The practice of using the hyphon - (dash) is a throw back to the old days when you wanted to seperate words to convey a meaning or clarification of what that web site is all about (to search engines as well as surfers) rather than present a long and difficult to discern url. Times change! So does search engine technology and software.

The downside was it was often confused by inexprienced surfers (and still is at times) with the underscore _ which is placed on the same key on a querty keyboard. The confusion is due to the use of these in email addresses. Many still don't see the difference! I still get asked at times for my email address with a premptory www? Most see the world wide web and the internet as one entity when it is not.

I now have several websites all related to travel and a Greek island but my main website (and first website) has a hyphon and whilst I know I have sent visitors in the past to another site whilst looking for me by trying to remember my domain name, changing it now fills me with trepidation because the site is so high in the search engines, and that is where most traffic originates from. People tend to gain their web entry from a search engine or directory, even if they know the url, Why? It is easier to click than remember url's and type! However there is a lot to be said for "if it aint broke dont fix it!"

I believe there is no harm or cheesyness in one hyphon, two I think is pushing it a bit, three just makes extra work on the keyboard!

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