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dannysullivan
05-02-2005, 06:50 AM
Should you put your keywords in your domain names or URLs? Should you use hyphens or underscores between terms? Below are existing threads on this topic that answer these questions. If they don't answer what you're looking for, then please feel free to start a new thread!


Use - or _ in URL? (http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=4523), March 2005
repeating terms in URL (http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=1505), Sept. 2004 URL Spaces & Alt Tag Naming Conventions (http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=1734), Sept. 2004
Change To Link Bomb Sign Of New Link Analysis Shift? (http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=700), July 2004
Hyphenated URLs (http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/forum/showthread.php?t=87) SEO and file names (http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/forum/showthread.php?t=257)


FYI, those who support Search Engine Watch with a paid membership (http://searchenginewatch.com/benefits/article.php) have access to the SEO: Domain Names & URLs (http://searchenginewatch.com/_subscribers/topics/article.phpr?id=null&topic=seo_domain_names_urls) area of Search Topics, which compiles articles on this topic stretching back for several years.