Hyphens in keywords

[JacobFunnell]

Anyone know if hyphens affect the SEO value of keywords?

So is:

Sandwich-making course

Worse than:

Sandwich making course

I'm talking about in titles and body text.

I already know that too many hyphens is a bad idea in URLs and domain names.

[AsadMemon]

Hyphens are generally used by search engines as word separators so IMO they don't hurt and they don't help.

[USHoleInOne]

We use hyphens and non-hyphen keywords for seo. We have used it for quite some time and we have seen no negative effects.

[JacobFunnell]

Thanks for responding!

[JacobFunnell]

Thanks for your reply!