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At one stage hyphenated domains were thought to be more seo friendly, but thats not the case any more. I would go for the non hyphenated version if possible because its easier to type in. Most traffic will come from links though, so its only a small gain (unless you become a real brand).
As far as .org or .net, it probably doesn’t really matter unless you are concerned about branding and having people type in your domain. In that case a .com is preferable, since its the choice most people try first when finding a companies web site.. If you have lots of seo friendly content the search engines couldn’t care what tld you have. For the sake of branding i personally prefer .net over .org.
When you choose your .net or .org site, be carefull that the .com version is not already established and a running concern, since you may be headed for trouble. Often the .com version will just be parked somewhere, so its more than likely ok to snap up the .net or .org and launch your site.
but note:
the people you target on
with .nl its far mor easier to reach and rank in in the netherlands for instance
with .com very hard to get a good ranking
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etc100% agree with both replies :1circling
But I’d add, get a domain thats brandable – ie: as short as possible and memorable. In the long term, as search engines get more clever and use more on-page factors to determine SERPS, this (IMO) will have big advantages over “keyword” domains. In the short term, you’ll need to work harder to build the brand, but its worth it.
Agree with what’s been said so far. One thing to add…you may want to avoid using a domain with multiple dashes in it if you are going to rely on search traffic as part of your marketing strategy. While it isn’t a problem now, Matt Cutts (Google engineer) has mentioned on his Blog how spammy those types of domains feel, and if you connect the dots, it wouldn’t be very hard at all for Google to write a line or so of code to depress the rankings of multiple dashed domains. That said, 1 or 2 dashes shouldn’t be a problem since plenty of large companies use them.
