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How to choose domain name wisely?

by enter009out
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Hi. I have question regarding to domain name. Here are the examples:

web-design or

webdesign

See the difference? So which one is better for the sake of SEO? Thanks
#choose #domain #wisely
  • Profile picture of the author Dan B Rusu
    Originally Posted by enter009out View Post

    Hi. I have question regarding to domain name. Here are the examples:

    web-design or

    webdesign

    See the difference? So which one is better for the sake of SEO? Thanks
    Exact match domain is always better. With hyphen is a good second option.
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    • Profile picture of the author Bingo123
      Yea they are both pretty good. Although none of my sites have hyphens, I've seen lots of sites ranking that do have them. Don't stress about it too much.
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  • Profile picture of the author TZ
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    .Com - .Net - .Org
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  • Profile picture of the author kiloh
    TZ, why don't you like dashes?
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  • Profile picture of the author TZ
    We tested hypen blog domains and non-hypen blog domains - Yahoo! and Bing took longer to "warm up to them".

    However, look at this blog which uses TWO hyphens - didn't hurt this one.

    In time it won't hurt you, but I don't like them, and I don't like the way they look.

    PS - that ain't mine. That's Darren's first blog
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  • Profile picture of the author Isaiah
    I would go webdesign for sure...if that is taken go with .org or .net....,info's do take longer to reach the top of the search engine...if you can't get webdesign...a good method is to use the google keyword research tool...find a term the is closely matched with your term in volume....perhaps something like wpwebdeisgn or freewebdesign etc
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  • Profile picture of the author feliciayapsl
    Without the hyphen is best.
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  • Profile picture of the author bgmacaw
    Originally Posted by enter009out View Post

    So which one is better for the sake of SEO?
    For SEO purposes, it won't matter. The quality and quantity of your incoming links is what matters.

    For competitive SEO purposes, if another site using the same keywords in the domain name is well established, you'll have a difficult time dethroning it no matter what variation you select. However, if the domain is parked and deindexed, you'll become the established domain provided you do the work.

    For non-SEO branding purposes, typically the non-hyphenated .com is the preferred choice for a business while the non-hyphenated .org is the preferred choice of non-profits. There are exceptions to this, such as when the non-hypenated version produces an unwanted word.
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  • Profile picture of the author rain21
    2nd one without the hyphen is more better if you can get it, if not, go for the 1st one
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    • Profile picture of the author enter009out
      Thanks for all opinions and tips. I need it.
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