Comments on: Holy Hyphens! Mastering the Domain (Name) http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/ Blogging about Search Engine Optimization and Internet marketing Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:21:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The More Things Change | Ranked Hard SEO Comics http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-3367 The More Things Change | Ranked Hard SEO Comics Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:08:10 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-3367 [...] our made-up pizza delivery URLs. I’m sure that you can because Google has made it clear that keyword-rich domain names are helpful for higher rankings and exact match domains work even [...] [...] our made-up pizza delivery URLs. I’m sure that you can because Google has made it clear that keyword-rich domain names are helpful for higher rankings and exact match domains work even [...]

]]> By: Shell Harris http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-902 Shell Harris Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:31:06 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-902 Hi, Mark. We had installed Sphere-it and after a month or so I didn't see any increase in traffic to our blog and wasn't seeing traffic from other blogs increase, so I assume it wasn't really helping. I'd rather keep people reading my blog than send them away so I removed it. It wasn't an SEO stunt; it was an experiment that is now over. I didn't post because I quite honestly didn't think to write about it. But I wasn't impressed with the results and did remove it. Hi, Mark.

We had installed Sphere-it and after a month or so I didn’t see any increase in traffic to our blog and wasn’t seeing traffic from other blogs increase, so I assume it wasn’t really helping. I’d rather keep people reading my blog than send them away so I removed it. It wasn’t an SEO stunt; it was an experiment that is now over.

I didn’t post because I quite honestly didn’t think to write about it. But I wasn’t impressed with the results and did remove it.

]]> By: Natalie de Guzman http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-901 Natalie de Guzman Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:00:15 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-901 Really long domain name and very hard to memorize. Many won't suggest having such domains. Really long domain name and very hard to memorize. Many won’t suggest having such domains.

]]> By: Mark http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-904 Mark Fri, 08 Feb 2008 23:54:48 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-904 I have looked and looked and can not find a contact for the blog owner. So I am going to ask my qustion here. You posted on Sphere-it that you had installed the widget here, I don't see it. Was this just another SEO stunt? If you did install it, then where is it, how did it work for you, and why no post about it's success or failure? I have looked and looked and can not find a contact for the blog owner. So I am going to ask my qustion here.

You posted on Sphere-it that you had installed the widget here, I don’t see it. Was this just another SEO stunt?

If you did install it, then where is it, how did it work for you, and why no post about it’s success or failure?

]]> By: i guess im a spammer http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-907 i guess im a spammer Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:27:16 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-907 What's wrong with his domain name? So it's got keywords in it. That's fair game to me. SEO is cut throat. Do what you have to do to put bread on the table. What’s wrong with his domain name? So it’s got keywords in it. That’s fair game to me. SEO is cut throat. Do what you have to do to put bread on the table.

]]> By: apexweightloss http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-906 apexweightloss Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:26:51 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-906 It always amazes me what domain names people come up with. I don't know if it is just plain ignorance or just a spammer. I mean, who would even buy a site with that many words in the domain? The last I checked, the more words in a domain let alone hyphenated, the less it's value. It always amazes me what domain names people come up with. I don’t know if it is just plain ignorance or just a spammer.

I mean, who would even buy a site with that many words in the domain? The last I checked, the more words in a domain let alone hyphenated, the less it’s value.

]]> By: Tracy http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-903 Tracy Tue, 05 Feb 2008 17:13:14 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-903 I doubt Google ever will stop ranking spam domain names since they profit from them as well. Most of these domain types are setup as adsense revenue sites for owners. For every click the site owner as well as Google profits. So I am sure Google likes (though they never will admit it) these domains. I doubt Google ever will stop ranking spam domain names since they profit from them as well. Most of these domain types are setup as adsense revenue sites for owners. For every click the site owner as well as Google profits. So I am sure Google likes (though they never will admit it) these domains.

]]> By: SEO Solutions http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-905 SEO Solutions Mon, 04 Feb 2008 20:13:09 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-905 it's surprising to know that the keyword stuffed domain above is doing good in Google to think that it's not optimized well.. gotta be one of Google algo's flaws =) it’s surprising to know that the keyword stuffed domain above is doing good in Google to think that it’s not optimized well.. gotta be one of Google algo’s flaws =)

]]> By: ArticlesGarage.com http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-900 ArticlesGarage.com Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:57:26 +0000 http://www.bigoakinc.com/blog/holy-hyphens-mastering-the-domain-name/#comment-900 Nice domain for a one page site. I believe that guy is not very concerned about how spammy his domain is and the site is made just to direct some traffic to the site listed in the footer. But I might be wrong :) Nice domain for a one page site. I believe that guy is not very concerned about how spammy his domain is and the site is made just to direct some traffic to the site listed in the footer. But I might be wrong :)

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