domain names and google

[Bobc01]

Domains without hyphens are not always available for the targets people are aiming for.

I can't see SEs descriminating sites for using hyphens in domains if the sites themselves abide by the rules and are relevant to what they're promoting, it wouldn't make any sense.

What you're basing your theory on is your own experience with your own domains.

I wonder how many webmasters on here have hyphenated domains that kick the ass out of any that haven't on the serps.

[LowryBigwood]

Originally Posted by Bobc01

Domains without hyphens are not always available for the targets people are aiming for.

That's a good point Bob and very valid. I'm sure Google is aware of this too, but I wonder how Google actually views this and in turn handles the results with both kinds of domains.

Originally Posted by Bobc01

I wonder how many webmasters on here have hyphenated domains that kick the ass out of any that haven't on the serps.

On the higher competition keyword phrases I would like to see some examples of hyphenated domains kicking non hyphened domains' asses.

[Bobc01]

Originally Posted by LowryBigwood

That's a good point Bob and very valid. I'm sure Google is aware of this too, but I wonder how Google actually views this and in turn handles the results with both kinds of domains.



On the higher competition keyword phrases I would like to see some examples of hyphenated domains kicking non hyphened domains' asses.

It would be nice to know google views on anything and i suppose we can only guess most of it but to actually validate this theory would take huge amount of research.


I don't wanna go upsetting anyone by posting up examples but there are a fair few about that i have seen here and there.

It could be true but then again what purpose would it serve if a hypenated domain is more relevant to a search than one that isn't.

Edit: just going by one hypenated domain using webmaster tools on Top search queries with positions ranging from 10 to 1.
Theres a fair few top search terms with a position of 1 but then again i'd have to look at the % they appear which is from 35% and below.

I'm not sure if this is anything to go by as link popularity is obviously gonna have influence?

[LowryBigwood]

Originally Posted by Bobc01

Edit: just going by one hypenated domain using webmaster tools on Top search queries with positions ranging from 10 to 1.
Theres a fair few top search terms with a position of 1 but then again i'd have to look at the % they appear which is from 35% and below.

I'm not sure if this is anything to go by as link popularity is obviously gonna have influence?

Right, and obviously there are other factors involved. Also, there are sites with 2 hyphens that do very very well in Google.

It just appears on the surface from what I have seen that the non - domains are up top more often than the others on high competition phrases. I'm sure there are a ton of different things effecting it.