Here’s a quick SEO tip that will make a huge difference when it comes to Google or other search engines crawling your site. I have already told you about implementing keywords in a URL, but there is more to it than just plugging in the words. As you have probably read from the title already, use dashes to separate words in your URLs. This is a must when you’re making search engine-optimized articles and web pages.
According to Matt Cutts, a popular software engineer for Google and SEO expert, using dashes is the best way to separate words in a URL. Using underscores would be the next (but not the best) alternative, while not using anything to separate words would be the worst choice. I have no clue how all of this works, but I do know that it’s a way for search engines to recognize words from another. Just because it’s not alive doesn’t mean it can’t read right?
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I think this is not only the best but the only alternative. How horrible would titles look like without dashes!
But the thing is that some people forget to put them in and can be confusing
Another good tip. I’d recommend the use of a Wordpress plugin so you can make SEO part of your usual routine.
I just saw this tip today and even though it’s from August, it’s still relevant for SEO today. Great tips section!
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what about dashes in the urls themselves - is that good.