Comments on: Hyphenated domain names are BAD

By: Samantha - Website Marketing Newbie

Samantha - Website Marketing Newbie — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:18:08 +0000

Forgot to ad. I like this link very much as I am trying to cram as much information into SEO, marketing and just doing a better job at developing our websites so that our clients are satisfied with the results of turning a visitor into a client of there own!

By: Samantha - Website Marketing Newbie

Samantha - Website Marketing Newbie — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:16:46 +0000

I asked out loud in the office I work in. Does a hyphenated doamin names effect the website and would it effect SEO too. A colleague of mine was quick to send me this link! I read it and I thank you for the information but personally, I have replied to my client and told him, lets go without the hyphenation!

By: AllSux.com » An Idiots Guide to Finding Cool Domains

AllSux.com » An Idiots Guide to Finding Cool Domains — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 09:27:25 +0000

[...] days? The days of strung together sequences of keywords is pretty much over, particularly of the hyphenated variety. There are still exceptions but they are almost all holdovers from the previous generation of [...]

By: admin

admin — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:32:49 +0000

My point with this article is that it’s probably better to choose a domain name without hyphens for many reasons. But as you said, I don’t have any concrete proof of sites being penalized except for the people in the industry talking about the subject. I don’t see anything wrong with starting a discussion on the subject. It’s something we should continue to monitor and (as with most SEO topics) we’ll probably never know for sure unless Google comes out and admits it. Again, my points were to choose a domain without hyphens if at all possible. Google is very good about pulling out the words within your domain name without the use of hyphens plus it’s easier to remember. If you’re domain name is something like highqualitystuffcheap.com, people will probably type the domain without the hyphens first. If someone else owns this domain then you just lost out. If you find that you’re ideal domain name is secured without hyphens then you should probably choose a different domain name that allows you to secure the domain with and without the hyphens. Get creative! Plus, if the search engines do start penalizing for hyphenated domain names then you’ll be better positioned to compete as an added bonus.

By: geri

geri — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:51:54 +0000

So then your article is simply speculation… And not based on fact. Other than needing something to write about or desiring to start a conversation… Why would you assert this positions about hyphens in URL’s?
This part “As a general practice try to choose a domain name without hyphens” I strongly agree with… The use of multiple hyphens only stirs mistrust… And your viagra example is a good display of this abuse.
Personally, I believe the search engines pay much attention at all to the URL, but I don’t have any evidence one way or the other… So it’s just an opinion. Just like yours! Just different.