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Does Using A Hypen In Your Domain Name Affect SEO??

by Beau
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Hi Warriors...
I asked this question not too long ago but want to ask it again as I'd really like to get your thoughts on this one.

Q: For a domain name made up of 2 or more words (eg take the words Dog Lessons) is it better to separate them with a hypen for SEO purposes **OR** doesn't it matter??

Eg
www.DogLessons.com
Vs
www.Dog-Lessons.com

Does the hypen improve SEO or not??

:-) Beaumont
#affect #domain #hypen #seo
  • Profile picture of the author nicholasb
    As far as right now, I see noting that leads me to believe that a hyphen or underscore affects the seo for a page, I have a lot of sites top 3 in google some with hyphens and some without
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  • Profile picture of the author Cosmo Demopoulos
    Hyphens used to help, now they don't matter - so I both see and I hear.
    I got no irrefutable stats though

    hyphenated names however seem to be impossible to communicate verbally
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  • Profile picture of the author Solidsnake
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    It doesn't matter... SEO depends on how you do it...

    Take a look at the following example of long hyphened successful domain
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    http://www.language-school-teachers.com
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  • Profile picture of the author dddougal
    It really doesn't matter at all...In fact it can help because it makes domain names available that otherwise would have been taken.
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  • Profile picture of the author intelinside
    It won't affect your SEO but it can affect your traffic because it is rather hard to remember names with dashes so you might lose some direct traffic because of this.
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    • Profile picture of the author bannor32
      Hyphenated names can also be undesirable if you are planning to sell the website later on. Though there is no negative impact on SEO there is still a negative stigma associated with these URLs.
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