Multiple Domain Names for Same Site

[satxproperty]

Hello,

I have noticed that some folks have multiple domain names for the same site... Some appear to be some kind of re-directs that get re-named to the "real" URL; while others are just pointing to the same webpage and being named to each of the different URLs.

Is this bad? or Good?

Thanks

[SanDiego]

If I were to do something like that I would probably focus on only one domain and let the SE's somehow accidently find my others. In other words, I'd promote and seo and do BLs for only the main domain and have the other domain names for offline stuff, but not submitted to the SEs....
thats my opinion....

[ResaleBroker]

Great question. I do this myself. I have multiple domain names that I redirect to my main site. The redirect is in my control panel with my DNS. From the control panel I can modify the Title, Description, and Keywords for the page.

I don't host these domains I merely park them. The only advantage I see to doing this is that my currently unused domain names go to some use because these pages do get indexed by Google.

[MikeDammann]

hey, to be honest, I don't think it matters one way or the other,

[ewokforhire]

why would you want to have a bunch of domains?

[ResaleBroker]

The reason I purchased multiple domains was not to park them and then redirect them. That is only the current use.

My reason for multiple domain names was experimenting with feeder sites. Feeder sites are small sites geared for high potential keywords/phrases. Each site will channel its visitors to the primary site.

Until the sites are built I park and redirect the URL's at no charge. My web host only charges $29.99 to host 12 domains, each with separate IP's, so once the sites are up the cost is minimal.

[satxproperty]

If you point the virtual domains to the same root directly, how will the search engines see them?

Will the SE's see them as duplicate sites or will they be seen as completely different sites.

If they are seen as completely different sites, then would you potentially have 5 sites with PR5? Or 5 sites with PR2 or whatever. If they are duplicates, do SE's take off for this?

Oh the other hand, I don't suppose that a domain name that has 301 Permanant Redirect would be spidered by the Search Engines, so the names probably wouldn't show up.

Why do this? First off, you could buy the .com, .net and dot whatever else your heart desired for your domain. Other reasons? I can't think of any that wouldn't be possibly considered underhanded... such as buying a domain name simliar to your competitors.

[FredLight]

Actually, I have a customer with over 100 domain names....

Most are just pointing to the main site, many are pointing to an optimized page.
Most are locale focused (town names, etc.) which point to a similarly focused town main page (the inside of the site remains the same)

It serves a number of purposes:

Takes good domains away from competitors (!)

It takes awhile (up to a year), but they are beginning to show up in searches on a fairly regular basis. I definitely think it's worth it if you have the $$ to spend.

Domain Names

Example: HollisHomeSales.com points to a Hollis page, where Adult Active Communities page points to a different page....

[ResaleBroker]

I think there is a misunderstanding. First, ALL web addresses are "Virtual Domains."

"A Domain Name is very similar to an address forwarding service. The Domain Register is the address people type in their web browser to get to your web site. The Domain Name then points to the "real" address that contains your web site. The "real" address is called the IP address and is a series of numbers, such as 123.23.234.45. This IP address then points to the location on the server that contains your web site files. The reason we use Domain Name instead of IP addresses is because for most people a name, rather than a series of numbers, is much easier to remember. So, your Domain Name points to your IP address, which in turn points to your web site which allows users all across the Internet to view your web pages."

Maybe you were thinking about subdomains. Not the same animal.

[satxproperty]

Never mind the why's and what's for's ... I'm apparantly not making myself clear.

If I link to someone that has 2 or 3 different domain names pointing to the same root directory or a permanent 301 redirect ... meaning each of the webpages ends up being identical/exact duplicate of each other ...

Will I get any benefit out of linking to them 2 or 3 times? (Links to each of their unique domain names which in actuality are the same webpage) Will they be getting any benefit out of me linking to their different websites 2 or 3 times?