To hyphen or Not to hyphen, that is the question...

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by MrMarco, Jan 27, 2006.

  1. Nintendo

    Nintendo ♬ King of da Wackos ♬

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    #21
    Judging by the current contests, Google might like non-hyphen domains just a tiny bit more!! grrrr!!!!
     
    Nintendo, Feb 3, 2006 IP
  2. sji2671

    sji2671 Self Made Mind

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    #22
    I have never found having 2 hyphens a problem, certainly would not back up any penalty specualtion, so you choose which one you want and google will give it a fair hearing.
     
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  3. Blogmaster

    Blogmaster Blood Type Dating Affiliate Manager

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    #23
    I think the hyphen makes no difference. Google reads the keywords within the domain whether it's seperated by a hyphen or not.
     
    Blogmaster, Feb 4, 2006 IP
  4. mcs

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    #24
    My opinion - and it is only my opinion, is that it doesn't matter.

    Hyphen or no hyphen, one, two or three hyphens - it doesn't matter whether your domain name is my-keyword-here-and-here.com or if it's abc321.xyz - the important thing is that you have a worthwhile site, that the content is useful (maybe unique too, ... ;) ) and that you have good, on-topic sites / pages linking to your site.

    Why should I (or Google, for that matter) worry about a domain name?

    The ONLY situation where a domain name becomes important is user memory - if you put yourself in the shoes of your users for a while, how are you going to remember the route back to your site?

    My rule is "keep it short, or keep it memorable".

    and don't worry about allinurl: !!!

    It's just my O

    MCS
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    mcs, Feb 4, 2006 IP