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gotop123
Joined: Feb 24, 2004
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Posted: 2004-Apr-11 14:14
Hi all,
After doing some research on here and other forums it looks like i'm suffering from hosting my site on a US server/IP along with a .com domain name. seeing as the site is specifically UK focussed I feel that i should ideally come quite high for both general and uk specific results.
SO, the question is, hows the best way of doing this. The PR of the site isn't amazing (PR 4) but it still comes in a #1 for quite a few phrases and is listed on dmoz/google etc. The .co.uk version of the domain is already taken by another company.
1) should i setup 301 redirects to the new domain and just start to promote the new domain linkswise?
2) as the site will change domain names should I alert dmoz to update its listing to point to the new domain?
3) will I have to get UK hosting or do you think that the .co.uk will be enough?
4) The current 'branding' is based around the domain name. as i can't get the .co.uk version should i rebrand the site?
5) would setting up a parked domain pointing to the .com address be sufficent to catch these 'uk sites only' visitors?
6) am I being too picky? By this I mean do many people who search on google.co.uk always check the 'uk sites only' box ( i've noticed on G and aol.co.uk its set to 'the web' by default) or do you think that the hassle of rebranding the site with a new .co.uk domain is not worth the extra visitors i'll get?
Thanks in advance for any replies
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berg
Joined: Apr 27, 2004
# Posts: 4
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Posted: 2004-May-08 14:36
I think so
1. yes u should, u can make a lot of doorways to each domain
2. yes ofcouse u have to update links in dmoz
3. u meen domain or hosting? i think that US hosting companies is the best in the world
4. i gess u can rebrand and choose free domain in all contries - and one time buy them all
5. no - it will not - you can use metategs - that will say to SE that it from country web site
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greenleaves
Joined: Mar 21, 2002
# Posts: 720
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Posted: 2004-May-08 16:10
Should you set a redirect from your old domain to your new one?
I would. I would also consider leaving both sites up. Either way you go, you are cought between a sword and a hard place.
as to the yes u should, u can make a lot of doorways to each domain
I don't think this is such a good idea, SPAM can get you banned, and even if you get 100,000 visitor from spamming, over the long run, you will loose (and may get banned for ever and ever and ever from google {well maybe not for ever, but it will seem that way})
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