Which is worse? .NET or having a - (hyphen) in the domain? - GoFuckYourself.com

Halcyon · 05-20-2008, 11:10 AM

my first choice is taken.

So I can get the 2 word domain with a hyphen or with a .net/org/tv

Hmmmmm?

d-null · 05-20-2008, 11:13 AM

if your first choice is taken, then I would change names as it will suck having a .com out there being used while you are working on your .net or hyphen

for seo it doesn't make any difference

for word of mouth or tv/radio advertising the hyphen is bad, otherwise if seo or links only then hyphen is good

Halcyon · 05-20-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by jetjet

if your first choice is taken, then I would change names as it will suck having a .com out there being used while you are working on your .net or hyphen

for seo it doesn't make any difference

for word of mouth or tv/radio advertising the hyphen is bad, otherwise if seo or links only then hyphen is good

Good answer, thanks!

GeoAdultKiel · 05-20-2008, 11:20 AM

I hate having - (hyphen) in my domain name unless I own the .com as well..

just a punk · 05-20-2008, 11:22 AM

As far as I know Google doesn't like the domains with hyphens.

Halcyon · 05-20-2008, 11:30 AM

just got inneractivism.com and inner-activist.com

d-null · 05-20-2008, 11:38 AM

here is an long going discussion on matt cutts blog from google on hyphens..... it is said that there is no penalty for hyphens

http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/dashes-vs-underscores/

IntenseJerry · 05-20-2008, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jetjet

if your first choice is taken, then I would change names as it will suck having a .com out there being used while you are working on your .net or hyphen

for seo it doesn't make any difference

for word of mouth or tv/radio advertising the hyphen is bad, otherwise if seo or links only then hyphen is good

Totally agree...J

GAMEFINEST · 05-20-2008, 12:29 PM

There are no penalty for hypens at all.

MikesTraffic · 05-20-2008, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by cyberxxx

As far as I know Google doesn't like the domains with hyphens.

actually, google likes domains with hyphens more then regular insertrandomwordsheredomains.com

roly · 05-20-2008, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MikesTraffic

actually, google likes domains with hyphens more then regular insertrandomwordsheredomains.com

i'd disagree on that, but each to their own.

dav3 · 05-20-2008, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by roly

i'd disagree on that, but each to their own.

I watched a talk that Matt Cutts gave. He mentioned something about the hyphen taking out the guess work of the algo trying to decipher the words. He also said the the G engine was pretty good at figuring out the words on it's own, but it's not perfect.

mona · 05-20-2008, 01:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikesTraffic

actually, google likes domains with hyphens more then regular insertrandomwordsheredomains.com

RyuLion · 05-20-2008, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jetjet

if your first choice is taken, then I would change names as it will suck having a .com out there being used while you are working on your .net or hyphen

for seo it doesn't make any difference

for word of mouth or tv/radio advertising the hyphen is bad, otherwise if seo or links only then hyphen is good

I'll put my $ on this answer..

seeric · 05-20-2008, 01:58 PM

I have several domains that rank very well using hyphens. i don't believe that goog penalizes for it.

bdld · 05-20-2008, 02:03 PM

get neither and choose a different domain, you can brand anything. a dash or .net will only enhance that original .com

BOSS1 · 05-20-2008, 02:06 PM

.net is worse then hyphen 100%

LeRoy · 05-20-2008, 03:11 PM

Yes .Net would be way worse.

Here are 2 great examples of the hyphen having no SEO hangups whatsoever

http://link-o-rama.com .....

http://www.tommys-bookmarks.com/

2012 · 05-20-2008, 03:25 PM

for "the googles" no hyphen on a new site ...

maybe,
buy them all ...sending them to the same ip and experiment over time...

the names important but so is your content, how often you update the site with relative keyword content( when you have lots of competition ), the title, linkbacks etc. etc. etc.

just a

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d-null . . . Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 13,724	if your first choice is taken, then I would change names as it will suck having a .com out there being used while you are working on your .net or hyphen for seo it doesn't make any difference for word of mouth or tv/radio advertising the hyphen is bad, otherwise if seo or links only then hyphen is good __________________ __________________ Looking for a custom TUBE SCRIPT that supports massive traffic, load balancing, billing support, and h264 encoding? Hit up Konrad! Looking for designs for your websites or custom tubesite design? Hit up Zuzana Designs Check out the #1 WordPress SEO Plugin: CyberSEO Suite

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just a punk So fuckin' bored Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 32,385	As far as I know Google doesn't like the domains with hyphens. __________________ Obey the Cowgod

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05-20-2008, 11:38 AM	#7
d-null . . . Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 13,724	here is an long going discussion on matt cutts blog from google on hyphens..... it is said that there is no penalty for hyphens http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/dashes-vs-underscores/ __________________ __________________ Looking for a custom TUBE SCRIPT that supports massive traffic, load balancing, billing support, and h264 encoding? Hit up Konrad! Looking for designs for your websites or custom tubesite design? Hit up Zuzana Designs Check out the #1 WordPress SEO Plugin: CyberSEO Suite

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