'Hyphen' or 'the'

ColdAndDark · Sep 13, 2021

So I am going for an EMD.

Should I go with:
1. word1-word2.com
2. theword1word2.com
3. word1word2.co

The original EMD is premium and costs a lot!

'The' might sound a bit off though.

Thanks in advance

MrZod · Sep 13, 2021

hypen is better in terms of EMD effect but the will look more professional

Panther28 · Sep 13, 2021

1. I feel is best becuase still many domains rank for keywords I find with dash in the middle. You could also use https://leandomainsearch.com/search to pick a more brandable keyword1.

Upto you though, you could be there for a couple of weeks deciding and you miss them, so be quick, that's happened to me before.

tazarbm · Sep 13, 2021

yeah, hyphen for me, too. I simply hate domains starting with "the".

If you're not pretentious, though, you could choose option 3 instead of 1. Personally, I do prefer a .com (which is why I recommended the hyphenated name), but I've seen a ton of .co and .io domains lately, so google will not care either way. It's what you feel comfortable with

NetShop ISP · Sep 14, 2021

Maybe (if that is possible) you can have the way like:
abbreviation_of_word1word2.com?
That might help to get domain name shorter + you will have no hyphens.

ColdAndDark · Sep 14, 2021

NetShop ISP said:
Maybe (if that is possible) you can have the way like:
abbreviation_of_word1word2.com?
That might help to get domain name shorter + you will have no hyphens.

But don't you think that will dilute the value of the EMD?

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