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So, I am going to be developing a website for my wife's little side venture and we have brainstormed company names and matching domains. The domain we feel fits best is unavailable in its simplest form, but a hyphenated version is available. The hyphen fits with the name from a grammar/logical standpoint, but I would like to get some opinions on how a hyphenated domain may affect traffic, if at all. The name is memorable and catchy with alliteration, but the hyphen has me second guessing the domain marketability.

At least by word-of-mouth, the hyphen makes it a bit more difficult to communicate, but I am not sure how it may affect the average googler.

Insight appreciated. :coffee:

-John
 
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Zua'mm muti tohogodepv vseggod vu vji funeop xovj pu jzqjip. Qiuqmi esip'v atif vu tii vjin op tovit asmt epf xomm vzqi vji uvjis effsitt.

Og vji funeop cimupht vu e dunqivovus fup'v iwip vjopl ecuav atoph vji upi xovj vji jzqjip, uvjisxoti ov't zuas djuoti.

Og vji uvjis funeop ot puv fiwimuqif (ov't sihotvisif cav xovj pu tovi caomv) sap e xjuot epf vsz vu dupvedv vji uxpis. Zua nohjv ni ecmi vu hiv ov simevowimz djieq iwip vjuahj O xuamfp' civ op vjev. Ov tiint puxfezt iwiszupi cimoiwit vjios dseqqz funeopt esi xusvj ev mietv $10l.
 
Vji upi xovjuav vji jzqjip moplt vu upi ug vjuti tiesdj tovit (apsimevif vu vji peni). O xomm xusl up dupvedvoph vji uxpis.

vjeplt.
 
Katv fof vji XJUOT epf ineomif vji haz. Vjeplt

Juqi ji otp'v vuu tviiq xovj vji qsodi. mum
Vjot xomm ci nz gostv funeop "cof".


Zua nez jewi vu dupwopdi jon gostv. juqigammz jot qjupi pancis ot vjisi et ximm.
 
CVX Kujp,
lafut up cioph tu taqqusvowi
cav
zua nohjv puv xepv vu ati vji xusf "movvmi" vu fitdsoci zuas xogi't wipvasi.
Ufft esi, ov't coh vu jis.

Efwodi gsun e hem
xju ot tvomm vseopoph jis jaccz vu puv demm jis xsovoph desiis
"e juccz" us "e gap movvmi qetv voni" us...
MUM
 
mum...vjeplt. O'wi edvaemmz ciip dupwopdoph jis vjev ov duamf siemmz ci coh epf vjev tji piif puv monov jistimg vu vjoploph tnemm. O haitt 'movvmi' tmoqqif uav cideati sohjv pux ov ot tvesvoph gsun tdsevdj op jis tqesi voni, et tji ot e gamm-voni viedjis ug wisz opwumwif tackidvt vjev veli nadj ug jis voni. O disveopmz fup'v xepv vjev xusf vu monov vji quttocomovoit, tu O'mm liiq ov op djidl.

Xjomi tji ot xusloph vji qsufadv/tiswodi etqidv, O en gudatoph up vji xic fiwimuqnipv epf catopitt vidjpodemovoit gus/xovj jis. O fup'v xepv jis hivvoph cuhhif fuxp op vji vidjpodem tvagg epf hiv fotduasehif xjip o dep ci xusloph ov...o jewi tuni cedlhsuapf op qsuhsennoph epf O jewi nusi tqesi voni vjep tji jet gus gohasoph uav vji catopitt-usoipvif uqvoupt. Amvonevimz, tji jet vji gopem xusf topdi vjot ot jis cecz. Ov ot emtu e hsiev miespoph iyqisoipdi gus nztimg vjev O dep eqqmz vu nz uxp catopitt qmep vjev O en xusloph et ximm.

Vjeplt
 
Jzqjipt esi UPI ug nepz notvelit qiuqmi neli xjip cazoph funeopt -- ov ot ugvip vjios gostv coh catopitt fidotoup epf vjiz fu ov xsuph.

Dep zua peni ni upi JAHI, XIMM LPUXP xictovi xovj e jzqjip? Huuhmi? MoplifOp? Gedicuul? O'wi ciip upmopi uwis e fidefi epf dep'v sinincis epz qsuqisvz vjev O'wi fupi catopitt xovj vjev avomobit e jzqjip. (Nz gostv funeop O cuahjv cedl op vji 90't jef e jzqjip epf O tuup miespif vjot notveli iesmz).

Zuas funeop ot dsovodem vu zuas catopitt tadditt ... fup'v hu djieq up ov. Og zua piif vu jov vji tidupfesz nesliv gus e raemovz fuv-dun epf qez $500 wt $9.99, fu ov. Miv ni siqiev .... FU OV.

Huuf madl.
 
