Two Doamin Names and 301 Redirect

domain name, 301 redirect

[advancedgraphix]

I've been using domain #1 for my business for almost a full year, it has some descent rankings on Google but only contains business name, no keywords in the domain.

I was thinking that if I create a new website under domain #2 (new domain) which will have my two word phrase and do a 301 redirect form #1 domain that it would be a good idea since the #2 domain has my primary key phrase.

Q. Would it be a good idea to 301 permanent redirect domain #1 to domain #2? And build a new site for domain #2?

Or is it better to do a masked forward for domain #2 to #1 to be able to use it in marketing?

[vicky]

i won't advice for both the stated options. instead create a new website maybe a micro-site or satellite site and generate leads from it for your parent website. going for the options stated by u may land ur website in black-hat categories.

[advancedgraphix]

Well the #1 domain was originally for one business. Now I want to list two businesses on a site, so I've created a brand new website, much better site. So I wanted to put this new website with a new domain #2, and I would no longer need the #1 website nor domain, so I would do a 301 redirect to the new site #2.

That's black hat?

[advancedgraphix]

Here's what I found on google help:

A 301 (permanent) redirect should pass on all the ranking to the new domain

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Analytics/thread?tid=1e38e2a2868ebb5d&hl=en

[edited by: caveman at 9:37 pm (utc) on Dec. 17, 2008]
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[vicky]

nope...that's not a black hat.in ur first post u didn't mention that u will not be needing the website and domain.

u can very well do it!

[advancedgraphix]

Would it help as far as raking since domain #2 has my main key phrase in it?

[jimbeetle]

Now I want to list two businesses on a site...

If it's two separate businesses why not keep two separate sites and promote them both?

[advancedgraphix]

Because it is a greater benefit to keep them together, shows visitors that we have two businesses and they can choose from one or the other, rather then them being separate.

Same type of business, same services, just different locations.