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blakekr
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 3:28 pm
Post subject: search engine penalty for multiple domains, anyone know?
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I'm sure someone does know, actually. Positive.
Anyhow, does Google dislike it if you register several domain names but point them all to the same set of files?
I can see very legitimate reasons for businesses to do this, but I believe I read it was a no-no. Mirrored content I suppose.
Anyhow, I was wondering -- thanks.
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Debs
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 3:30 pm
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Domains used online in the manner you describe is a huge no-no with SE's not just Google, if you allow the extra domains to be indexed.
You can have extra domains set up this way, just don't submit them to the SE's or use them in links online.
Keep them for offline promotions and advertising, including business cards.
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 3:43 pm
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Debs, can you clarify that a bit?
Here is my example:
I have two domains. One hyphenated, one that is not. Lets call them PC and P-C. Currently, the PC domain is the current one... the P-C domain is the new site (should go live in about 2 weeks).
Once the new P-C site is live, I want to point the PC domain to the P-C domain. I have some links (lots of forum links) out there with the PC link. All new links should be the P-C link.
Is that going to penalize me in the SE's?
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Charlie
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 6:12 pm
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Eric,
| edburdo wrote: | Once the new P-C site is live, I want to point the PC domain to the P-C domain. I have some links (lots of forum links) out there with the PC link. All new links should be the P-C link.
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If PC is getting decent SE traffic, I'd set up a 301 redirect to P-C and leave both sites in place until the traffic drops off (a few months later). Then you can safely delete the files from PC and just point the domain to P-C (taking steps to avoid reindexing, just in case).
If you aren't getting much SE traffic, I wouldn't bother with the 301, but just point PC at P-C. Make sure that PC is set not to be indexed, though, since if the SEs find PC first there may be problems.
Planet Ocean covered this in depth a month or two ago, and the whole area of mirror sites and redirects is a bit of a minefiled with the SEs, as far as I understand it.
Hope this helps,
Charlie.
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Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2004 6:15 pm
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Ok. Now, to clarify something you said.
You mentioned "pointing". Is this pointing as in "PC has a site, P-C has a site. PC just points to P-C" Or is this DNS pointing... as in both PC and P-C point (at the DNS level) to the same location?
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Charlie
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 5:14 pm
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Eric,
Sorry for the delay in replying...
| edburdo wrote: | | You mentioned "pointing". Is this pointing as in "PC has a site, P-C has a site. PC just points to P-C" Or is this DNS pointing... as in both PC and P-C point (at the DNS level) to the same location? |
I think I mean the former... 
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by your first scenario, but a server redirect would be fine, if that's what you mean...
Most hosts will point or redirect additional domains to the properly hosted one. All you need to watch is that they are not using framed meta refreshes or javascript redirects, but do a proper server redirect.
What matters is that you make sure P-C is properly indexed before PC is picked up (if it ever is) by the SEs.
Sorry for the confusion,
Charlie.
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Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2004 7:06 pm
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Ok. that is what my understanding was as well...
And I have almost full control over the server, so I handle the redirects myself. So they will be the proper kind... Not the frame or javascript redirects...
Thanx for the clarification!
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