concentrate on something else...
     
    design2host, Dec 2, 2007 IP
  16. harshakiran

    harshakiran Notable Member

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    No way they give penatly for this
     
    harshakiran, Dec 2, 2007 IP
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    rmgr, Dec 2, 2007 IP