: Effect of domain on SEO? I have a website for student submitted college ratings that focuses on the fun aspects of the colleges (how are the parties, social life, etc). I currently own 4 different

@Yeniel560

The hyphen isn't a huge problem but they are slightly more complex for users and you don't get any bonus from exact match domains. This was discussed in a recent Stack Overflow podcast so give that a listen.

If campus isn't your main keyword then ignore #1 . Ignore #2 because of the hyphen. Out of the rest, choose whichever would be easier to remember. Neither are too long but they are getting close.

Choose one that rolls off the tongue a little better and makes grammatical sense as a phrase. For example "collegeratingsfun.com" would probably not make sense.

Finally, if funcolleges.com is your ideal domain, you should try and buy it, if it's available for sale. It is probably worth spending a little more for a better domain in the long run.

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