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Hyphenated domain name vs non-hyphenated domain name. Or both?

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Let's take a real-life example - I won’t mention the domain name here.

You just raised around $1 million using a hyphenated domain name, yet the non-hyphenated version isn’t even registered.

Should you register it today? Or does it not really matter?
 
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I'd have registered such domain name like...20 minutes ago already. Spend €6 on a hand-reg and think later - unless it's obviously trademarked (which I'd still check first). ))
 
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If i own that non hyphenated one, i would Register the hyphenated as well for 10 years. ~$110$+. Thats okay
 
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Both. Always.

Hyphens have multiple use cases, e.g., they can add clarity in billboard marketing.
 
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I stay away from hyphens like the plague
 
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Hyphens can cause programming errors. I got burned by overinvesting in hyphens and I have chose to stay away since then. Not all programmers respect hyphens and so many sites and apps have problems with hyphens.
 
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@VURG Interesting. Can you share an example?
 
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X.com user handles and hashtags. They only support alphanumeric terms. This sort of thing can be problematic when you want your social media handle to match your website name.
 
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Very good catch. The Lovable CEO’s X status (@lovable_dev) actually had that issue before, it wasn’t working.
I reported it and they later fixed it.
 
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