Questioning whether or not GoogleGuy is for real or not is not the issue here at all. If anyone doesn't believe he's for real or that 50% of his mission may be disinformation, they are wrong in that assessment. Writing off all or most of what he says isn't wise.
It was a year ago yesterday GG confirmed hyphens are better for rankings at Google. Shortly after that confirmation, GG went into a "quiet mode" and we didn't hear much.
Sure, the example on that linked page was weak and inconclusive. There are other pages (and test results) that can prove the point to those who are still doubtful. Some underscore-heavy web sites changed over to all hyphens with improved results.
1 question is why didn't Links SQL take this into account (assuming GT knew about it)?
I've always tried to avoid any underscores like the plague and doing so has paid off for me. In fact, my web design site currently ranks #1 for "web site designs" (as a non-exact search) at Yahoo over 46 million other pages. I've been #1 for it at Google too.
Trust me, it DOES make a difference! The question is will GT Links be updated for it? In the meantime, I want to switch all of the static links from underscores to hyphens. I talked to a a programmer about writing a script for this (and he says it'll be simple), but he has zero experience with GT Links or LinksSQL. Can anyone here help with it?
Thanks again for your feedback!
It was a year ago yesterday GG confirmed hyphens are better for rankings at Google. Shortly after that confirmation, GG went into a "quiet mode" and we didn't hear much.
Sure, the example on that linked page was weak and inconclusive. There are other pages (and test results) that can prove the point to those who are still doubtful. Some underscore-heavy web sites changed over to all hyphens with improved results.
1 question is why didn't Links SQL take this into account (assuming GT knew about it)?
I've always tried to avoid any underscores like the plague and doing so has paid off for me. In fact, my web design site currently ranks #1 for "web site designs" (as a non-exact search) at Yahoo over 46 million other pages. I've been #1 for it at Google too.
Trust me, it DOES make a difference! The question is will GT Links be updated for it? In the meantime, I want to switch all of the static links from underscores to hyphens. I talked to a a programmer about writing a script for this (and he says it'll be simple), but he has zero experience with GT Links or LinksSQL. Can anyone here help with it?
Thanks again for your feedback!