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July 25, 2009 at 7:01 am #587878voodoomanMember
Which url format is the best in terms of SEO?
1) mydogisanaughtydog.com
2) my-dog-is-a-naughty-dog.comJuly 25, 2009 at 6:05 pm #802534neophyteMember1st one…………..
July 25, 2009 at 11:06 pm #802536AnonymousInactiveWhat about the extension i.e.
mydogisanaughtydog.com/onlinepoker
mydogisanaughtydog.com/online-pokerCheers
July 27, 2009 at 4:26 am #802550AletheidesMember@alexpratt 207646 wrote:
What about the extension i.e.
mydogisanaughtydog.com/onlinepoker
mydogisanaughtydog.com/online-poker
Cheersnot 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
July 27, 2009 at 11:53 am #802564voodoomanMemberscottpolk;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?
July 27, 2009 at 2:26 pm #802569AletheidesMembermy 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
July 27, 2009 at 3:33 pm #802572neophyteMember@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.
July 27, 2009 at 3:52 pm #802574AletheidesMemberThere 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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