Page URL - Hyphens or Underscores?
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What's better for SEO and why? (any references would be greatly appreciated)
For the purpose of a URL of a page is it better to use:
- Hyphens
- Underscores
Would hyphens or underscores be better for Google Adwords?
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David, that's exactly what I was looking for! THANKS!
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It shouldn't make a massive difference, but...
Dashes are typically treated as separators
Underscores are typically joined
Right from the horses mouth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQcSFsQyct8
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I use hypens so that Google can recognise the keywords.
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Use Hyphens, people are already accustomed to using them for URLs.
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