Question: Is a dash in my URL better?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by oregonthunder2, Jul 12, 2008.

  1. #1
    I know this has probably been asked before, but I was too lazy to look.

    I found a .com name for a two term keyword that gets 3,500 searches a day and only 169,000 sites (none optimized).

    Both the KeywordKeyword.com and keyword-keyword.com are available including all of the nets and org ect.

    I only want to pick up one for now, to verify if I can get any traffic from it.

    Which should I get?
     
    oregonthunder2, Jul 12, 2008 IP
  2. lycos

    lycos Well-Known Member

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    Well for me, I think both has more or else less the same importance whether it's KeywordKeyword.com or keyword-keyword.com but some would rather prefer the first one because it's shorter. Others believe that SEs are better able to parse the 2 keywords domain better with hyphen in between but I don't think that's an issue now with today's SE. Makes no difference to me as long it doesn't involve use of underscore.
     
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  3. MoneyMoose

    MoneyMoose Peon

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    Go with the KeywordKeyword.com

    Search engines can tell words apart and it's easier to remember URLs without dashes.
     
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    There is no difference between a dash,dot or anything else at this time. At on time keywords in a website name would make huge difference. Now you can have a site about credit cards with a name called space aliens and if you have the corrrect keywords andbacklinks you can rank #1.
     
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  5. oregonthunder2

    oregonthunder2 Active Member

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    I thought so, a few years ago google loved those little -'s, thank god they moved on because nobody could remember them.

    Thanks peeps!
     
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    I think your should go for keyword-keyword.com, Because both the keywords are different. And search engine will read them separately and It will help you to make your site more optimized.

    Thanks
     
    smirti, Jul 13, 2008 IP
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    zexy Guest

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    I always avoid dashes. I just don't like them, they look spammy to me.
     
    zexy, Jul 13, 2008 IP