Hyphenated Domains and Search Term Relevancy - GoFuckYourself.com

Fletch XXX · 06-04-2002, 08:58 PM

Do hyphenated domains have more relevancy in Google, due to seperated keywords.

For example.

We all know bluecars.com is more important for the company "Blue Cars" but if you were designing a page for Search Engines, would "Blue-Cars.com" come up with as much relavancy or more?

twistyneck · 06-04-2002, 09:11 PM

Yes. Google likes hyphenated names.

kmanrox · 06-04-2002, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by twistyneck
Yes. Google likes hyphenated names.

whats your source for that conclusion, is it an opinion, and what is your basis?

twistyneck · 06-04-2002, 09:50 PM

I know this because I use tons of hyphenated names and time and time again they do well in Google. I know nothing about SE optimization except the very basics but I do know that my hyphenated names always do better than my non-hyphenated names.

bdld · 06-04-2002, 09:58 PM

blue-cars.com beats bluecars.com for SE purposes for the search term "blue cars"

SunTzu · 06-04-2002, 10:16 PM

Hyphens will help to a point, but not much. Most SE's are phasing out domain name relevance because of overuse of hyphenated domains. Especially ones with more than 2 hyphens.

try this SE forum:

http://searchengineforums.com/bin/Ultimate.cgi

Pipecrew · 06-04-2002, 10:20 PM

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Fletch XXX · 06-04-2002, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SunTzu
Hyphens will help to a point, but not much. Most SE's are phasing out domain name relevance because of overuse of hyphenated domains. Especially ones with more than 2 hyphens.

try this SE forum:

http://searchengineforums.com/bin/Ultimate.cgi

Bookmarked.

Pipe, thanks.

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06-04-2002, 09:11 PM	#2
twistyneck So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hanging by the neck until dead. Posts: 4,660	Yes. Google likes hyphenated names.

06-04-2002, 09:50 PM	#4
twistyneck So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hanging by the neck until dead. Posts: 4,660	I know this because I use tons of hyphenated names and time and time again they do well in Google. I know nothing about SE optimization except the very basics but I do know that my hyphenated names always do better than my non-hyphenated names.

06-04-2002, 09:58 PM	#5
bdld $100,000 Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 11,452	blue-cars.com beats bluecars.com for SE purposes for the search term "blue cars"

06-04-2002, 10:16 PM	#6
SunTzu Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: the box Posts: 456	Hyphens will help to a point, but not much. Most SE's are phasing out domain name relevance because of overuse of hyphenated domains. Especially ones with more than 2 hyphens. try this SE forum: http://searchengineforums.com/bin/Ultimate.cgi

06-04-2002, 10:20 PM	#7
Pipecrew Master of Gfy.com Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 14,887	I own Britney-Exposed.com and a bunch others Britney-Spears-pictures.com trust me it makes a difference