Google Keywords

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Trying to put together my first IM campaign.

Does Google care if you use hyphens in your keywords or not?

Example, is...

"Quick-Start" the same as...
"Quick Start" ?

Would it matter if I submitted either version to an article directory?
#search engine optimization #google #keywords
  • The key is your on page and off page seo. If that's very good then the - in your domain is secondary.

    eric w
  • Are you talking about your domain or keywords in general? Anyways, I don't think it matters. Just have proper 2.5 - 5% keyword density and proper onsite SEO and you'll be fine.

    Make sure your articles are 500 words +, the more the better.

    Good luck
  • If it's the keyword you're targeting, I would match it exactly how Google shows it in their keyword tool (how others are searching for it)
  • i dont think so
  • No it is not very important. It might upset ezinearticles editors if you do it for every word - but for 'Quick-Start...' it does not really matter in terms of EZ editors or Google traffic.
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    • I think Google definitely prioritises domains without hyphens, in my experience... And an important issue is raised here: keyword density... Is 2.5-5 percent really correct? Personally I've had as good results with 1.5-2.5 percent, plus the articles look less spammy to human visitors so they're more likely to act on them. No?
  • Google reads hyphens as a space, so quick-start is the same as quick start, however not the same as quickstart.

    If you're talking about domain names, I personally stay away from hyphens, just because I think they're ugly. So I would rather have quickstart.com than quick-start.com.

    As far as article directories, I'm not sure what you mean. It depends how the word is supposed to be written? I'm-not-going-to-just-write-like-this when I can write like this?
  • yea hyphen is ignored by google it will see
    "Quick-Start"
    "Quick Start"
    as same ...
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    • Ranking 1st for my-keyword-here.ext will be harder, with all other things being equal than mykeywordhere.ext if you're trying to rank for 'my keyword here'

      This is basic knowledge though which I assumed most on here would know.
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