hypens in domains and are they better?

[retired_member34]

But had the non-hyphenated domain been indexed previously?

No, only the hyphenated.

If it had then you also have to take into account that you then had 2 websites, each of which had been indexed

No. The non-hypenated was not indexed until the 301 was put from the hyphenated. Google guidelines from moving a domain were followed properly.

had both the same words in the domain, probably similar content, definitely the same keywords

The same website was ported across so the content was literally identical, the domain name was identical apart from the hyphen. They were located on the same IP Address.

one of them is suddenly exclusively pointing at the other - that would give the non-hyphenated a huge boost & it wouldn't solely be down the the hyphen/non hyphen debate

A huge boost??? A PR1 homepage with 4 inlinks that does not appear in the top 100 results for the keywords gives a "huge boost" and propels a non ranked domain to page 1. Serious flaw in your thinking here I am afraid.


As I said, all other things were equal as far is possible.

 

[dashu1]

Yes



No. The non-hypenated was not indexed until the 301 was put from the hyphenated. Google guidelines from moving a domain were followed properly.



The same website was ported across so the content was literally identical, the domain name was identical apart from the hyphen. They were located on the same IP Address.



A huge boost??? A PR1 homepage with 4 inlinks that does not appear in the top 100 results for the keywords gives a "huge boost" and propels a non ranked domain to page 1. Serious flaw in your thinking here I am afraid.


As I said, all other things were equal as far is possible.

You're not making sense - you said that the non hyphenated domain was ranked previously, now you're saying that the hyphenated domain "propels a non ranked domain to page 1".

The PR of a website means exactly diddly squat. It is the content, domain, & keywords for which it is indexed that counts. 301ing a previously indexed domain will give a huge boost to the recipient, particularly when the words in the donor domain name match exactly the words in the domain of the recipient domain.

 

[retired_member34]

You're not making sense - you said that the non hyphenated domain was ranked previously

Aahh, my mistake, I am mixing up the hyphens

The non-hyphenated was not ranked previously, only the hyphenated. I have edited my previous post. Read again.

 

[dashu1]

Aahh, my mistake, I am mixing up the hyphens

The non-hyphenated was not ranked previously, only the hyphenated. I have edited my previous post. Read again.

I must admit I was scratching my head a bit at the hyphenated - non-hyphenated too

 

[doodlebug]

Bluecar, carblue, blue-car, car-blue ?

Personally i think G bots can pick out keywords without hyphens and as for stuff like EXPERTSEXCHANGE.COM is it EXPERTS EXCHANGE or EXPERT SEX CHANGE?
could be either, G bots will pick out all the keywords EXPERTS,SEX,CHANGE,EXCHANGE and match them to the sites content and tags in order to diffrenciate.

Another point with hyphens or not hyphens is if your going to put a lot of money into marketing your site, especially off net marketing eg, newspapers then it would be ideal to own both the hyphenated and unhyphenated versions as to protect from loss of custom due to leakage, at £8 to £10 per year reg fees it's worth regging the one you don't market and redirecting it to your site.

Personal preference is for non hyphenated

 

[domainking]

Thanks Scott

But would my site stand a chance of appearing if the domain was BlueCar when the search terms "car blue" had been searched instead of "blue car"?


I am doing some research and i am seeing some sites appear i.e BLUE-CAR.COM if there is a hypen and the keywords are searched opposite to the way the URL is i.e "car blue"

Cheers,

Mike

hi mike its about the same check out avon shops in google
avon-shops.co.uk get higher ranking

 

[level200]

Interesting point.

Whats your view on my girl-girl.co.uk domain?