Which is the better of the two?

darimore · 05-19-2008, 05:09 AM

I would like your advice please on the following:

I’m looking to purchase a domain name that has 2 words and was wondering which one is better to buy with regards to it being better for SEO.

Is it better to have a hyphen between the two words or is it better to look like one long word? As an example, what is better: www.organic-certification.org or www.organiccertification.org ?

darimore · 07-06-2008, 08:18 AM

i'd appreciate if someone can offer some advice.
Many thanks
Danny

LostOne · 07-06-2008, 09:50 AM

I'm pretty sure the one without the hythen would be better, but why not just buy both variations of the one you want and then redirect the one with the hyphen to the one without?

imismo · 07-06-2008, 10:00 AM

As far as I'm aware of, SEO wouldn't be that affected by choosing one or the other. What would be affected is type-in traffic.

I'd go with the one without the hyphen, hands down.

***johname*** · 07-06-2008, 10:49 AM

without the hyphen

Compassion · 07-06-2008, 10:53 AM

w/o hyphen always.

darimore · 07-07-2008, 12:10 PM

Thanks for the replies. Much appreciated.

Our organisation is trying to attract business globally and although we are located in the UK we are not specific to the UK.

The question i now have is what is better: .org or .org.uk

If .org is better it has already been bought by a competitor. What alternatives would you suggest? If i could have a hyphen between the 2 keywords i have a lot more options but it seems that you all agree that hyphens are not good.

All help and advice given is greatly appreciated.

***johname*** · 07-07-2008, 12:20 PM

Originally Posted by darimore

Thanks for the replies. Much appreciated.

Our organisation is trying to attract business globally and although we are located in the UK we are not specific to the UK.

The question i now have is what is better: .org or .org.uk

If .org is better it has already been bought by a competitor. What alternatives would you suggest? If i could have a hyphen between the 2 keywords i have a lot more options but it seems that you all agree that hyphens are not good.

All help and advice given is greatly appreciated.

Are you a money making business? If you have a budget for aquiring a domain name I would look into trying to buy a name off of a owner. Not everyone wants $xxxx for there names. I would resgester the best .org name you can come up with now as a back up. Then email some people that have better names and see if they would want to sell it. Also look at websites that sell domain names. .org is easyer for people worldwide to remember the .org.uk

darimore · 07-08-2008, 02:52 AM

No we are a very small organisation. We do not have a budget for acquiring domain names. The domain name we have in mind is our main keyword. We have purchased several variations of it but one has already been bought by one of our competitors thus my questions are quite specific. Therefore i post again:
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/471082-which-is-the-better-of-two.html

Our organisation is trying to attract business globally and although we are located in the UK we are not specific to the UK.

The question i now have is what is better: .org or .org.uk

If .org is better it has already been bought by a competitor. What alternatives would you suggest? If i could have a hyphen between the 2 keywords i have a lot more options but it seems that you all agree that hyphens are not good.

All help and advice given is greatly appreciated.

weblord · 07-08-2008, 02:57 AM

get both if you're a business.

Originally Posted by darimore

Thanks for the replies. Much appreciated.

Our organisation is trying to attract business globally and although we are located in the UK we are not specific to the UK.

The question i now have is what is better: .org or .org.uk

If .org is better it has already been bought by a competitor. What alternatives would you suggest? If i could have a hyphen between the 2 keywords i have a lot more options but it seems that you all agree that hyphens are not good.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=471082

All help and advice given is greatly appreciated.

darimore · 07-08-2008, 03:53 AM

Originally Posted by weblord

get both if you're a business.

Currently my site is at a domain name which is not a searchable word and i've been advised to move my site over to a domain containing my main keyword.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=471082

The .org i can't get, already bought by a competitor. If i use a hyphen between the 2 keyworks i can get the .org, otherwise i will have to suffice with .org.uk

I have bought both but which do u feel is better domain name to host my website for SEO purposes?

Dean · 07-08-2008, 04:02 AM

.org is better but if you are doing a lot of your business in the uk its good to get the .org.uk also.

As for suggesting alternatives or giving more advice that is hard if we dont know what keywords you were looking at.

