Which domain name is better?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by donald, Dec 19, 2006.

  1. #1
    In case that both are available.

    mynewdomain.com

    or
    my-new-domain.com


    Maybe it's not a good ex because it's easy to read.

    but what if.


    mynameisgeorgebush.com

    Which will be better to read as :

    my-name-is-george-bush.com

    10x :)
     
    donald, Dec 19, 2006 IP
  2. drig

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    #2
    I prefer no dash, but get both.
     
    drig, Dec 19, 2006 IP
  3. scubita

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    #3
    hi,

    SE´s do a diferent rank or anything similar if have a name-name.com instead of namename.com?
     
    scubita, Dec 19, 2006 IP
  4. donald

    donald Active Member

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    #4
    With my exp there's not deffrent. The robots can read withoutspace. ;)
     
    donald, Dec 19, 2006 IP
  5. donald

    donald Active Member

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  6. scubita

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    #6
    didn´t get the point donald... :(
     
    scubita, Dec 19, 2006 IP
  7. donald

    donald Active Member

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    #7

    What's it?
     
    donald, Dec 19, 2006 IP
  8. NCShady

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    #8
    myname.com is better than my-name.com - simply because they'll get lost in finding you.
     
    NCShady, Dec 19, 2006 IP
  9. RCO

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    #9
    definetely-without-the-dashes
     
    RCO, Dec 20, 2006 IP
  10. draligus

    draligus Well-Known Member

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    #10
    i think you had better if you use dashes
     
    draligus, Dec 20, 2006 IP
  11. drig

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    #11
    Why dont you register both?
     
    drig, Dec 20, 2006 IP
  12. network23

    network23 Well-Known Member

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    #12
    Most users on the Internet don't know you are allowed to use dashes in domain names. Stay away from dashes or buy both.
     
    network23, Dec 20, 2006 IP
  13. Cooper

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    #13
    I agree with others, try to stay away from dashes.
     
    Cooper, Dec 20, 2006 IP
  14. handsome rob

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    #14
    avoid that many hyphens, it just screams "SPAM!"
     
    handsome rob, Dec 21, 2006 IP
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    #15
    Doesn't MSN/live.com place relevance on hyphen domain names more than yahoo and google? Hyphen domain names are better for SERPs right? Doesn't SERPs read the hypens as a space?

    I realize hyphens are not very good at building a brand...
     
    3plains, Dec 22, 2006 IP
  16. Techs4Less

    Techs4Less Well-Known Member

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    #16
    I would reg both. However, if I had to choose I would suggest you reg the one without the dashes.

    Good Luck.
     
    Techs4Less, Jan 3, 2007 IP