03-11-2008, 10:45 PM
RFL1986 Wrote:I wouldn't buy a hyphenated domain because it's so much harder to monetize them but the tips above are great for if you are interested in trying to get into this segment of the market. It's true that good names with hyphens can be valuable in lieu of more obscure domain names.Unfortunately I've had the hyphenated versions before becoming interested in domaining.
They don't really concern me though because I know that with some time and effort, they can be developed and can as rank well as a non-hyphenated version... in fact many of the non-hyphenated versions of the domains I own are parked, which I would think provides even more of an opporunity to rank well with them.
I'm curious though... when you look at available domains, where the .com version is taken, do you think it's better to grab the non-hyphenated .net version OR is it be better to grab the hyphenated .com version.
In essence which is typically more preferred when it comes to demand for a domain name?