Comments on: Hyphens vs. Underscores – Who Wins “Best Keyword Separator?” http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/ Conversational SEO: Listen. Respond. Engage. Tue, 12 Jan 2010 06:31:20 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Should We Use Underscores or Hyphens in URLs? : Saint Anselm College Web Redesign http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Should We Use Underscores or Hyphens in URLs? : Saint Anselm College Web Redesign Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:41:21 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=913#comment-680 [...] http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores [...] [...] http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores [...]

]]> By: 6 Commonly Unanswered Web Usability and SEO Questions | ePublish Media http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/comment-page-1/#comment-678 6 Commonly Unanswered Web Usability and SEO Questions | ePublish Media Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:16:27 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=913#comment-678 [...] Lookadoo from Pixel Position wrote a great well-researched post on Hyphens vs. Underscores, which looks at the impact on usability and [...] [...] Lookadoo from Pixel Position wrote a great well-researched post on Hyphens vs. Underscores, which looks at the impact on usability and [...]

]]> By: Shane http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Shane Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:00:21 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=913#comment-665 Very interesting reading. so hyphens are as good as words squashed together, very helpful when selecting a domain name in business where most of the good ones are gone. In our case Web Design. Very interesting reading. so hyphens are as good as words squashed together, very helpful when selecting a domain name in business where most of the good ones are gone. In our case Web Design.

]]> By: Use Hyphens, Not Underscores, in URLs : Word Sell, Inc. http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Use Hyphens, Not Underscores, in URLs : Word Sell, Inc. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:53:03 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=913#comment-664 [...] there is debate about whether underscores in URLs affect search results, I think the evidence in favor of using hyphens in URLs is very strong. And while some SEO specialists assert that URL structure has little if any impact [...] [...] there is debate about whether underscores in URLs affect search results, I think the evidence in favor of using hyphens in URLs is very strong. And while some SEO specialists assert that URL structure has little if any impact [...]

]]> By: SEO-Specialist AKA Rob http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/comment-page-1/#comment-656 SEO-Specialist AKA Rob Mon, 11 May 2009 23:58:05 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=913#comment-656 Dana, Thanks for the feedback, this question always drove me crazy because I thought maybe the SE's might prefer the no hyphen version since it would appear more natural and yet still contain the keywords. Now that I have read your opinion, it helps me be more assured in the use of hyphens. Don't mean to open another can of worms, but.... what about in the domain??? Feel free to ad me to your network. http://www.linkedin.com/in/searchenginerankings Dana,

Thanks for the feedback, this question always drove me crazy because I thought maybe the SE’s might prefer the no hyphen version since it would appear more natural and yet still contain the keywords. Now that I have read your opinion, it helps me be more assured in the use of hyphens.

Don’t mean to open another can of worms, but…. what about in the domain???

Feel free to ad me to your network.
http://www.linkedin.com/in/searchenginerankings

]]> By: Web Administration devBlog - Follow-up Questions from Spring of Web http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/comment-page-1/#comment-653 Web Administration devBlog - Follow-up Questions from Spring of Web Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:24:21 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=913#comment-653 [...] Vanessa Fox, SEO guru and Webmaster Central creator for Google, recently addressed this in a podcast in March. One thing she says is that having hyphens is important for the user experience because they do a good job of visually separating words, which underscores are not often seen. It leaves user to wonder if there’s a space or an underscore because links get underscored. She talks about this in a podcast on March 6, 2009 which you can find on itunes – her channel is Office Hours and the session is called Cannonical Tag Adoption. Her talk (and unofficial transcript) was referenced here as well: http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/. [...] [...] Vanessa Fox, SEO guru and Webmaster Central creator for Google, recently addressed this in a podcast in March. One thing she says is that having hyphens is important for the user experience because they do a good job of visually separating words, which underscores are not often seen. It leaves user to wonder if there’s a space or an underscore because links get underscored. She talks about this in a podcast on March 6, 2009 which you can find on itunes – her channel is Office Hours and the session is called Cannonical Tag Adoption. Her talk (and unofficial transcript) was referenced here as well: http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/. [...]

]]> By: Dana Lookadoo http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/comment-page-1/#comment-652 Dana Lookadoo Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:31:03 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=913#comment-652 @SEO-Specialist Separating your keywords in your URI (page name) with a hyphen is preferable. Search engines are smart enough to detect words in a continuous string of characters. They do this with domain names all the time. However, a hyphen is a word separator that signals "keyword1-keyword2." @SEO-Specialist Separating your keywords in your URI (page name) with a hyphen is preferable. Search engines are smart enough to detect words in a continuous string of characters. They do this with domain names all the time. However, a hyphen is a word separator that signals “keyword1-keyword2.”

]]> By: SEO-Specialist http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/comment-page-1/#comment-651 SEO-Specialist Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:58:56 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=913#comment-651 Thanks for the clarification. But I am sorry I wasn't clear. What I meant is which do you think is better http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/ or http://pixelposition.com/hyphensunderscores/ Thanks for the clarification. But I am sorry I wasn’t clear. What I meant is which do you think is better

http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/
or
http://pixelposition.com/hyphensunderscores/

]]> By: @prentipalooza http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/comment-page-1/#comment-650 @prentipalooza Thu, 16 Apr 2009 03:23:06 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=913#comment-650 Thanks for your comment about definition lists and SEO!! I enjoy reading your blog - great topics. If you're interested, I posted a link to the video archive of the mini-conference I spoke at on my blog. We had some great speakers and even better attendance! <abbr><em><a href="http://prenspace.com/blog/?p=162" rel="nofollow">Follow-up questions from SoW09</a>:</em></abbr> Thanks for your comment about definition lists and SEO!! I enjoy reading your blog – great topics. If you’re interested, I posted a link to the video archive of the mini-conference I spoke at on my blog. We had some great speakers and even better attendance!

Follow-up questions from SoW09:

]]> By: prentipalooza » Blog Archive » Follow-up questions from SoW09 http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/comment-page-1/#comment-648 prentipalooza » Blog Archive » Follow-up questions from SoW09 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:17:24 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=913#comment-648 [...] Vanessa Fox, SEO guru and Webmaster Central creator for Google, recently addressed this in a podcast in March. One thing she says is that having hyphens is important for the user experience because they do a good job of visually separating words, which underscores are not often seen. It leaves user to wonder if there’s a space or an underscore because links get underscored. She talks about this in a podcast on March 6, 2009 which you can find on itunes – her channel is Office hours and the session is called Cannonical Tag Adoption. Her talk (and unofficial transcript) was referenced here as well: http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/. [...] [...] Vanessa Fox, SEO guru and Webmaster Central creator for Google, recently addressed this in a podcast in March. One thing she says is that having hyphens is important for the user experience because they do a good job of visually separating words, which underscores are not often seen. It leaves user to wonder if there’s a space or an underscore because links get underscored. She talks about this in a podcast on March 6, 2009 which you can find on itunes – her channel is Office hours and the session is called Cannonical Tag Adoption. Her talk (and unofficial transcript) was referenced here as well: http://pixelposition.com/hyphens-underscores/. [...]

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