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by musiic703 • 13 years ago

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Looking to get a domain is the hyphen bad thing in a website?

From a branding point of view the bad thing is that when you say the name of the domain over the phone you always have to say bla-hyphen-bla.com which is a pain.

musiic7032• 13 years ago

What if its one of those names that its rare to even find hyphen. take the chance?

michaelpinto2• 13 years ago

Buying the domain is the least expensive thing you can do. Building a brand and investing in launching a site on the other hand can be one of the most expensive things you can do. An amazing site can do well in spite of a bad domain name (example: pinterest!) but a well known domain doesn't guarantee a great website or brand.

RobSim• 13 years ago

Short answer, Yes.

A hyphen screams unprofessional to me. @michaelpinto has covered most of the rest.

orangethirty• 13 years ago

Depends on the market. What market are you aiming for?

gamechangr• 13 years ago

Honestly, Yeah it is bad. I think it sounds a little unprofessional. Hope that helps

caw• 13 years ago

While I would lean against it, what happens if you don't have the hyphen? Just remember experts-exchange :)

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