To Hyphen Or Not

[Cameltoepro]

Does it make a difference in the SEO world if a domain is all one word or each word separated by a hyphen?
Thanks

[myleene]

In SEO a tad bit, but it's negligible.

To the end-user, to develop a brand around or to be remembered by the fans, it sucks 98% of the time.

Exceptions are rare.

[SpyCam]

Use no more than one hyphen in a domain name, and only if you have a good reason for it to have it. If not, use no hyphen version

[LizardKing]

Originally Posted by myleene

In SEO a tad bit, but it's negligible.

To the end-user, to develop a brand around or to be remembered by the fans, it sucks 98% of the time.

Exceptions are rare.

I second that

[hausarzt]

Funny thing is that Germans love hyphens in urls. So it depends a little what you want to promote and where.

[safetynetzero]

I would put a suffix on the end rather than use a hyphen. Like in.... myexactmatchdomainhq.com

Looks a bit more professional to me and the suffix doesn't hurt you SEO wise.

[Barry-xlovecam]

The - is ignored in search engines as both the - and _ are word separators.

That said, more than 2 - is spammy in an EMD.

04:45 PM-barry:~$ whois o00o.com

Whois Server Version 2.0

Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.

   Domain Name: O00O.COM
   Registrar: TPP WHOLESALE PTY LTD.
   Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 900
   Whois Server: whois.distributeit.com.au
   Referral URL: http://www.tppwholesale.com.au
   Name Server: NS-1.EZYREG.COM
   Name Server: NS-2.EZYREG.COM
   Status: ok http://www.icann.org/epp#OK
   Updated Date: 05-aug-2014
   Creation Date: 06-oct-1999
   Expiration Date: 06-oct-2015

>>> Last update of whois database: Mon, 16 Mar 2015 20:45:40 GMT <<<

go figure

Could you brand o00o ? they branded ebay, yahoo and google ...

[Kralj187]

Google will always prefer no hyphens domain of hyphens IF THEY HAVE THE SAME BACKLINK PROFILE, however if you have the far strongest link then it won't make any difference.

[amvcdotcom]

i used to know, but now i don't. fucking penguin lost me. good luck, man...

[Cameltoepro]

Thanks I decide to not to use hyphens. To much to chance with her holy highness Google...LOl

[jimmycooper]

Originally Posted by Cameltoepro

Thanks I decide to not to use hyphens. To much to chance with her holy highness Google...LOl

Good choice!

[j3rkules]

If your domain name is two words like examplesite.com, you may want to separate the words with a hyphen for readability: example-site.com. That said, use of hyphens also correlates highly with spammy behavior—and more than one hyphen should not be used in a domain name. For this reason, it's generally better to stick to domain names containing only one or two words.

The downside to sticking hyphens in your domain name is that it can be easily forgotten. If you tell someone your domain name verbally, you may sound funny saying something like “my site is daily dash deals dash today dot com.” Even if you provide a written domain name on fliers and other advertising, the hyphens could get overlooked. This will lead your potential customers to a dead end, or worse–it could lead them straight to the competitor’s website.

Another major problem with domain names that have hyphens is that these sites are more often associated with spam sites. For legitimate businesses, this is a serious roadblock and will lead your website to fall in search engine rankings fast. And as far as SEO goes, those great keywords hyphenated in your domain name will not count towards your SEO rankings.

Without a doubt, avoiding hyphens in your domain name is the way to go. Even if you cannot get the exact domain name you want for your hobby or business, finding a descriptive domain name without a hyphen will make it easy for your customers to find you and help prevent you from slipping in the search engine rankings.

[Cameltoepro]

Thanks Everyone