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" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br />I was wondering are Hypenated domain names viewed by Search engines as less value then say a domain without? <br /><br />For example would, <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.my-website.com">www.my-website.com</a><!-- w --> not be as beneficial to search engines than <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mywebsite.com">www.mywebsite.com</a><!-- w -->? /><br />I was thinking if there isn't a problem with this then it would open up the gates to allow people to grab domain names that suit their business and have better potential within Search Engines.<br /><br />Can anyone Assist please?<br /><br />DK<!--content-->
Hi DK,<br /><br />Having a Hyphen in your domain does not effect your Search Engine Position - It does though effect your branding, a domain without a hyphen is perhaps more memorable and easier to type than style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br /><!--content-->
Thanks Ben, i'm off to <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.123-reg.co.uk">www.123-reg.co.uk</a><!-- w --> to buy my domain!<br /><br />You'v been a great help.<br /><br />DK <img src="http://www.webdesignerforum.co.uk/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><!--content-->
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br />I was wondering are Hypenated domain names viewed by Search engines as less value then say a domain without? <br /><br />For example would, <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.my-website.com">www.my-website.com</a><!-- w --> not be as beneficial to search engines than <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.mywebsite.com">www.mywebsite.com</a><!-- w -->? /><br />I was thinking if there isn't a problem with this then it would open up the gates to allow people to grab domain names that suit their business and have better potential within Search Engines.<br /><br />Can anyone Assist please?<br /><br />DK<!--content-->Hi DK,<br /><br />Having a Hyphen in your domain does not effect your Search Engine Position - It does though effect your branding, a domain without a hyphen is perhaps more memorable and easier to type than style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
" border="0" alt="smile.gif" /><br /><br /><!--content-->Thanks Ben, i'm off to <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.123-reg.co.uk">www.123-reg.co.uk</a><!-- w --> to buy my domain!<br /><br />You'v been a great help.<br /><br />DK <img src="http://www.webdesignerforum.co.uk/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="
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