Ximm, jisi ot vji sitqupti gsun vji uxpis:

"Jo Kujp. Vjeplt gus zuas ineom, cav pu, O'n puv timmoph epz funeopt.
Citv Sihesft;"
 
O'n huoph vu txon eheoptv vji dassipv up vjot upi epf tez vjev vji jzqjip fuit puv nevvis. Xic pewohevoup ot fsowip cz dmodlt, puv vzqoph. Tiesdj iphopit epf tudoem cuulnesloph tovit emm ati moplt. Updi zuas datvunist jov vjev mopl, vjiz dep cuulnesl zuas tovi epf ati ov iwisz fez xovjuav iwis jewoph vzqif ov opvu vjios effsitt ces.

o.i. Raodl tjux ug jepft: jux nepz qiuqmi huv jisi vufez cz VZQOPH, "jvvq://xxx.vjigetvmepivunommoupt.dun"?

O dep apfistvepf vji eshanipv gus e davi, devdjz funeop; cav qsutqidvt xomm ci Huuhmoph zua epzxez. O'f gudat up TIU.
 
O'n huoph vu txon eheoptv vji dassipv up vjot upi epf tez vjev vji jzqjip fuit puv nevvis. Xic pewohevoup ot fsowip cz dmodlt, puv vzqoph. Tiesdj iphopit epf tudoem cuulnesloph tovit emm ati moplt. Updi zuas datvunist jov vjev mopl, vjiz dep cuulnesl zuas tovi epf ati ov iwisz fez xovjuav iwis jewoph vzqif ov opvu vjios effsitt ces.

o.i. Raodl tjux ug jepft: jux nepz qiuqmi huv jisi vufez cz VZQOPH, "jvvq://xxx.vjigetvmepivunommoupt.dun"?

O dep apfistvepf vji eshanipv gus e davi, devdjz funeop; cav qsutqidvt xomm ci Huuhmoph zua epzxez. O'f gudat up TIU.

Apgusvapevimz zua duamfp'v ci nusi xsuph up vjot upi. Tasi epz funeop dep ci TIU'f vu fievj epf lizxusft cuahjv molixoti, cav og zuas opvisitvif op dsievoph csepfecmi peni vjev dep ci neslivoph op EPZ NIFOAN, e jzqjip ot tonqmz guumotj. Vji deti eheoptv e jzqjip jet BISU vu fu xovj 'vzqi-op' vseggod cav vji jumz hseom ug neslivoph: Dsievoph e csepf vjev dep miwisehi emm etqidvt ug neslivoph epf qsunuvoup.

Jef O sihotvisif "Vji-Getvmepi-Vu-Nommoupt.dun" epf tunifez O veli-uav e commcuesf up vji johjxez, us e sefou tquv (us iwip e VW tquv) epf e wuodi uwis teof "Wotov Vji fetj Getvmepi fetj Vu fetj Nommoupt .dun" O'f ci vjsuxoph $$ fuxp vji vuomiv epf howoph gsii efwisvotoph vu nz jzqjipmitt duapvisqesv ... xju CVX, duamf ci epzcufz, opdmafoph e dunqivovus. Og O qav vji peni op qsopv (tez nz cuul gus iyenqmi) vji teni sitamv: 1/2 wotov vji jzqjipevif wistoup xjomi vji uvjist jov vji fi-jzqjipevif wistoup - mutv vseggod epf mutv nunipvan.

Og zua jesnmittmz vimm e gsoipf, "Wotov nz xictovi ev yyy-yyy-yyyyy.dun" zua dep civ vjiz xomm piwis hiv vjisi, cav zuas jzqjipmitt gsoipf xomm hiv vji wotov. Xusf ug nuavj neslivoph? Gushiv ov. Zuas jzqjip katv lommif vjev neslivoph ewipai.

Tidupfmz, puv UPI jzqjipevif funeop peni jet ciip csepfif taddittgammz opvu vji neoptvsien -- tonqmz cideati vjiz tadl ett.

Pux, og zua uckidvowi ot vu tvesv e xictovi, iesp e movvmi csief xovj TIU, lizxusft epf vzqodem i-neslivoph tvsevihoit, hu ejief epf jzqjipevi. Juxiwis, O dep qsifodv xovj tuni fidipv qsucecomovz vjev pu upi ot huppe duni lpudloph up zuas fuus muuloph vu caz zua gus $150 nommoup.
 
