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Pros And Cons Of Having Hyphens In Domain Name

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Jennifer
Most people who search for the perfect domain name, they often confuse if they should buy a domain name with a hyphen in it or not. For example, if the domain name redwidgets.com is taken, they may consider buying red-widgets.com. If you are buying a domain name with a hyphen in it, here are a few things to consider:

Pros of having a domain name with hyphen(s):

  • If the domain name you want to have (without hyphens), and it is already registered, you can even purchase the same domain name with hyphens, usually between the two words or three words. However, do not use more than two hyphens in a domain name.
  • Many search engines ignore the fact that there is a hyphen in the domain name, and read it as it is. This may help your website in search engine optimization and rankings. If you have a keyword rich domain name with hyphens, there are possibilities that your site may appear before another website that does not have exact keywords.

Cons of a domain name with hyphen(s):

  • If you have a domain name with hyphens, then probably you will not receive "type-in" traffic.
  • If someone likes your website and recommend it to their friends, they will most probably not include the hyphens when they tell their friends the domain name.
  • Typing a domain name with hyphens is not as easy as typing a domain name without hyphens. Having hyphens is likely to interrupt the easy flow of typing.

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