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billd3 
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 Topic: Best way to point 2 domain names to a site
Posted: 07 April 2008 at 3:27pm |
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If this is in the wrong area, please feel free to correct the situation.
I want to be found via the "search engines" so don't want to do anything Google will frown on.
We've got our forums and main domain name now.
We've got another domain name, and we'd like folks who use that domain to also end up at our forum - the same forum.
I've heard that pointing two domain names to the exact same place nets you penalties.
I've heard that a redirect is the best way.
http://theamcforum.com points to our site, then the usual /forum/ gets you to the forum.
We'd also like another name to get folks there.
Hows' the best way to handle this?
Suggestions, thoughts, real life example?
If a redirect is the BEST way, how should that be done?
What do I need to do? Right now, we own the 2nd domain name and it points to nowhere.
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BillD
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WebWiz-Bruce
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Posted: 07 April 2008 at 3:35pm |
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There are many ways to do this and many depend on what tools your web host previde.
You could setup an aliases were by the secound domain takes on all the settings including email of the mail domain name. However, google don't tend to like multiple URL's pointing to the same content.
Another thing you can do is create a new web site then use ASP to redirect it, there are a few ways to do this either with a object moved or an object pertinently moved header, I would go for the latter.
Another way to do this is to use the redirect built into the Windows IIS server, you can use this to redirect to an exact URL like theamcforum.com or have it so that if someone types in:-
theothersite.com/mypage.htm
It would redirect to:-
theamcforum.com/mypage.htm
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123Simples
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Posted: 07 April 2008 at 3:35pm |
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I had a chat with someone about this myself a while back, and they seemed to suggest that it was a good idea to have say two hosts and host one site with one, the other site with the other. At one point I had 5 sites all under one host, and I transferred over to Web Wiz and now have two sites here
I personally dont see a problem though with a few sites under one host, and google only really frown on how a site uses keywords to attract "hits". I would think its perfectly acceptable to say set up this new domain name like an advertising page perhaps, and then host links on it to your other sites
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billd3
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Posted: 07 April 2008 at 4:42pm |
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LOL - well, Bruce, you are the host.
currently, http://theamcforum.com
We also want www.theramblerforum.com to get folks there.............
(it's currently managed in the same place theamcforum.com is....... you may have seen it Saturday morning)
If a redirect is best, we'll do that. I just don't want to lose standing in the searches, etc.
Whatever is best, easiest, etc. without end up putting us as number 200 in Google. We're not doing too badly at this time. Lots of new folks coming in. Several every week join.
If you suggest an IIS way of getting there as best, that's ok.
I'd also rather not deal with a different host......... been there, done that.
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BillD
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billd3
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Posted: 07 April 2008 at 4:48pm |
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A thought........... have www.theramblerforum.com point to a different folder, have a very similar page there, which links to the SAME forum.
We have http://theamcforum.com/index.asp which is our intro or home page, then that links to http://theamcforum.com/forum/default.asp
So have the new domain point to a different folder with a similar page, and have that index.asp them point also to http://theamcforum.com/forum/default.asp
Am I thinking correctly??
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BillD
http://theamcpages.com
http://theamcforum.com
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WebWiz-Bruce
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Posted: 07 April 2008 at 5:16pm |
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Probably best to open up a support ticket on this so we can workout the best solution for you, as you can create sites in your Helm Control Panel and then set them up as a redirect to another URL on another site, this can be an exact URL or you can have it so that it keeps any page names etc.
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billd3
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Posted: 07 April 2008 at 5:31pm |
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Will do. Sounds good.
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BillD
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dngee
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Posted: 15 July 2008 at 11:05pm |
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Google themselves recommend a 301 redirect via .htaccess file.
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Best way to point 2 domain names to a site