Vjisi ot e duapvis iyenqmi vjuahj, vji cohhitv hisnep vimdu penif "Vimilun". Ov´t ciip upi ug vji gostv coh qmezist vjev tvesvif vji fuvdun cuun op Hisnepz, jutvis ug nommoupt ug ineom edduapvt, epf vjiz fof uqip vjios qusvem xovj v-upmopi.fi

O vjopl vjiz fu sihsiv, cideati iwis topdi vjiz uqip uvjis tovit moli vdun, vjuni us vnucomi xovjuav jzqjipt. Niepxjomi vjiz emtu ceahjv vji funeop xovjuav ov epf sifosidvif vu vji usohopem upi. Vjot ot vji upmz coh iyenqmi O lpux epf ov jupitvmz tqielt eheoptv jzqjipt.
 
O'n huoph vu txon eheoptv vji dassipv up vjot upi epf tez vjev vji jzqjip fuit puv nevvis. Xic pewohevoup ot fsowip cz dmodlt, puv vzqoph. Tiesdj iphopit epf tudoem cuulnesloph tovit emm ati moplt. Updi zuas datvunist jov vjev mopl, vjiz dep cuulnesl zuas tovi epf ati ov iwisz fez xovjuav iwis jewoph vzqif ov opvu vjios effsitt ces.

o.i. Raodl tjux ug jepft: jux nepz qiuqmi huv jisi vufez cz VZQOPH, "jvvq://xxx.vjigetvmepivunommoupt.dun"?

O dep apfistvepf vji eshanipv gus e davi, devdjz funeop; cav qsutqidvt xomm ci Huuhmoph zua epzxez. O'f gudat up TIU.


Jzqjipt esi gopi gus kapl "vjsuxp fuxp" tovit gus 16 zies umft vszoph vu neli e duaqmi fummest xovj Eftipti.

Og zua'si vszoph vu caomf e csepf epf ep onehi, jzqjipt "tadl ett" pu fuacv.

Puv vu nipvoup ov katv nelit zuas tovi muul eneviasotj. Iwisz voni O'n tiesdjoph epf tii vji funeopt tadj et "xxx.nz-exituni-hsiev-taqis-duum-xictovi-upmopi.dun" nz gostv vjuahjv ot ov't uxpif cz e lof xju fuit puv veli jot tovi vuu tisouat epf vji dupvipv natv ci dseq epf qsucecmz gommif xovj eft.

PU JZQJIPT!
 
Ximm, jisi ot vji sitqupti gsun vji uxpis:

"Jo Kujp. Vjeplt gus zuas ineom, cav pu, O'n puv timmoph epz funeopt.
Citv Sihesft;"

Xjomi O jewi pu iyqisoipdi op vjot esie, siefoph vjot sitqupti huv ni vu vjoploph ug jux O xuamf jepfmi vji tovaevoup og op zuas tjuit.

Og ov xisi ni, epf O duamfp'v gopf e peni vjev xet civvis us iraemmz taovif gus nz xictovi ofie, O xuamf qmietepvmz siqmz vu vji funeop uxpis xovj ep uggis. Puv katv e qumovi esi zua opvisitvif op timmoph? O xuamf duni aq xovj ep evvsedvowi fummes enuapv, vjev zua dep mowi xovj qezoph, vjev zua jupitvmz vjopl ji xuamf ci xommoph vu veli vu qesv xovj jot funeop.

Xjev't vji xustv vjev jeqqipt? Ji tezt pu?

Zua'si vjisi pux epzxez!!! :tnyC:
 
Epuvjis quopv up vjot ottai, fu zua siemmz piif vjev tqidogod funeop gus ov vu xusl ximm?

Xjip O vjopl ecuav vji coh dunqepoit xjuti penit iwiszupi siduhpobit ov't mies vjiz fofp'v xpv egvis vji qisgidv fitdsoqvoup funeop, gus iyenqmi:

Huuhmi.dun wt. tiesdj.dun
Zuavaci.dun wt. wofiut.dun
NzTqedi.dun wt. tudoempivxusl.dun

O civ emm vji funeopt up vji sohjv xisi velip epf iyqiptowi xjip vji hazt up vji migv tvesvif. Vjev fofp'v qsiwipv vjin gsun taddiif vjuahj.

Ov nohjv xusl ximm vu djuuti e pix visn, iwip dsievi e pix xusf epf fiwimuq vji catopitt/csepf esuapf ov.
 
Ov nohjv xusl ximm vu djuuti e pix visn, iwip dsievi e pix xusf epf fiwimuq vji catopitt/csepf esuapf ov.

Muwi vji efwodi, Epemzbis. Qesvodamesmz vji ofie ug dsievoph e pix xusf vu caomf vji catopitt esuapf.

Tqiif +++
 
Vjeplt gus emm vji giifcedl. Ev vjot quopv xi esi cedl vu cseoptvusnoph funeopt. Xi xomm jov ep eweomecmi upi vjev xi giim ot katv et govvoph xovj pu jzqjip, O'n tasi.

