Domain Redirects

Should I Or Shouldn't I

[webdev]

OK
I have one brand new site that I have been working my butt off on for the last 4 months. This site is the same theme as another 8 little sites but surpasses them by far in terms of design and content - a real sticky site I believe with massive potential.

My question is this:

If I have say 8 domains all of them are doing pretty well in the search engines and bringing in say enough to cover hosting only should I call it a day on them and re-direct all this traffic to my new mega site where I feel people will be much more likely to buy.

If I do what sort of re-directs should I use?

or

Should I treat my new mega site as a fresh site and start from the beginning with the traffic, links etc...

I have thought about maybe using pop-unders etc to my new site but I know people find them very annoying...

Any thought greatly welcomed.

[MarketingWiz]

Dear Webmaster General
Even though I am only assuming your 8 sites are related to your new main site ... here is what I recommend ...
- definitely use a pop-under (or a fly -in)to collect e-mail address via an opt-in list (see below)
- I hope you have been collecting e-mail addresses of your visitors on ALL your sites via an opt-in list. If so send out an announcment regarding your new Big site. (if not start immediatly on all your sites with an opt-in list [free e-letters related to your sites topic work great])
- I got to tell you viral marketing is great ... I recently joined a new service and even Yahoo is using this servce... shoot me an e-mail if you want the name of this particular viral service.
- Search similar sites via a major search engine and see if they have a link exchange.

Good Luck!

[Rosalind]

definitely use a pop-under (or a fly -in)to collect e-mail address via an opt-in list (see below)

And don't forget to attract visitors' attention with blinking text and scrolling marquees.

If I have say 8 domains all of them are doing pretty well in the search engines and bringing in say enough to cover hosting only should I call it a day on them and re-direct all this traffic to my new mega site where I feel people will be much more likely to buy.

You may feel this way, but the site may fail to convert because of some overlooked but vital element. You should probably find this out before redirecting all your eggs into one basket.

[webdev]

Anyone else any ideas?

[mm1220]

How about beginning with a prominent link to your new site with a description of what it is about on all your smaller sites?

Forget pop-unders. Abuse of them has all but destroyed their legitimate use.

[benlieb]

I hate pop-anythings. Over. Under. And sideways.

I'm assuming the comment above was sarcasm, but blinking text, scrolling text, and pop-under equals = "run away very fast" in my book.

[benlieb]

I hate pop-anythings. Over. Under. And sideways.

I'm assuming the comment above was sarcasm, but blinking text, scrolling text, and pop-under equals = "run away very fast" in my book.