Hyphens or no hyphens?

[ApocComputing]

are hyphens good in a domain name or are they a no no? just wondering because i am thinking about registering a name and was wondering whether to do it with or w/o hyphens.

thx in advance

 

[Laughs Galore]

It's better without. Some people, when typing a domain, may not think of a hyphen.

 

[Rush]

Unless a 3 char

 

[ApocComputing]

It's better without. Some people, when typing a domain, may not think of a hyphen.

yea good point especially if you were to tell someone verbally to go to a site.

 

[fleaking]

definitely no hypen is better....
hypens hurt the value of domains

 

[Kate]

I would register with and without hyphen if both are available

 

[Premiumsigs]

mine has a hyphen but i dont care really
dosnt bother me

 

[DomainSage]

Unless I am buying a domain that has existing traffic I always avoid hyphens.

All the best.

Richard

 

[Troubled1]

I think it all depends on what you want to use the name for. A lot of mine have hyphens in them and they work quite well for me. I use them for sites I want to develop though and don't care to much about search engine traffic.

I don't think they are good for a site that you are going to depend on seo for though as people tend to forget to put in the hyphen.

 

[peter phillips]

Hyphenated domain names work with targeted key word campaigns and search engine spiders. If that is the purpose of your site or domain then the use of hyphen is fine. If your marketing intention is to create a brand, an easily remembered domain name, top of mind awareness with the domain then the non-hyphenated domain would work best.

 

[Keral_Patel]

I would go without hypens if possible. Would settle for a plural of that name if it applies.

 

[stewystarr]

i I may be wrong but, search engines ignore the hyphen. It seems to me that if you are developing a site for SEO hyphens would be ok.

 

[Leyen]

hyphens are to the top right end of your keyboard.... ppl tend to find it easier to type characters that are in the middle of the keyboard...

reaching out to the side is a bit bothersome...

Hyphen = big no-no for me

 

[barefoottech]

Yes ,Non-Hyphenated names Are preferable. I would Never register or make a name with hyphens
Further information at
Selecting a Quality Domain Name
Another BareFootTech Minisite

 

[Cradle]

no hyphen :D

 

[Fkrule]

ah now they tell me as i registered cric-f1.info

 

[Cradle]

:hehe:

 

[The-YoungLat]

Well i personally own domain with it, but it depends on the name of the site too

Regards,
-Nata

 

[Fkrule]

welcome to my world of hypens

 

[wasistdas]

I love hyphens