How does google handle a dash in a keyword phrase? I have a strong keyword phrase that doesn't make grammatical sense. If I change it to make grammatical sense, the qsr sky-roc
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I don't personally know but hope this post can help: https://www.seoblog.com/hyphen-dash-hurt-seo/
Hope I could help!
Catherine
Thank you, though it was a little different than what I was looking for, it was a very informative article.
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How do you handle grammatically incorrect keyword phrases?
How does google handle a dash in a keyword phrase? I have a strong keyword phrase that doesn't make grammatical sense. If I change it to make grammatical sense, the qsr sky-roc
“To answer a common question, Google doesn’t algorithmically penalize for dashes in the URL.”
We got our answer did we not and that site has a free newsletter too about SEO. Looks like a good site to learn from too. Good job. This community is awesome.
Hi!
I don't personally know but hope this post can help: https://www.seoblog.com/hyphen-dash-hurt-seo/
Hope I could help!
Catherine
Thank you, though it was a little different than what I was looking for, it was a very informative article.
See more comments
I have a niche that I feel would be great, (home-renovation) and a great domain available to match it. However, there is a lot available about the topic already and I don't rea
Thank you all for your responses. They reinforced what I was already thinking while giving me ideas to chew on as well.
Much appreciated.
Hey good question.
I choose a niche but kept the aspect of it very broad so I think it depends on your comfort level working on all levels of your niche, and your ability to articulate it to your advantage.
Although narrowing down your niche is ideal so as not to compete with the big guys, it may not be suitable for all niches.
However, you could probably narrow down to home-renovation on a budget, or home-renovation for the inexperienced / for women / for seniors etc. This way you're still doing full house renovation but you're targeting a certain demographic.
If you're going to use local affiliate home renovation stores, you'd consider home-renovation in (your location).
The answer to your question is no, you don't need to narrow down your niche. But it will be easier to rank if you can focus your target audience.
Hi there,
Not necessarily. Your niche (home-renovation) is broad so you can separate your niche into categories for just one website.
For one of my niches (time-management), I started a website that aimed toward a general audience. But now I've built out my site in the last few months, I want to narrow it down to target a specific group. My audience consists of employees, business owners, CEOS, etc. Then maybe I'll build another niche site writing time-management content for another group (for example, college students or busy parents).
So if you want to go my route, you can set up your niche website that focuses on kitchen renovations. Then later on, maybe do another website that looks into bathroom remodeling.
I suggest you break it down to targeting groups that specific areas of home renovations. But that's just me.
Hope this helps- best wishes.
-Eric
Do you have to narrow the focus of a niche?
I have a niche that I feel would be great, (home-renovation) and a great domain available to match it. However, there is a lot available about the topic already and I don't rea
Thank you all for your responses. They reinforced what I was already thinking while giving me ideas to chew on as well.
Much appreciated.
Hey good question.
I choose a niche but kept the aspect of it very broad so I think it depends on your comfort level working on all levels of your niche, and your ability to articulate it to your advantage.
Although narrowing down your niche is ideal so as not to compete with the big guys, it may not be suitable for all niches.
However, you could probably narrow down to home-renovation on a budget, or home-renovation for the inexperienced / for women / for seniors etc. This way you're still doing full house renovation but you're targeting a certain demographic.
If you're going to use local affiliate home renovation stores, you'd consider home-renovation in (your location).
The answer to your question is no, you don't need to narrow down your niche. But it will be easier to rank if you can focus your target audience.
Hi there,
Not necessarily. Your niche (home-renovation) is broad so you can separate your niche into categories for just one website.
For one of my niches (time-management), I started a website that aimed toward a general audience. But now I've built out my site in the last few months, I want to narrow it down to target a specific group. My audience consists of employees, business owners, CEOS, etc. Then maybe I'll build another niche site writing time-management content for another group (for example, college students or busy parents).
So if you want to go my route, you can set up your niche website that focuses on kitchen renovations. Then later on, maybe do another website that looks into bathroom remodeling.
I suggest you break it down to targeting groups that specific areas of home renovations. But that's just me.
Hope this helps- best wishes.
-Eric
“To answer a common question, Google doesn’t algorithmically penalize for dashes in the URL.”
We got our answer did we not and that site has a free newsletter too about SEO. Looks like a good site to learn from too. Good job. This community is awesome.