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taropatch
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 Posted - 14 March 2005 : 09:59:43
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(Subject was: Google and domain masking)
Anyone know how the search engine rankings work with domain forwarding/masking?
I've got my snitz forum which has good search engine rankings. I've created a personal site at the same domain so the spiders have indexed my personal pages. What happens if I buy a domain name and try using domain masking/forwarding to the personal part of my site? Will my personal pages still show up in the google search? |
Edited by - taropatch on 15 March 2005 20:48:54 |
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taropatch
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USA
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Posted - 15 March 2005 : 20:45:43
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From what I have read, domain forwarding (and/or masking) potentially creates more trouble than good with the search engines. Therefore if I want my personal site to have its own URL, I should set up a new domain account for it.
BTW, my snitz forum is a music, special interest site. My personal site is to market myself to play this type of music in my area. So it is related.
So basically, I can either set up a new site with its own domain name -or- have my personal site piggy back off my snitz forum site. Frankly, I am apt to do the latter since I think it's better to have good google placement so people can find my personal site. However, my buddy thinks it looks more professional to have a unique domain for my personal site. Any objective opinions??? If I did create a new site, I think it would be highly unlikely that many would link to it. |
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MarcelG
Retired Support Moderator
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taropatch
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USA
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Posted - 16 March 2005 : 12:19:42
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I agree that the seperate domain looks more professional. The cost is not really the issue, $8 for the name, or $50/year to set up with a shared host.
It's more the issue of search engine rankings. I really have no idea how they work. |
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taropatch
Average Member
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Posted - 18 March 2005 : 09:28:24
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Even though few seem to really care (and nobody really should other than me - it's my personal site), just an FYI, I used godaddy.com to register a domain and setup their free domain forwarding/masking. I do not know what I expected but was a little suprised to find that it's nothing more than using a frame to display http://www.mysite.com/personalsite/
Anyhow, it will work and I am not complaining for $8/year. If I'm inlined later on, I'll set up a shared hosting account for it but it will do for now. |
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