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Was hoping someone could confirm my thoughts for me!
We have two domain names, (www.domain1.com and www.domain2.com) pointing at the same server.
We want to promote domain1 through the search engines but are concerned that if the SE's see two identical sites we may get penalised for duplicate content.
Although most external links will point to domain1 the occasional link may point to domain2 so the SE's will eventually spider and index both domains.
I'm thinking I need to setup a redirect in htacess for domain2 to point to domain1.. am I right?
Thanks in advance guys!
Lee
Jim
- The client owns two domain names.
- Both domain names are appropriate to the site content.
- Each name would have a different impact on a visitor.
(i.e. WidgetDreams.com and YouNeedThisWidget.com )
The pages within the domains are modified using PHP to reflect whichever domain the visitor used to get there. This means that typing "example1.com" will show the "example1" logo and any reference to the domain will read "example1". Typing in "example2.com" get the very same page but with "example2" branding.
How can we A/B test these domain names without jeopardizing search engine ranking, or even getting both domains banned outright for violating anti-duplication rules? If there is not sufficient traffic to both domains, any testing will be inconclusive, so we must publicize both domains to do a useful test.
<edit>Sorry, that's too off-topic. I'll post my question in one of the SEO-type forums.</edit>
