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Squidoo/Domain Question

by Warrior Markets
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Just a quick question to the Squidoo/SEO experts: is it better to have the keyword phrase 'uninterrupted' in the domain (eg, Squidoo.com/ThisIsNotMyDomain.com), or is it better to have it hyphenated (eg, Squidoo.com/This-Is-Not-My-Domain.com)? I ask about Squidoo, but I guess this would apply to any domain.

Thanks - WM
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  • Profile picture of the author Jared Alberghini
    From my SEO research, it's better to use hyphens. The search engines consider hyphens kind of like commas, so in theory, your-keywords would do much better than yourkeywords,

    Hyphenated is definitely the way to go... (IMHO)
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    • Profile picture of the author thefluffanutta
      Originally Posted by webdesignhq View Post

      From my SEO research, it's better to use hyphens. The search engines consider hyphens kind of like commas, so in theory, your-keywords would do much better than yourkeywords,

      Hyphenated is definitely the way to go... (IMHO)
      Yeah, what he said.

      While Google is able to detect the keywords most of the time, there are some cases which are ambiguous. The dashes will certainly remove any doubt and confusion.
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    • Profile picture of the author Emmanuel Betinis
      Originally Posted by Jared Alberghini View Post

      From my SEO research, it's better to use hyphens. The search engines consider hyphens kind of like commas, so in theory, your-keywords would do much better than yourkeywords,

      Hyphenated is definitely the way to go... (IMHO)
      Then why aren't YOUR domains hyphenated?

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      • Profile picture of the author MisterMunch
        My experience is that Google gives more authority to the non hyphen keywords.

        Not from my own websites, but from what I find in the seach results. Often you find TheKeywordYouSearched.com very high in the seach result even with little or no content and 0 pagerank. It is not so common to find the hyphened verisons there.

        I am sure there are a lot of exceptions in this, but the non-hyphen domain is always my first choice when hunting for a domain. I feel that it takes less work to reach a top 5 position.
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      • Profile picture of the author Jared Alberghini
        Originally Posted by anapest View Post

        Then why aren't YOUR domains hyphenated?

        Your signature says:

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        cuz i'm special

        Seriously tho, the OP was asking about sub-folders on Squidoo weren't they? Not TLD's. I have read that it is better to use hyphens in this case... but then again, you can't always believe everything you read :rolleyes:

        Here is where I read this info initially, then I saw the same advice at other sites the more I looked into it:

        http://keywordcracker.blogspot.com/2...etters-in.html

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    • Profile picture of the author Kuma
      Originally Posted by Jared Alberghini View Post

      From my SEO research, it's better to use hyphens. The search engines consider hyphens kind of like commas, so in theory, your-keywords would do much better than yourkeywords,

      Hyphenated is definitely the way to go... (IMHO)
      This is in contrast to what most gurus seem to recommend.
      Or is there a difference between TLD and subdirectories/subdomains as in this Squidoo case ?
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  • Profile picture of the author write-stuff
    Well, I guess to add to the anecdotal accounts, I've had good luck with hyphenated domains. Generally, if it's a domain name I want people to remember, I grab it without the hyphens. But if it's one that is going to get its traffic from links (as opposed to word of mouth) I go with the hyphens. Actually, whenever possible, I grab both and make the unhyphenated domain a redirect to the hyphenated domain.
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