It's not a life-changing thing or super important, but think of mobile users and their small keyboards. Adding dashes creates unnecessary complications for them. No dashes is easier for the user overall, but I do agree that dashes make things more readable.
@Senff I see where you are coming from but in my experience mobile users don't find sites by typing...they do it by searching or clicking existing links / bookmarks.
My basic points is that for (in the absence of a better word) marketing / SEO purposes, the dashed version is much better.
Another thing to consider:
Many people share web addresses (real-world social networking, OMG!) verbally. While a dash makes your URL more readable, it makes it much more difficult to speak.
Saying "All one word, custom anything dot com" is much more understandable than saying "custom dash anything dot com, that's c u s t o m dash a n y t h i n g dot com."
Speaking from experience, here.
Guess which domain name I picked. : )
hi,
unusual question :)
when it comes to long name for a web what do you think is better or what do you prefer ?
have this to one
http://www.seberevoltabrno.cz/
http://www.sebe-revolta-brno.cz/
I am used to 1st version but never had such long one and with DASHES it is more readable
For ease of readability and assuming that you are going for a branding then then the dashes make more sense.
What I would say is..why not buy both? It's not as though uncommon domain names are expensive.
It's not a life-changing thing or super important, but think of mobile users and their small keyboards. Adding dashes creates unnecessary complications for them. No dashes is easier for the user overall, but I do agree that dashes make things more readable.
@Senff I see where you are coming from but in my experience mobile users don't find sites by typing...they do it by searching or clicking existing links / bookmarks.
My basic points is that for (in the absence of a better word) marketing / SEO purposes, the dashed version is much better.
or have long version for DESKTOPS (keyboards)
and short version working as "alias" redirecting to original web for those mobile users :)
for instance : http://www.sereb.cz/ goes to => http://www.sebe-revolta-brno.cz/
@krysak4ever I don't think you can serve different addresses on a viewport size basis.
I would pick the one you want as your 'primary' address and have the others re-direct there.
as you say:
"I would pick the one you want as your 'primary' address and have the others re-direct there"
is what I meant :)
Another thing to consider:
Many people share web addresses (real-world social networking, OMG!) verbally. While a dash makes your URL more readable, it makes it much more difficult to speak.
Saying "All one word, custom anything dot com" is much more understandable than saying "custom dash anything dot com, that's c u s t o m dash a n y t h i n g dot com."
Speaking from experience, here.
Guess which domain name I picked. : )
Both. Some people prefer short url, some people prefer clear url.