SonnyCooL · 07-08-2008, 12:08 PM

if u plan for asia market go for dot asia, ur name should be avai, also very friendly with google and yahoo ....

if org is out, get org.uk as main and work out with dot asia (redirect or link back), tld is always better then cctld (what i learn here) ..

bizcorp · 07-08-2008, 03:06 PM

If you want a domain for SEo purposes then the hyphen allows for search engine spiders to easily identify the 2 keywords in your domain (a big plus for SEO). However, users aren't used to typing in hyphens in the URL bar..so I guess its up to you

***johname*** · 07-08-2008, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by darimore

The question i now have is what is better: .org or .org.uk

just go with the .org

labrocca · 07-08-2008, 04:06 PM

If it's a choice...get both. I would pass on the hyphen as you will certainly give up type-in traffic to the other.

weblord · 07-08-2008, 04:56 PM

get them both and get as many extensions as you can for your company and have them trademark if your competitor has no trademark on it yet.
this advise is good if you don't have plans to sell them for long term.
the hyphen in seo since you mentioned it, is the spacer of your keywords.
????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/showthread.php?t=471082

Originally Posted by darimore

Currently my site is at a domain name which is not a searchable word and i've been advised to move my site over to a domain containing my main keyword.

The .org i can't get, already bought by a competitor. If i use a hyphen between the 2 keyworks i can get the .org, otherwise i will have to suffice with .org.uk

I have bought both but which do u feel is better domain name to host my website for SEO purposes?

gilescoley · 07-08-2008, 05:37 PM

no hyphen!!!!!!!

05-19-2008, 05:09 AM	THREAD STARTER #1 (permalink)
darimore New Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5	Which is the better of the two? I would like your advice please on the following: I’m looking to purchase a domain name that has 2 words and was wondering which one is better to buy with regards to it being better for SEO. Is it better to have a hyphen between the two words or is it better to look like one long word? As an example, what is better: www.organic-certification.org or www.organiccertification.org ?

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darimore New Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5	pls can you offer some help i'd appreciate if someone can offer some advice. Many thanks Danny

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07-06-2008, 09:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
LostOne New Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 18	I'm pretty sure the one without the hythen would be better, but why not just buy both variations of the one you want and then redirect the one with the hyphen to the one without?

07-06-2008, 10:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
imismo NamePros Regular Join Date: May 2008 Location: Mpls, Minnesota Posts: 265	As far as I'm aware of, SEO wouldn't be that affected by choosing one or the other. What would be affected is type-in traffic. I'd go with the one without the hyphen, hands down.

07-06-2008, 10:49 AM	#5 (permalink)
*johname* Business Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,518	without the hyphen

07-06-2008, 10:53 AM	#6 (permalink)
Compassion Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: California Posts: 2,034	w/o hyphen always.

07-07-2008, 12:10 PM	THREAD STARTER #7 (permalink)
darimore New Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5	Thanks for the replies. Much appreciated. Our organisation is trying to attract business globally and although we are located in the UK we are not specific to the UK. The question i now have is what is better: .org or .org.uk If .org is better it has already been bought by a competitor. What alternatives would you suggest? If i could have a hyphen between the 2 keywords i have a lot more options but it seems that you all agree that hyphens are not good. All help and advice given is greatly appreciated.

07-08-2008, 02:52 AM	THREAD STARTER #9 (permalink)
darimore New Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5	No we are a very small organisation. We do not have a budget for acquiring domain names. The domain name we have in mind is our main keyword. We have purchased several variations of it but one has already been bought by one of our competitors thus my questions are quite specific. Therefore i post again: ????: NamePros.com http://www.namepros.com/domain-name-discussion/471082-which-is-the-better-of-two.html Our organisation is trying to attract business globally and although we are located in the UK we are not specific to the UK. The question i now have is what is better: .org or .org.uk If .org is better it has already been bought by a competitor. What alternatives would you suggest? If i could have a hyphen between the 2 keywords i have a lot more options but it seems that you all agree that hyphens are not good. All help and advice given is greatly appreciated.

07-08-2008, 12:08 PM	#13 (permalink)
SonnyCooL NamePros Regular Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Malaysia Posts: 231	if u plan for asia market go for dot asia, ur name should be avai, also very friendly with google and yahoo .... if org is out, get org.uk as main and work out with dot asia (redirect or link back), tld is always better then cctld (what i learn here) ..

07-08-2008, 03:06 PM	#14 (permalink)
bizcorp NamePros Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 419	If you want a domain for SEo purposes then the hyphen allows for search engine spiders to easily identify the 2 keywords in your domain (a big plus for SEO). However, users aren't used to typing in hyphens in the URL bar..so I guess its up to you

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Which is the better of the two?

pls can you offer some help