multiple domains..

[juice]

i purchased a couple of domains in the past because I noticed that the same thing was spelled commonly a few different ways.. I put up a new site on the main url but ended up pointing both domains to the same page.. I only intend to have the main page indexed and linked to but the other one just seemed to be for catching traffic of people typing the domain in wrong.. i'm wondering if i will possibly get delisted because of this.. right now about 20% of my traffic comes in on the other domain.. is it worth losing that traffic to save the main domain.. or can i safely do this by putting a landing page with a link to the correct page?

[jdMorgan]

Lots of people do this to catch type-ins, and in addition, they purchase the .net, .org, and possibly other TLDs as well. The usual approach is to use a 301-Moved Permanently redirect on the alternate domains to direct all clients to the main domain. In this way, you are not claiming to have multiple sites, just multiple domain names. As a result, duplicate-content "penalties" don't apply, and visitors to the alternate domain end up at the main site seamlessly.

Jim

[juice]

awesome.. that worked.. made a quick php redirect.. glad i asked this!

[jdMorgan]

> made a quick php redirect

Now check that redirect [webmasterworld.com] by requesting the alternate domains, and make sure it is a 301-Moved Permanently redirect. The default php "location" redirect is a 302-Found (Moved Temporarily), I believe, and that can cause problems -- big problems in some cases.

Jim

[Robert Charlton]

...a 302-Found (Moved Temporarily)... can cause problems -- big problems in some cases.

Jim - Can't comment about the php redirects, but... there's a parallel thread going on asking about domain forwarding offered by some registrars (usually 302s), and I'm wondering why not use it. Any thoughts?

Negative Effect of Domain Name Forwarding?
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