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Question about Domain Names

by Witchie
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Ive read where some people say as long as a domain name starts with your keyword(s) included that an extra word following will not affect the search results to awful much. Question what about adding a hyphen? For example keyword-blog.com or keyword-fansite.com

... or breaking up keywords like keyword1-keyword2.com

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#domain #names #question
  • Profile picture of the author Sara Young
    Originally Posted by Witchie View Post

    Ive read where some people say as long as a domain name starts with your keyword(s) included that an extra word following will not affect the search results to awful much. Question what about adding a hyphen? For example keyword-blog.com or keyword-fansite.com

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    Yes, that would be fine - if you can't get the exact match.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jamian
    It's good to include keywords in your domain name also register your domain more than 2 years because search engine will know your site is to stay long and not spammy.
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  • Profile picture of the author dustinm
    Hyphens certainly don't hurt SEO (and if your web page title is different from your keyword it can help), but they absolutely kill type-in traffic, which is something to keep in mind if you have a content website that'll be visited regularly.
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  • Profile picture of the author MrDay
    The best domains to use don't have a hyphen in them. Look at any top Internet marketer's site or blog and you'll see none with hyphens. If you're making a quality site, then I wouldn't use a hyphen in your domain...

    Now, for a affiliate lp that's a different story.

    Registering your domain for multiple years is a SEO myth, read it in any top seo blog.

    Having your keyword in your domain name does help you rank for it. Adding a extra word probably wouldn't affect it to much. The domain name just lets search engines know what the site is about.

    hope that helps,
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  • Profile picture of the author GuruGazette
    Also keep in mind that hyphens lower the resale value.
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  • Profile picture of the author socialmediawarrior
    In my experience, adding a word to the keyword phrase on the domain name is much better than a hyphenated domain.
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  • Profile picture of the author MoneyMaker Guy
    I prefer mine without any funny "interlinking bits". Also could cause typo errors for people who are not as literate and may not know what a hyphen is. Imagine if you want to give your domain name over the phone to someone. Kind of the same theory as difficult to spell words
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  • Profile picture of the author Witchie
    Valid points, thank you all!
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