Re: All My FAQs revisited

Kim André Akerø wrote:

The following two URLs point to the exact same location, so just use
the one you feel most comfortable with.

http://allmyfaqs.net/
http://allmyfaqs.org/

I'm not sure that's a good idea.

By making the same page accessible through different domains, you split
up the Google Rank, and hence, lower the chance for novice "customers"
to find the page.

I'm not objecting you to reserve both the net and org domain, but you
should advertise only one of the two, try to keep the other one secret
or play it down at least.

By the way, in terms of Google, there are 4 domains we're dealing with:

http://allmyfaqs.net/
http://allmyfaqs.org/
http://www.allmyfaqs.net/
http://www.allmyfaqs.org/

I'd say, pick one of the four, promote that one (and only that one), and
discourage the use of all others.

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Greg N. <yodel_dodel (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> said:

...
http://allmyfaqs.net/
http://allmyfaqs.org/
http://www.allmyfaqs.net/
http://www.allmyfaqs.org/

I'd say, pick one of the four,

I'd agree

promote that one (and only that one), and discourage the use of all
others.

by application of 301 faerie dust perhaps?

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Greg N. wrote

Kim André Akerø wrote:

The following two URLs point to the exact same location, so just use
the one you feel most comfortable with.

http://allmyfaqs.net/
http://allmyfaqs.org/

I'm not sure that's a good idea.

By making the same page accessible through different domains, you
split
up the Google Rank, and hence, lower the chance for novice
"customers"
to find the page.

I'm not objecting you to reserve both the net and org domain, but you
should advertise only one of the two, try to keep the other one secret
or play it down at least.

By the way, in terms of Google, there are 4 domains we're dealing
with:

http://allmyfaqs.net/
http://allmyfaqs.org/
http://www.allmyfaqs.net/
http://www.allmyfaqs.org/

I'd say, pick one of the four, promote that one (and only that one),
and
discourage the use of all others.

I'd say don't bother doing anything. Nobody reads it.

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Toby Inkster wrote:

http://allmyfaqs.net/
http://allmyfaqs.org/
http://www.allmyfaqs.net/
http://www.allmyfaqs.org/

I'd say, pick one of the four, promote that one (and only that one),
I agree up to this point.

and discourage the use of all others.
I disagree. Instead use a 301 redirect.

If, after a while, a ton of sites on the web carry a link to another
than the "primary" url, a lot of potential google page ranking for the
primary url will be lost. That's because a 301 redirect will most
likely result in a lesser ranking credit (or none at all) for the
primary URL than a direct link.

So, a 301 redirect is fine, but 'Id also specifilally discourage the use
of the secondary URLs.

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Toby Inkster wrote:

Greg N. wrote:

http://allmyfaqs.net/
http://allmyfaqs.org/
http://www.allmyfaqs.net/
http://www.allmyfaqs.org/

I'd say, pick one of the four, promote that one (and only that
one),

I agree up to this point.

and discourage the use of all others.

I disagree. Instead use a 301 redirect.

Good point. I've set up a rewrite that redirects all requests on the
..org domain (with 301) to the .net domain.

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Kim Andr�ker� wrote:

Toby Inkster wrote:

Greg N. wrote:

http://allmyfaqs.net/
http://allmyfaqs.org/
http://www.allmyfaqs.net/
http://www.allmyfaqs.org/

I'd say, pick one of the four, promote that one (and only that
one),

I agree up to this point.

and discourage the use of all others.

I disagree. Instead use a 301 redirect.

Good point. I've set up a rewrite that redirects all requests on the
.org domain (with 301) to the .net domain.

Yup, now you only need to add a redirect 301 from www.allmyfaqs.net to
allmyfaqs.net (or vice versa of course) :-)

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On Thu, 24 Nov 2005, Kim Andr?Aker? wrote:

Toby Inkster wrote:

Greg N. wrote:

and discourage the use of all others.

I disagree. Instead use a 301 redirect.

Do both!

Good point. I've set up a rewrite that redirects all requests on the
.org domain (with 301)

Good call.

to the .net domain.

It's not my domain to choose, so I won't say anything one way or the
other about your choice of primary name; but be sure to promote the
one that you chose, and keep quiet about the others. That way,
they'll capture any strays who hit the alternative sitenames, but
won't unnecessarily dilute the site's ranking, as I understand it.

Thu, 24 Nov 2005 18:10:08 +0100 from Greg N. <yodel_dodel (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>:

By the way, in terms of Google, there are 4 domains we're dealing with:

http://allmyfaqs.net/
http://allmyfaqs.org/
http://www.allmyfaqs.net/
http://www.allmyfaqs.org/

I'd say, pick one of the four, promote that one (and only that one), and
discourage the use of all others.

Is there any harm to publicizing the canonical one, and having the
server send out redirects for the others? IIRC, that will be search-
engine friendly.

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With neither quill nor qualm, Duende quothed:

On 24 Nov 2005 Charles Sweeney wrote in alt.www.webmaster

http://allmyfaqs.net/

I'd say, pick one of the four, promote that one (and only that one),
and discourage the use of all others.

I'd say don't bother doing anything. Nobody reads it.

What cave you been living in?

Be kind! My first house was a cave upon whose walls I painted many a
centerfold.

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Neredbojias <invalid (AT) neredbojias (DOT) com> wrote:

With neither quill nor qualm, Duende quothed:

On 24 Nov 2005 Charles Sweeney wrote in alt.www.webmaster

http://allmyfaqs.net/

I'd say, pick one of the four, promote that one (and only that one),
and discourage the use of all others.

I'd say don't bother doing anything. Nobody reads it.

What cave you been living in?

Be kind! My first house was a cave upon whose walls I painted many a
centerfold.

So it's you I have to thank :-p

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