How important is the domain name in terms of achieving good rankings?
For instance, lets say I am designed a sit with the main keyword being "large widgets". Will there be a significant difference between the domains <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.largewidgets.com">www.largewidgets.com</a><!-- w --> and <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.large-widgets.com">www.large-widgets.com</a><!-- w -->? My understanding is that the later is the way to go. Can anyone confirm this?
If that's the case and <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.large-widgets.com">www.large-widgets.com</a><!-- w --> has already been taken, will I be shooting myself in the foot if I add another word to the domain name such as <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.quality-large-widgets.com??">www.quality-large-widgets.com??</a><!-- w -->? (the word "quality" will not be one of my keywords). Specifically, is there some criteria on how to go about selecting the additiona word?
Here are some examples:
<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.quality-large-widgets.com">www.quality-large-widgets.com</a><!-- w -->
<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.all-large-widgets.com">www.all-large-widgets.com</a><!-- w -->
<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.large-widgets-store.com">www.large-widgets-store.com</a><!-- w -->
This may be going a bit picky, but I want to make sure I get the domain name right before I start doing anything else.
For instance, lets say I am designed a sit with the main keyword being "large widgets". Will there be a significant difference between the domains <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.largewidgets.com">www.largewidgets.com</a><!-- w --> and <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.large-widgets.com">www.large-widgets.com</a><!-- w -->? My understanding is that the later is the way to go. Can anyone confirm this?
If that's the case and <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.large-widgets.com">www.large-widgets.com</a><!-- w --> has already been taken, will I be shooting myself in the foot if I add another word to the domain name such as <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.quality-large-widgets.com??">www.quality-large-widgets.com??</a><!-- w -->? (the word "quality" will not be one of my keywords). Specifically, is there some criteria on how to go about selecting the additiona word?
Here are some examples:
<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.quality-large-widgets.com">www.quality-large-widgets.com</a><!-- w -->
<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.all-large-widgets.com">www.all-large-widgets.com</a><!-- w -->
<!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.large-widgets-store.com">www.large-widgets-store.com</a><!-- w -->
This may be going a bit picky, but I want to make sure I get the domain name right before I start doing anything else.