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Hi everyone:
I was wondering if it is good to use hyphens in domain names as far as SEO purposes are concerned?
Thanks

hyphens in domain names is better than underscore. domain name should be memorable and should contain keywords for getting ranking in serp and its good from seo point of view.

Hyphens are "read" as a space by search engines, so if you separate the keywords in your domain name with hyphens, the search engines will be able to read them more easily and your page could rank a little higher on relevance...

Hyphens can really clarify a domain name that has more than one word in it...

If the Domain Names you really want is taken, you can always opt for the hyphenated version. This gives you more potential for finding a domain, particularly if your site is one of many in a competitive industry...

Hyphens make domain names longer, and the longer your domain name is, the more likely it is that your potential visitors will make some sort of error when they're typing your name. Generally speaking, shorter is better when it comes to domain names...

So when choosing your domain name and deciding on whether to use hyphens you need to consider how the domain name is going to be interpreted and used by other people, not machines...

As far as I know, the use of hyphens for domain names really does not matter. Search engines recognize them as spaces and look only at the words between them, so keyword optimization will still apply.

Yes of course. No worries about it. The only thing to worry about is this domain name to be readable and memorable.

for me, there is nothing wrong with hypen as long as it is easy to remember and you have reputable site with your domain name.

yeah.. its good so far someone has taken your desired... i used it on blogs and its very good as far as SEO is concerned....

Yes, it's totally fine. Using hypens or any other separators won't be an issue.

Thanks for Information