Commonly Asked: Keywords & Hyphens In Domains & URLs

[dannysullivan]

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?, March 2005
• repeating terms in URL , Sept. 2004
• URL Spaces & Alt Tag Naming Conventions, Sept. 2004
• Change To Link Bomb Sign Of New Link Analysis Shift?, July 2004
• Hyphenated URLs
• SEO and file names

FYI, those who support Search Engine Watch with a paid membership have access to the SEO: Domain Names & URLs area of Search Topics, which compiles articles on this topic stretching back for several years.