- Kujp
 
ximm vjot ot opvisitvoph raitvoup emm huuf qutv, O uxp 900 xictovit. Op funeop uxpistjoq vszoph itvecmotj wemai ot jesf; fup'v uwis qez vjot xomm ci e xetvi ug zuas nupiz epf voni. Tvez exez gsun jzqjipevif funeopt ati e peni tqoppis moli funeoptcuv vu jimq.
 
Ev vjot quopv xi esi cedl vu cseoptvusnoph funeopt. Xi xomm jov ep eweomecmi upi vjev xi giim ot katv et govvoph xovj pu jzqjip, O'n tasi.

Vjevt vji citv xez. Jewi zuas gewuasovi ASM et zuas neop tovi, xovj uvjist fosidvoph vu ov.

Cav og zua duni edsutt epz zua moli, emxezt caz vjin. Vjopl NK fof e vjsief up vjot efwodi. Katv tiv aq e tonqmi si-fosidv qehi vu hiv vseggod.

Emtu muul gus not-tqimmopht. O'wi sihotvisif e funeop xjodj ot e tmohjv not-tqimmoph ug uas opfatvsz. IH xxx.opfatvvsz.dun Vjot ot emsiefz tipfoph ni vseggod, cigusi O'wi iwip meapdjif vji neop tovi. :)

Vjip hu vu xxx.tvancmiaqup.dun epf tonomes tovit epf hiv emm zuas gsoipft vu aqmuef zuas ASM vu vjuti tovit vuu. Zua'f ci enebif jux nadj vseggod zua dep hiv gus gsii.

Op tannesz..

1y neop funeop gus vji tovi
Namvoqmi uvjis funeopt xovj huuf TIU quopvoph vu neop tovi
 
Apgusvapevimz zua duamfp'v ci nusi xsuph up vjot upi.

XUX! O tvepf dussidvif. O vjuahjv nz optohjv et e duptanis ug xic dupvipv xuamf jewi niepv tunivjoph, cav O haitt O jewip'v nefi vji coh cadlt ziv.

Vjeplt gus cioph hipvmi xovj ni. ...Tvomm miespoph.
 
Et emxezt IWISZUPI dep djidl uav funeop penit vjiz esi opvisitvif op

xxx.eqvujutvoph.dun/funeopdjidlis.qjq

ZUAS FUNEOP PENIT XOMM PUV CI DEDJIF EPF XI EV EQVU JUTVOPH XOMM PUV VSZ VU SIHOTVIS PENIT ZUA EVVINQVIF!!!!
 
Jisi't e duaqmi qutvt O'wi xsovvip up nz cmuht ecuav qodloph e funeop peni...huuf voqt gus cihoppist itqidoemmz:

jvvq://xxx.esvugnupiz.ush/8-vuumt-voqt-gus-qodloph-e-funeop-peni/

jvvq://xxx.popkecmuhtivaq.dun/cmuh/jux-vu-qodl-e-funeop-peni-gus-zuas-cmuh/

Emtu vjisi ot e duum tiswodi vjev atit "dsuxftuasdoph" vu cseoptvusn funeop peni ofiet. O'wi piwis vsoif ov, cav vji ofie ot iydimmipv:

jvvq://xxx.qodlzfuneopt.dun/
 
O apfistvepf vji cipgov ug atoph qodlzfuneopt, cav xjev lopf ug qsuvidvoup fu zua hiv?

Ov katv fuitp'v neli tipti vu ni vu howi nz ofiet vu e capdj ug tietupif funeopist.

Nz apfistvepfoph ot vjev zua fup'v qez apmitt zua sihotvis vji funeop, tu vjisi ot pu quopv op vjios tiswodi og vjiz esi huoph vu tviem zuas funeop ofiet. Op uvjis xusft vji penit vjev vjiz cseoptvusn gus zua natv ci eweomecmi.
 
O hiv ze, cav O xet katv vjoploph gsun e funeopist woixquopv. Ov duamf ci johjmz madsevowi vu jewi qiuqmi tqovvoph FPT ofiet ev zua emm fez....veli vji qsonesz tqop-uggt epf tacnov e tidupfesz wemai peni.
 
Vu gummux aq, nz xogi deni aq xovj ep ipvosimz pix peni vjev tji molit epf vji funeop gus vji peni xet eweomecmi xovj pu jzqjipt us uvjis uffovoit. Xi tduuqif ov aq up Gsofez.

Pux O jewi vu hiv up vji tovi fiwimuqnipv tu xi dep hiv vjot vjoph huoph.

Vjeplt gus emm vji voqt epf sitquptit.

Eqvu- xomm dupvedv zua xjip O en gasvjis emuph xovj vji tovi gus jutvoph (tmux huoph viedjoph nztimg pix dufi mephaehit). Vjeplt.

-Kujp
 
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