URLs with hyphens

Discussion in 'General Marketing' started by sunnyp81, Oct 18, 2012.

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    Hi all..



    Thinking of starting a new website in the UK.



    Some NUMPTY in New York has bought the URL I want (I call him a numpty because its clearly out of greed as the URL directs to a "not found" page).



    Anyways, my other option is the URL with hyphen separating the words - which is available and the next best thing.



    Will the hyphenated URL have negative or positive SEO / SEM effects?



    Thanks
     
    sunnyp81, Oct 18, 2012 IP
  2. abraxas

    abraxas Well-Known Member

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    All my URLs have 1 or 2 hyphens, it wont have positive neither negative effect on your rankings/SEO/SEM.
    Issue could be only if the other guy have registered a trade mark with this domain. If that is the case he would be able to sue you and acquire your domain due to trade mark violations.
    However, I doubt it since you said that there is no site at all...
     
    abraxas, Oct 18, 2012 IP
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    sunnyp81 Greenhorn

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    thanks abraxas - yep no site there so i think im cool
     
    sunnyp81, Oct 18, 2012 IP
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    I think it will be alright.
    I have one domain, which only difference with another one is a hyphen between two words. The other domain was almost empty and not really related, it has also been dropped several days ago...
     
    abraxas, Oct 18, 2012 IP