Adding A Dash Of Class?
November 28th, 2009 | 
Author: Adding A Dash Of Class?
Since the name was not available I had to come up with alternate. I have found that it is very possible to create domain names that use the dash in them and still have one heck of a good domain name. I personally have used several domain names which has incorporated dashes in them. Let us face it which of these domains would be easier to read and simpler to remember. www.survivaltraining.info or www.survivaltraining.info? That is right! The second one is much easier to read as well as easier on the eyes.
The search engines see no distinction between a domain name containing a dash in it or one without the dash. Strangebrews.com and strangebrews.com would be treated similarly when using the Yahoo search engine.
One of the major problems which I perceive in employing dashes does not focus upon the search engines as much as it does on the people who use those search engines. Folks tend to get perplexed as to where they should place the dash when typing it in the address bar of their browser. This is not a good indication and could eventually cause the loss of valuable website traffic.
Many schools of though think that it may be possible to safely use a single dash in the domain name without it appearing in poor taste however I have effectively used multiple dashes in several domain names and had encounter no problems. In fact it had a tendency to improve the way the domains ocean1outlets.com and image1photography.com appeared to the prospective visitor. This was without a doubt to my advantage as well as to the clients.
It has been assumed that you cannot foster a significant traffic base by using a dashed domain name. I do not agree with that statement as people simply do not look at the domain name and decline to do business with the vendor simply because of the use of a dash. Dashed domain can encourage an identifiable brand if accomplished in the proper manner.
As with any other features involving website design the decision to use or not to use the dashed domain name is entirely up to you and your client.
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