scottpolk;207675 wrote:
not having dashes in the domain is definitely preferred … lots of spammers use domains with multiple dashes and therefore there is a trust factor associated with them. That is not say that they will not rank … Another reason not to is user trust of the domain – even if it ranks, it may be less likely to convert from a SERP as they trust factor is diminished.
~ scott polk
Thanks for the answer Scott. Does your reply also refer to the url extension?