Google Analytics & Webmaster Tools - Problem?

Setting yourself up for problems?

[Skinwalker]

I apologize in advanced for this in case it has been touched upon in another thread, however, I have about 8 sites that market the same type of product.

If I sign up with Google Webmaster tools, will I basically be telling google "Hey - I have 8 sites selling the same stuff, the content is almost the same, so let's penalize all but 1 site, thus killing all but 1 site."

I read in another thread that "its us against Google" - i agree with this somewhat, and am hesitant to further assist google in tellng them that I've got several sites selling the same thing. I am worried that they are looking at this user information and using it to help filter return results.

Any thought on this guys?

SW

[McElvoy]

This is my opinion for what it's worth.

I don't think Google cares enough about what you are doing to risk its reputation or possible legal consequences or the other fallout that would come from violating its own public statements about what it does. Google is in business to make money which means it needs people (and regulatory agencies) to trust that it does what it says it does. A large company like that isn't going to put that trust on the line just to make its index a little better by de-ranking people like you.

[cgrantski]

I'd have to agree with that, and add that if you're misrepresenting who you are with different domain names filed under different IDs and in other ways trying to hide the real situation, you have much bigger potential problems than Google unlisting you.

And if Google is as scary as people think it is, Google will figure out what you're doing at some point, even without the webmaster tools angle.

[Skinwalker]

Gotcha! Thanks!

[sanderson]

Oh really! Then what about those, who have created several blogs and tracking them using google analytics? Isn't it the same thing?

What's the problem one can have serveral shops for single product. That's not a duplicate content either!