{"id":29993,"date":"2011-08-18T11:35:29","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T11:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandignitybeta.com\/demo\/brandlatest\/2011\/08\/18\/underscores-dashes-seo\/"},"modified":"2011-08-18T11:35:29","modified_gmt":"2011-08-18T11:35:29","slug":"underscores-dashes-seo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/brandignitybeta.com\/demo\/brandlatest\/underscores-dashes-seo\/","title":{"rendered":"Underscores and Dashes &#8212; How Do They Affect SEO?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brandignity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/underscores-dashes-seo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2596\" title=\"underscores-dashes-seo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.brandignity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/underscores-dashes-seo.jpg\" alt=\"Underscores &amp; Dashes SEO\" width=\"620\" height=\"350\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many website owners might not realize this but utilizing underscores or dashes in your URL structures can make a significant difference when it comes to how search engines read your and display your site. 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