Duplicate content with similar domain names

Is there a penalty for dup content with similar domain names?

[bobpopular]

My main site is something like this:

ReallyLongDomainNameForWidgets.com. I am also going to get one with dahes ("-") in it so that it is easier to read in print: Really-Long-Domain-Name-For-Widgets.com.

I plan on pointing them to the exact same content. Will Google care? Should one of the domain names have an "Enter Here" page so that there is not duplication of content?

[takagi]

Hi bobpopular, Welcome to WebmasterWorld.

The best way, is to use a 301-redirect. By doing so, Google will transfer all the PageRank to your new site, and visitors to the old site will quickly see the right page.

On what kind of server is your site now running (Windows, Unix/Linux)?

[Jenstar]

I agree, use a redirect from the dash version to the non-dash version. Alternatively, you could have all the same content on the second site and ban Googlebot from it using robots.txt

Google will care and will likely throw one site out for duplicate content.

[Rosalind]

I've noticed a lot of duplicate content in the SERPS lately, I'm not sure if it is spam as such though. The URLs are all different, the titles are all keywords unrelated to the search, but the page is stuffed with possible related searches. It looks useless to the visitor, but as far as I can tell it's not cloaked content. This sort of thing:

Redwidget Bluewidget

Bunch of keywords related to the search, more related keywords, bunch more keywords, yet more related keywords, no complete sentences, more keywords

www.redwidget-bluewidget.com

[bobpopular]

I'm using Windows IIS. Will the following code produce a 301-redirect for the search engines?

ASP:
<% Response.Redirect "MyReallyLongDomainNameForWidgets.com" %>

[Marcia]

You might do better asking in another forum for that. Try the Website Technology or .NET forum. Specify that it's to be a 301, 302 doesn't do it.

[lgn]

I did this a few weeks ago

Follow this thread

[webmasterworld.com ]

The correct answer is in post #5, and no google
has not dropped me (yet).

[cctvgirl]

This is something that I've always had a question about.

We have two domain names: www.domain.com and www.domain.net. The content is all on one site, the other just points to the same place. If you ping either of them you will get the same ip address.

The server header check returns the same value for both .com and .net (HTTP/1.1 200 OK).

Is this OK or do I have a problem? Thanks.

[cctvgirl]

I see 3 possibilities regarding my above question:

1. It's a really dumb question.
2. It's a good question but noone knows the answer.
3. Nobody really gives a crap.

My guess is #3.

Anybody... please!?!

[too much information]

cctvgirl - don't freak out, sometimes people don't see new posts right away. Especially if something new is going on in one of the Google threads! ;)

To try to answer your question. I have had two domains pointing to the same site just as you describe for years and havn't had any problems. I also have a friend who has two domains (www.keyword.com and www.key-word.com) and is #1 for the keyword. (both pointing to the same site)

If you don't set up the 301 redirect, just try to make sure that your inbound links point to one domain or the other. You don't want to promote both (in my opinion) just because it's silly, but if you have inbound links to both use the 301 to be on the safe side.

I wouldn't worry about it in your case, I'm sure the SEs can pick up on the same domain name with the .com and .net extensions. That happens fairly often.

<added>By the way, Welcome to Web Master World!</added>

[cctvgirl]

Thanks Too Much!

I appreciate the info.

BTW - If I go to www.mydomain.com and look at backlinks, I get the same number (and links) as www.mydomain.net. Wouldn't that be pretty good indication that its not a problem?