encyclo
msg:4057404 | 6:24 pm on Jan 9, 2010 (gmt 0) |
"Masked URL forwarding" is a marketing term, not a technology solution - it consists of a 100% frame of the other page. It is normal, therefore, that search engines will index the underlying real URL rather than the empty frame document - as the content is actually on the underlying site. You should stop using "masked URL forwarding" and host the domain normally - many hosts allow for multiple sites sharing the same hosting plan.
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Mandala72
msg:4057423 | 7:08 pm on Jan 9, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Thanks for the reply encyclo. Im quite new to domains/hosting etc. The exact advice i got from my hosting company was "You can use your webspace to host an unlimited number of other sites by
using the domain name masked forwarding facility. Try the following: 1) Create a root directory for your new site within /var/www/html such as
/var/www/html/site2
2) Upload your new website using your existing FTP details to
/var/www/html/site2
3) Register your desired domain name (eg. domain2.co.uk)
4) Login to your new domain name control panel and MASKED forward to
[domain1.co.uk...]
5) When you go to [domain2.co.uk...] it will appear hosted sharing
resources with your primary account" Are you saying i should ignore these instructions and just point the domain at [domain1.co.uk...] The odd thing is that the seach engines sometimes pick up the underlying url, then the next day might pick up the actual domain.
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encyclo
msg:4057469 | 8:09 pm on Jan 9, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Your host is twisting the meaning of "hosting other sites" - a masked domain is not proper "hosting" in the sense most would understand it - the files do not resolve directly under the masked domain - it's just a trick. If your current host is unable to provide a solution where your site2 domain directly serves the content (ie. not via a frame), then I would look to another host.
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Mandala72
msg:4057915 | 8:46 pm on Jan 10, 2010 (gmt 0) |
Cheers encyclo So does that mean if i point 3 domains to my hosting account, using their so called 'masking' method, would google read them not as 3 separate sites, but as one interlinked site, thus reducing seo efforts?
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encyclo
msg:4058021 | 1:32 am on Jan 11, 2010 (gmt 0) |
In short, yes - they are the same site, as the real underlying URLs for the pages are on the same domain.
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