Good Domain

I am wondering if adding a dash between words in a domain is good or bad compared to just spelling it out.
I am about to start looking for a domain to one of my websites and want to know which one I should buy. Either one will be long ie bluenoser-*****.TLD or bluenoser*****.TLD

Thanks

 

I would lose the hyphens, it looks spammy. Personally I pass over any sites in SERPs which have hyphens.

Hyphenated words might increase your rankings slightly, but it might also decrease your CTR.

 

domains with hyphens in are also worth less $ wise.

 

I agree interms of dollar, but I guess in terms of seo aspect they can be helpful.

 

I am not looking at the cost of the domain or what it would be worth in the long run.

So my next question would be, How would having a "-" be good for SEO. Is it because the SE's see hyphens as spaces?

 

You can read this article about Hyphens in URL
Same idea works for both domains and subfolder structures in the URL.
If the domain is available I buy both with hyphens and without hyphens, but if not I try to find a domain without hyphens.
good luck

 

if you were going with your example
...no one is going to search for bluenoser so it doesnt matter either way.

if however you wanted
prehistoricdinasaurs.com...for seo..i would go with prehistoric-dinasaurs.com
and grab the other domain if available. If not i would just laugh as i 'saur' above them in the rankings

 

Hyphens make you appear less like a real company.

 

I bought both names for my web design site - I didn't want to miss out on any traffic. The hyphenated name is easier to read on my business card. Non hyphenated is easier for people to remember.

And for only $7 - why not?

 

Yeh, any domain which is brandable and not penalized by the search engines will work