Discoveries
May 24, 2008
Justin Marty
6 Comments

SEO Page and File Names

Just  a quick note because I thought this was a really good piece of information to know.

As far as search engine optimization (SEO) goes, a file or page name like this_is_a_file_name.htm will appear as one word to search engines like thisisafilename. So its unlikely it’ll be picked up in searches.

However, if you use hyphens instead of underscores like this-is-a-better-file-name.htm search engines will read it as this is a better file name thereby greatly increasing readability and searchabilty (yeah, it’s not a word, but I like making words here at 365D)

I have a lot of good stuff coming and lots of stuff in drafts. Hopefully, I’ll be able to get back to daily posting this next week.

6 Comments

  • Erik May 25, 2008 at 8:21 am

    Had you never told me that it wasn’t a word…I’d have never guessed it.
    that’s good to know with that whole readability thing.

  • Shelley May 26, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    So interesting… thanks for sharing that.

    Also, one of your photos is starring on my professional blog’s most recent post (w/ full credit, of course!)… so thanks.

    In peace,
    Shelley

  • Bassem March 23, 2009 at 7:49 am

    Great Tip. Thank You.

  • Sean May 22, 2010 at 7:53 am

    Just the info I was looking for. Thanks!

  • Sheppard Condos December 6, 2010 at 7:06 pm

    I was googling how to create page names for SEO and this blog post answered my question. The world and I thank you!

  • Justin Marty December 6, 2010 at 7:10 pm

    Glad I could help!

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