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  • #587878
    voodooman
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    Which url format is the best in terms of SEO?
    1) mydogisanaughtydog.com
    2) my-dog-is-a-naughty-dog.com

    :)

    #802534
    neophyte
    Member

    1st one…………..

    #802536
    Anonymous
    Inactive

    What about the extension i.e.

    mydogisanaughtydog.com/onlinepoker
    mydogisanaughtydog.com/online-poker

    Cheers

    #802550
    Aletheides
    Member

    @alexpratt 207646 wrote:

    What about the extension i.e.
    mydogisanaughtydog.com/onlinepoker
    mydogisanaughtydog.com/online-poker
    Cheers

    not having dashes in the domain is definitely preferred … lots of spammers use domains with multiple dashes and therefore there is a trust factor associated with them. That is not say that they will not rank … Another reason not to is user trust of the domain – even if it ranks, it may be less likely to convert from a SERP as they trust factor is diminished.

    ~ scott polk

    #802564
    voodooman
    Member
    scottpolk;207675 wrote:
    not having dashes in the domain is definitely preferred … lots of spammers use domains with multiple dashes and therefore there is a trust factor associated with them. That is not say that they will not rank … Another reason not to is user trust of the domain – even if it ranks, it may be less likely to convert from a SERP as they trust factor is diminished.

    ~ scott polk

    Thanks for the answer Scott. Does your reply also refer to the url extension?

    #802569
    Aletheides
    Member

    my answer for what you are referring to is slightly different … file names and sub-directories can have dashes in them and are not necessarily deemed spamm’ish. My rule is that I do not want more than 4-5 dashes in any URL – even from a user experience, you want to make sure your URLs are short and to the point and if it looks spammy to you then more than likely will to a use as well

    #802572
    neophyte
    Member

    @scottpolk 207675 wrote:

    not having dashes in the domain is definitely preferred … lots of spammers use domains with multiple dashes and therefore

    uh this is somewhat misleading in the modern domaining landscape imo.

    I think stating that lots of not-so savvy or quick off the mark domain buyers have hyphenated domain names would maybe be a bit more realistic now, although in the past your sentiment may have been a bit more valid imo.

    #802574
    Aletheides
    Member

    There still many great domains out there IMO … maybe not with specific keywords in the domain itself, but no matter what you believe from an SEO standpoint, user trust will still be a factor and i still recommend not using them if at all possible

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