Which is better for SEO

eprog · Feb 12, 2010

I am registering a domain for a new site. For example, my target keyword is weight lost. WeightLost.com or Weight-Lost.com, which is better for SEO? Or they are just the same for SEO.

Thank you!

linkmoko · Mar 16, 2010

For me which is better for SEO is quality content and good quality backlinks for SEO.

lymanjayan · Mar 22, 2010

:hi:You should choose only high rankings keywords for domain name.

Weight loss is better. Only one keywords should be in domain names.

King.content · Mar 26, 2010

u need to make sure that the keyword you select is highly researched. In case you do not get the exact keyword for the domain name (which might be the chance) you should look out for the next keywords. Only when all your keywords are exhausted and are taken, should you use the hyphen domain names from the beginning. Hyphens do not add any value to the domain name and act as a hitch to the search engine engine bots, hence they are not preferred by the users and search engines.

TechGuy1 · Mar 29, 2010

jondoe0069 said:
I focus more on SEO than domaining and I would highly disagree with this statement. Google's algorithm puts a great deal of weight on keywords in the domain, especially exact keyword match domains. Yahoo and Bing give even more weight in my experience. From all the testing I've done, even the extension matters noticeably. I have had exact match .info names with no other extensions developed have trouble ranking in Google, while my exact match .com names with more competition for the keyword rank much more easily. I'm not sure why this is, but my theory is that the algorithm basically says- if you've captured the flag (exact keyword match .com domain) and have your other on-page SEO ducks in a row, you must be pretty authoritative for that keyword and you start with an advantage.

Think about it - if you have the exact match .com in a competitive niche, you were either in that niche early or invested a good amount of money into acquiring the domain. I don't see how any good SE algorithm wouldn't put a good amount of weight on this factor based on the seriousness about the keyword/ niche it displays.

I'm not saying it's the biggest part of the algo, but it's definitely very important and gives you an advantage.

Back to the original question - no dashes. Search engines are great at picking words out of a URL and Google is getting really good at matching words up with synonyms in context to find other relevant results. Dashes should be looked at like .info domains or any other domain that is likely to be available for a lot of good keyword phrases... spammers tend to use them a lot, so they likely pull less weight in helping you rank. Also, if you want return visitors, dashes will kill you.

Nothing against .info or dashes though. I own plenty of both, but I would trade them in any day for the no dash .com versions.

Couldnt agree more. Domain names are huge for SEO for that keyword. For instance, I have a site called cheapplrarticles.net. The first day it was indexed, I was 3rd for "cheap plr articles"

vnpt_adsl · Mar 31, 2010

eprog said:
I am registering a domain for a new site. For example, my target keyword is weight lost. WeightLost.com or Weight-Lost.com, which is better for SEO? Or they are just the same for SEO.

Thank you!

WeightLost.com and Weight-Lost.com are the same for SEO but WeightLost.com is more professional and it'll attract the impression of the visistor.

partall · Apr 2, 2010

I agree too. The domain names really affects the ranking, if you have unique domain. But to stay on top, you have to keep on doing SEO.

kevinnrobert · Apr 2, 2010

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arnoldsmithh · Apr 27, 2010

WeightLost.com is good rather than Weight-Lost.com

jimmypagesolo · Apr 27, 2010

domain name is very important, but keep in mind the second is the good content and the third is the more good backlinks you have, the higher rank you gain. Do submit site to social network sites, bookmarking sites, comment for blog, write unique article, link building manage.

czb1972 · Apr 27, 2010

I use hyphen and non hyphen domains. I have not seen any difference in ranking. I always look to see if the non hyphen domain is being used. If not, I buy the hyphen domain.

The keyword in your domain name is very important for ranking. New domains even more. Google is looking for relevance. So if some is doing a search for ‘debt’ and it sees you have ‘debt’ in your domain, in your keywords, in your description, in your body text, and anchor text back links to your website, your website will be ranked higher than domain with no ‘debt’ in it.

That is what I always try to do.

agraj1 · Apr 28, 2010

hello,
for SEO it doesn't matter a lot that what domain name you have with hyphen or without hyphen. But personally i will suggest you to go with without hyphen, since it is easy to remember such url's. The keyword you are trying to target is highly competitive, just you have to be active with your website, use social networking site, get back links. And if possible then use PPC or CPC program.

fattaah · Apr 30, 2010

whatever the domain name it doesn't any matter to the search engine ranking.some sites are always come top in the Google and they don't have keyword in their domain name.

jmarch · Apr 30, 2010

I would go unhyphenated but also consider the branding aspects if you want to build a business.

Mesa SEO Solutions · Apr 30, 2010

The reality is that search engines can easily figure out what your sites name is no matter how you present it to them. Just don't use your business name replace it with your primary keyword phrase and you will do well.

seoservices · May 1, 2010

i will go for non hyphenated domain because your potential visitors could quite easily forget that your domain name is hyphenated, and if you chose your domain name because someone already had the unhyphenated version that means they are getting your hard earned traffic especially frustrating if they're your competitor.

renudiz · May 8, 2010

Hello

I think Weight-Lost.com is better for SEO.

Robin · May 8, 2010

According to non hyphen rank better than hyphen. But if non hyphen is not available then take hyphen.

Mesa SEO Solutions · May 8, 2010

From a search engine perspective to does not matter these days. It may have made a difference in the early days of the internet but no longer. The search engine are much better than they used to be.

enlytend · May 10, 2010

Can't believe this thread has gotten to be 2 pages long!!! *

Honestly, if you're THAT obsessed with hyphen vs no-hyphen, you're missing the big picture and have a LOT to learn about optimizing a site for organic search

!

SEO's a little bit like cooking: a pinch of this, a dash of that and let it simmer for a while. Doesn't matter so much whether you used fresh chives or frozen ones as long as the end result tastes good.

*Though I dare say a lot of the replies are new members promoting their signature links :D

czb1972 · May 11, 2010

Enlytend - So what are you saying? It makes no diffs?

I have been doing SEO for only 1 year now and see hyphen websites rank very well, but I have not been able to test it. Have you?

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