Multiple URL's

Multiple Url's pointing to the same website

[Stephen Tiller]

Hi

My boss has purchased a number of domain addresses and wants them all pointing to the same website. I would like to know if this is acceptable or would it get the website banned by Google and the other search engines.

Regards

Steve

[bill]

That's fine. Use and market only one of the domains. Set a 301 Permanent Redirect on all of the other domains.

[Blacksheep]

In order to do a 301 redirect, the domain would have to be hosted wouldn't it?

Is there something wrong with just pointing the DNS of the non-hosted domains to the desired hosted domain?

Along the same line of thought; If you do have to host the domains to do a 301 redirect, why not just have a single landing page with direct links to the main fully functional web site?

I have one domain that I am building/testing the site before I send it up to the hosting site. But I also have bought/registered about 20 domains that are closely related to my soon to be commercial site.

I was planning on just pointing all the domains DNS to the one site.
Am I thinking wrong?

New here just asking.

[bill]

Hosting isn't necessary to redirect domains. Your DNS provider or Registrar can often do this for you. Just make sure to use a server header checker to confirm that a 301 redirect is indeed being returned.