SEO - Question about a domain

[Oliver]

How much does a dash " - " in a domain affect the SEO ?

e.g www.your-domain.com // www.yourdomain.com

 

and also the superdomain .net/.com

 

Please only comment if you really know about it.

I don't want anyone to comment his opinion if he does not actually knows what he is talking about.

 

Thank you!

[Raviener]

Im almost sure it will only affect the SEO if searched on the exact text. 

So if someone searches for; yourdomain --> www.yourdomain.com will score better.

 

If someone searches for "bla bla your domain" --> it won't matter.

 

Not sure though, but I have one site with a "-" and one without. So this is just what I think. 

[Oliver]

Im almost sure it will only affect the SEO if searched on the exact text. 

So if someone searches for; yourdomain --> www.yourdomain.com will score better.

 

If someone searches for "bla bla your domain" --> it won't matter.

 

Not sure though, but I have one site with a "-" and one without. So this is just what I think. 

 

Thank you for the reply, how do you think about .com /.net does it make a difference ?

[Zelnorm]

Hey Oliver, I have been in and out of the SEO business for the past 6 or years.

 

Having a hyphen (-) in your domain will not hinder your seo. I believe having underscore (_) will.

 

It also good to note that google prefers sites structered with sub-folders as oppose to subdomains.

 

subfolders e.g: osbot.org/forum

 

subdomain e.g: forum.osbot.org

 

Any other questions, fire away.

[Raviener]

Thank you for the reply, how do you think about .com /.net does it make a difference ?

 

I have no idea, since im from the Netherlans (using .NL).

Personally i would go for .com. 

[Oliver]

Hey Oliver, I have been in and out of the SEO business for the past 6 or years.

 

Having a hyphen (-) in your domain will not hinder your seo. I believe having underscore (_) will.

 

It also good to note that google prefers sites structered with sub-folders as oppose to subdomains.

 

subfolders e.g: osbot.org/forum

 

subdomain e.g: forum.osbot.org

 

Any other questions, fire away.

 

Thank you!

How do you think about .com/.net ? Does it make a difference regarding SEO ?

[Zelnorm]

Im almost sure it will only affect the SEO if searched on the exact text. 

So if someone searches for; yourdomain --> www.yourdomain.com will score better.

 

If someone searches for "bla bla your domain" --> it won't matter.

 

Not sure though, but I have one site with a "-" and one without. So this is just what I think. 

 

Although this may be the case when a site is freshly indexed by Google it really isn't something to worry about as Google learns quickly.

[Oliver]

Although this may be the case when a site is freshly indexed by Google it really isn't something to worry about as Google learns quickly.

 

Great, thanks for the help!

[Raviener]

Although this may be the case when a site is freshly indexed by Google it really isn't something to worry about as Google learns quickly.

 

My site are both not that old, around 1 - 2 years right now.

So you could be right about that. 

@Oliver But why take the risk? Personally I would just buy it without "-". 

[Zelnorm]

Thank you!

How do you think about .com/.net ? Does it make a difference regarding SEO ?

 

If you are aiming for a national market then pick the one that pertains to your country (i.e. UK = .co.uk, France = .fr).

 

If you are aiming at an international market then there isn't really much in it.

 

These factors of your domain name doin't have much weight when it comes to SEO.

[Oliver]

My site are both not that old, around 1 - 2 years right now.

So you could be right about that. 

@Oliver But why take the risk? Personally I would just buy it without "-". 

 

costs 2k €

 

If you are aiming for a national market then pick the one that pertains to your country (i.e. UK = .co.uk, France = .fr).

 

If you are aiming at an international market then there isn't really much in it.

 

These factors of your domain name doin't have much weight when it comes to SEO.

 

starts in Austria and should spread over to Germany & Swiss

 

Would buy at,ch,de anyways to direct to the .net/.com

[Zelnorm]

 

Would buy at,ch,de anyways to direct to the .net/.com

 

That's definitely a good idea. Read up on how to avoid duplicate content.

[Raviener]

costs 2k €

 

 

Well, that is a pretty good reason :P

Goodluck with your business

[SupremeLeader]

My real question is... What is this business @Oliver...

[Malle]

Thank you!

How do you think about .com/.net ? Does it make a difference regarding SEO ?

 

The domain being a .com/.net/.org and so on doesn't have a heavy weight on your SEO whatsoever, the 2015 SEO is based on actual unique content of your website and off-site SEO as backlinks coming from relevant sources within your actual niche.