The Moz Q&A Forum

    • Forum
    • Questions
    • My Q&A
    • Users
    • Ask the Community

    Welcome to the Q&A Forum

    Browse the forum for helpful insights and fresh discussions about all things SEO.

    1. SEO and Digital Marketing Q&A Forum
    2. Categories
    3. On-Page / Site Optimization
    4. Long url links

    Long url links

    On-Page / Site Optimization
    5 5 110
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as question
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • Robotnik
      Robotnik last edited by

      Just wondering about creating links. 
      Is it ok to have very long links? 
      Like: http://www.robotnik.com/computer-hardware-ram/8gb-ddr3-1600-desktop

      Is the above too long, is it better for SEO to be more to the point?

      Also

      For better SEO, is it better to use hyphens in a domain name or not?

      1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • RyanPurkey
        RyanPurkey last edited by

        Hi Tomek. Here's Moz's best practices: http://moz.com/learn/seo/url regarding URLs.  There's an upper limit in IE of 2048 or 2083 characters so that's one consideration, but the example you provide above seems fine.

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
        • plahpoy
          plahpoy last edited by

          Are you asking about creating incoming our outgoing links, or are you asking about how to structure your domain URLs?

          1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
          • anthonydnelson
            anthonydnelson last edited by

            I would avoid hyphens in the domain name if possible. It's easier for people to remember your domain name or type it in after hearing someone say it. Multiple hyphens can begin looking spammy.

            The URL length in your example is just fine. Looks good.

            1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
            • DennisSeymour
              DennisSeymour last edited by

              Hyphens have worked for me in the past in terms of rankings so I dont doubt the "ranking potential" but i stopped using them as much as possible for my users sakes mainly.

              It does affect the SEO, like it gets broken links since people misplace the hyphen or the link is without a hyphen so another site benefits.

              That URL length of yours is ok already. Obviously, I would again prefer an easy-to-remember URL so the shorter and more targeted, the better for me. It's a preference thing. 🙂

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
              • 1 / 1
              • First post
                Last post
              • My URL's are too long. Is this critical and should I change them?
                ClaytonJ
                ClaytonJ
                2
                10
                138

              • Link flow for multiple links to same URL
                doctecs
                doctecs
                0
                3
                2.3k

              • Our urls for adwords are slightly different from current urls presented on site (weused htaccess to help create shorter urls). How important is it that the adwords url match the sitemap url for keywords on those pages?
                LesleyPaone
                LesleyPaone
                0
                2
                134

              • Long URL's
                infinart
                infinart
                0
                5
                261

              • Long Url but makes no sense
                KeriMorgret
                KeriMorgret
                0
                8
                374

              • Long URLs
                KaneJamison
                KaneJamison
                0
                4
                394

              • How long is too long for domain URL length?
                JesseCWalker
                JesseCWalker
                2
                12
                16.4k

              • Long or Short URLs. Who's Coming to Dinner?
                Thos003
                Thos003
                0
                10
                1.1k

              Get started with Moz Pro!

              Unlock the power of advanced SEO tools and data-driven insights.

              Start my free trial
              Products
              • Moz Pro
              • Moz Local
              • Moz API
              • Moz Data
              • STAT
              • Product Updates
              Moz Solutions
              • SMB Solutions
              • Agency Solutions
              • Enterprise Solutions
              • Digital Marketers
              Free SEO Tools
              • Domain Authority Checker
              • Link Explorer
              • Keyword Explorer
              • Competitive Research
              • Brand Authority Checker
              • Local Citation Checker
              • MozBar Extension
              • MozCast
              Resources
              • Blog
              • SEO Learning Center
              • Help Hub
              • Beginner's Guide to SEO
              • How-to Guides
              • Moz Academy
              • API Docs
              About Moz
              • About
              • Team
              • Careers
              • Contact
              Why Moz
              • Case Studies
              • Testimonials
              Get Involved
              • Become an Affiliate
              • MozCon
              • Webinars
              • Practical Marketer Series
              • MozPod
              Connect with us

              Contact the Help team

              Join our newsletter
              Moz logo
              © 2021 - 2026 SEOMoz, Inc., a Ziff Davis company. All rights reserved. Moz is a registered trademark of SEOMoz, Inc.
              • Accessibility
              • Terms of Use
              • Privacy