How should I structure my product URLs?
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How should I structure my product URLs for the best SEO results? Lets say my product is "American Apparel 2001". Would it be better to run the URL together or use a "-" between each word. Here are two ideas I had, but feel free to suggest others.
realthread.com/products/americanapparel2001
or
realthread.com/products/american-apparel-2001
Thanks for the help!
Dru
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You guys are awesome, thank you so much!!!!
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if you will use "-" between word you will increase the resanbalety that Google will understand that thare are seperate words in the URL and it's not just one word.
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I'd recommend using hyphens as its better for humans when the URL is punctuated. So this version
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Hi Dru,
Look at this from visitors point of few. realthread.com/products/american-apparel-2001 is much easier to read, looks better in SERP and backlinks .
As we know Google goal is searcher satisfaction, so what is good for visitors is good for Google.
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