alternate spaces in urls

http://www.ezau.com/latest/articles/0155.shtml http://www.searchenginechannel.com/2005/12/how-url-length-affects-search-eng ine-placement http://forums.seochat.com/search-engine-optimization-28/urls-long-vs-short-8 2440.html?p=337854#post337854 As for "+",  I had a problem with using the "+" in the url when I was running CF 7.0.1. Threw and CF error. Not sure if this was fixed in CF 7.0.2.  I wrote an ISAPI rewrite to replace them. But if the + is reserved, what is it reserved for? I always see it reserved for a space but is that only for search engines. As for url length, any idea as to how long is too long? I have some long Fusion Authority urls and Google has no problems with them. In addition, I just wrote a system for a client where his content are at least 2-3 directories down from the root, but at least one of those directory levels are just for 'extra url content'. > From my research, search engines view "-" as spaces.  I would not use "+" > since it is a reserved character.  I would only use dashes, underscores, > letters, and numbers. > > The general consensus from most SEO/SEM ers is to use dashes "-". > > http://www.domain.com/folder/keywords1-keyword2.htm > > But url structure, like in the example above, has very little bearing in > search engine ranking.  URLs become a problem when you passing a bunch of > parameters or the URL is too long. > > I'm working with a client and we're coming up with alternate ways of > showing urls, directory and file names. Normally, a dash (-) in an url > is understood to be a space. A plus (+) and a %20 are also valid url > representations of a space. > Any thoughts on their value in an url? I'm experimenting but if > someone has seen something, I'd love to know. > > Also, I'd like to see what effect a double dash (--) has on an url. > Does it mean something other than 2 spaces? > > -- > Michael Dinowitz > President: House of Fusion    (http://www.houseoffusion.com) > Publisher: Fusion Authority    (http://www.fusionauthority.com) > Adobe Community Expert / Advanced Certified ColdFusion Professional > > > >