Comments on: Dump the dash in your domain name http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/2008/09/seo-dump-the-dash-in-your-domain-name/ How to amplify your website with SEO and cracking copywriting Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:52:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dashes In a Domain Name: Better for SEO? http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/2008/09/seo-dump-the-dash-in-your-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Dashes In a Domain Name: Better for SEO? Thu, 02 Apr 2009 20:05:22 +0000 http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/?p=415#comment-75 [...] Originally Posted by James Legacy Really? (Anyone else care to chime-in on this?) Check this article out James. It's not what I would call authoritative, but gives you some insight into what someone else experienced regarding domain name dashes. SEO Google ranking - Dump the domain dash [...] [...] Originally Posted by James Legacy Really? (Anyone else care to chime-in on this?) Check this article out James. It’s not what I would call authoritative, but gives you some insight into what someone else experienced regarding domain name dashes. SEO Google ranking – Dump the domain dash [...]

]]> By: SEO Domain Names http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/2008/09/seo-dump-the-dash-in-your-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-73 SEO Domain Names Tue, 03 Mar 2009 02:29:52 +0000 http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/?p=415#comment-73 SEO Domain Names absolutely do make a difference. I think it is the top of the structure for a fully effective natural organic seo web site. The structure has key words, keywords effectively used since the phone book known as as business categories, sometimes now with geo attached. I have lots of key worded generic term websites, makes a huge difference everytime. It takes years of rank building and inbound links to compete. Type in any keyword, and what is the percentage of front page that has that keyword in the domain name. I have seen google respect this, but if the content is not right and people back out, google sees that too. If the web site does not stay there on the front page, the visitors have nothing to see and google seems to know this. It does not surprise me with many stats sites showing page visit times and page views per visit. Again, SEO also means content, having something for the seeker when they get to your website. SEO Domain Names work! Keep it clean and for a purpose, to inform or entertain, not misdirect... SEO Domain Names absolutely do make a difference. I think it is the top of the structure for a fully effective natural organic seo web site. The structure has key words, keywords effectively used since the phone book known as as business categories, sometimes now with geo attached. I have lots of key worded generic term websites, makes a huge difference everytime. It takes years of rank building and inbound links to compete. Type in any keyword, and what is the percentage of front page that has that keyword in the domain name. I have seen google respect this, but if the content is not right and people back out, google sees that too. If the web site does not stay there on the front page, the visitors have nothing to see and google seems to know this. It does not surprise me with many stats sites showing page visit times and page views per visit. Again, SEO also means content, having something for the seeker when they get to your website. SEO Domain Names work! Keep it clean and for a purpose, to inform or entertain, not misdirect…

]]> By: Hashe http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/2008/09/seo-dump-the-dash-in-your-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-72 Hashe Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:20:27 +0000 http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/?p=415#comment-72 Thank you so much for sharing the useful information on use of dash in domain name, I really like it and looking forward to read more on latest seo updates and ranking factors. Thank you so much for sharing the useful information on use of dash in domain name, I really like it and looking forward to read more on latest seo updates and ranking factors.

]]> By: The Web Copywriter hits #1 for web copywriter http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/2008/09/seo-dump-the-dash-in-your-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-51 The Web Copywriter hits #1 for web copywriter Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:57:45 +0000 http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/?p=415#comment-51 [...] wrote previously about the spectacular effect on rankings of dumping the dash from my domain name. In moving from web-copywriter.com.au to webcopywriter.com.au I went from #29 on “pages from [...] [...] wrote previously about the spectacular effect on rankings of dumping the dash from my domain name. In moving from web-copywriter.com.au to webcopywriter.com.au I went from #29 on “pages from [...]

]]> By: SEO results - Personalised Pop Art hits Google’s top 10 http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/2008/09/seo-dump-the-dash-in-your-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-49 SEO results - Personalised Pop Art hits Google’s top 10 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 21:15:51 +0000 http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/?p=415#comment-49 [...] wrote recently about the spectacular results I’d achieved by dumping the dash from my domain name. In moving from www.web-copywriter.com.au to www.webcopywriter.com.au, I’d gone from #29 to [...] [...] wrote recently about the spectacular results I’d achieved by dumping the dash from my domain name. In moving from http://www.web-copywriter.com.au to http://www.webcopywriter.com.au, I’d gone from #29 to [...]

]]> By: Flash designer http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/2008/09/seo-dump-the-dash-in-your-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Flash designer Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:28:51 +0000 http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/?p=415#comment-47 I do very much the same trick with the domain name as you, just check google.com on "Flash Designer" Google.com.au is very much covered on anything Flash Flash Designer, Flash Design, Flash software, Flash Templates, etc I tend to believe that hypens are beneficial in HTML page names, but it should be kept reasonable, most likely 2 words and related to the theme of your website. I got a common sense approach to SEO. If I think that something would make sense I apply it. Hypens in domain names are simply bad branding , so not very professional, and therefore Google should sooner or later penalise such sites. Hypens in HTML pages are more related to the structure of your website and should be alright. Micky from contentwriter.com.au is my wife, so it appears to be working for us. Good luck Menno I do very much the same trick with the domain name as you, just check google.com on “Flash Designer”

Google.com.au is very much covered on anything Flash

Flash Designer, Flash Design, Flash software, Flash Templates, etc

I tend to believe that hypens are beneficial in HTML page names, but it should be kept reasonable, most likely 2 words and related to the theme of your website.

I got a common sense approach to SEO. If I think that something would make sense I apply it. Hypens in domain names are simply bad branding , so not very professional, and therefore Google should sooner or later penalise such sites. Hypens in HTML pages are more related to the structure of your website and should be alright.

Micky from contentwriter.com.au is my wife, so it appears to be working for us.

Good luck

Menno

]]> By: Allen http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/2008/09/seo-dump-the-dash-in-your-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Allen Thu, 25 Sep 2008 00:02:38 +0000 http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/?p=415#comment-46 Yes, Flash Designer, that's something I'd like to know as well. Will explore when I come up for air again. Yes, Flash Designer, that’s something I’d like to know as well. Will explore when I come up for air again.

]]> By: Allen http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/2008/09/seo-dump-the-dash-in-your-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Allen Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:59:27 +0000 http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/?p=415#comment-45 A fleeting moment of glory. A fleeting moment of glory.

]]> By: Flash Designer http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/2008/09/seo-dump-the-dash-in-your-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Flash Designer Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:53:24 +0000 http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/?p=415#comment-44 Hi, very interesting experiment and quite a dramatic result. I'm wondering if the same goes for pages within a website, so for instance on your website you have pages like seo-link-building.html - would it also be better to have them as seolinkbuilding.html or are the 'rules' different for page names? Have you done any experiments with that as well? Hi, very interesting experiment and quite a dramatic result. I’m wondering if the same goes for pages within a website, so for instance on your website you have pages like seo-link-building.html – would it also be better to have them as seolinkbuilding.html or are the ‘rules’ different for page names? Have you done any experiments with that as well?

]]> By: Content Writer Micky http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/2008/09/seo-dump-the-dash-in-your-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Content Writer Micky Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:48:37 +0000 http://www.webcopywriter.com.au/?p=415#comment-43 Sorry mate, but I've just tried it and I'm actually ranked #1 at the moment on Google Australia, 'pages from Australia' on the term "Web Copywriter" with my website www.contentwriter.com.au... You're right behind me though. Sorry mate, but I’ve just tried it and I’m actually ranked #1 at the moment on Google Australia, ‘pages from Australia’ on the term “Web Copywriter” with my website http://www.contentwriter.com.au... You’re right behind me though.

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