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Can domain names have hyphens?
The hyphen, commonly known as a dash (though this is typographically not correct), is the only spacing character allowed in a domain name. That makes it the only option for when you want to register a domain name with two words in it and you don’t want to—or can’t—mash them together with no space between them.
Can two domain names be same?
You absolutely can have multiple domain names, but you don’t want them to resolve or be indexed by Google. To prevent that you set up a 301-redirect or “forward” the domain to the “real” domain.
Are domain names with dashes bad?
There’s no negative impact on domain names that use dashes. In fact, search engines are able to understand hyphens and perceive them as spaces (as confirmed by Google’s Matt Cutts in this blog post on the subject of dashes and underscores).
What is not included in a domain to avoid potential issues?
5 Things to Never Include in a Domain Name
- Hyphens. If the two-or-three word domain you like is taken, it might be tempting to just add hyphens between the words to find an available domain.
- Trademarks. Do you blog about a company’s products?
- Numbers. Numbers make things confusing,
- Hard-to-Spell Words.
- Homophones.
Does the domain name matter?
A domain name won’t make your website successful, but getting it wrong can damage your chances. Your customers are your main consideration when choosing a new domain name. If you put the search engines or anything else first, you’re much more likely to make a mistake.
Should I use and in my domain name?
Using the word “and” works for something like “BreadAndButter” because that’s how people actually talk. Something like “DrinksAndDancing” would be fine, and I think is better than “drinks-dancing” as far as being a memorable domain name. And as someone mentioned, telling someone your domain name becomes a hassle.
Can you get a domain name with spaces in between?
In other words, there’s no need to debate whether to buy a domain name with spaces and dots in between. You can’t do it. However, all is not lost. There are other ways of separating the words.
Do you separate words in a domain name?
Once you own the main domain, you can create any number of subdomains that you want. It’s important to note, however, that there are both advantages and disadvantages to separating words in a domain name. Since I have already discussed this matter at length in my article Tips on Choosing a Good Domain Name , I will not repeat myself here.
Can you write a domain name with different capitalisations?
Note that both “thesitewizard.com” and “TheSiteWizard.com” are the exact same domain. I did not buy 2 domains with different capitalisations. Domain names are case insensitive. Once you buy your domain, you can write it with any combination of capital and small letters, and it’ll still be regarded as the same thing.
Can a domain name have a dot in it?
That is, a domain name registrar does not sell domain names of the form “an.example.com” (where there is a dot in “an.example”) but they allow domain names of the form “example.com” or “example.co.uk” (where the dots occur only in the “.com” and “.co.uk” extensions).