I have a website (mysite1.com) that has been online since 2002 ( about 3 years old now). So it is out of the sandbox has some decent return links but only a basic PR3. I have 3 other websites that are pointer domains under my main mysite1. So basically my web server looks like this: Mysite1.com Public_html files images video flash stats Mysite2.com public_html notes oldhtml Mysite3.com public_html archives I want to start up 2 more domains and my question is should I add them under my 3 year old domain (Mysite1.com) so that they benefit from the growing Pagerank of this domain, or should I set up the new domains with a new hosting company with a new web server? The Mysite2.com and Mysite3.com although they are domains are basically just like new folders 3 levels deep from my primary domain (mysite1.com). my fear is that putting more domains at such deep levels will cause them to get less page rank over time. where do you guys host your new domains? do you put them all under one web server? multiple hosting accounts? I need to figure this out. any ideas? P.S. Mysite1.com has a static IP, the others do not..
I may not be understanding you correctly, but if these are different domain names, the PR isn't going to transfer just because they are hosted on the same server. The sandbox will affect any new domain name, regardless of where it is hosted. Google can factor in cross links that come from similar IP's or the same host... so one thought was do use different hosts in different geographical areas so the IP's wouldn't be similar. The recently released patent information from google shows that they can check to see if the sites are registered to the same person - so they could ignore any cross links regardless of where they are hosted. Are these new domains going to be the same type of service or are they completely unrelated?
Why not just buy a domain from someone? Try find one based around the same theme as the site your building, if you can get a domain thats say 14 months old and pr2-3-4 you might skip the sandbox,.
i guess the bottom line of my question is, to those of you who have more than one domain name, where do you host them? at different hosting companies? at the same hosting company but with different domain pointers? how are your multiple domains set up under your current hosting account? thanks for your replys so far.
The best way to get a brandnew domain going is to get a DMOZ listing before any other incoming links.
You can't properly answer your question without more information. There is no PR benefit to hosting the site on the same server - it may be a negative. It is also much easier to get banned for duplicate content. If the sites are related or will be cross linked, then I would use a different host. It doesn't even matter if the IP's are different, because they will be coming from the same host. Google may still catch on if the domains are registered to the same person- regardless of where you host. If the sites have nothing to do with each other, won't be cross linked, then it doesn't make any difference if they are with the same host. Bandwidth is also a factor. You might be able to save a couple of bucks by using a shared IP if these are small sites with low bandwith usage. On a large site, this isn't going to be a consideration. One problem you can have with some cheap hosts that allow add-on domains is that they might host 500 sites on the same IP. They can be slow, prone to crashing, etc., and you can also have the IP banned because someone else sharing the IP used it to spam. You don't have the spam problem with a dedicated IP. Personally, I'm not going to try and save $2 a month on a site that is doing real business. I want a dedicated IP on a real server that has plenty of memory available and doesn't have down time problems. Hosts can vary greatly, but there is truth to you get what you pay for.
I'd highly advise from purchasing a domain for SEO purposes unless you know its history. I spent over 6 months in frequent contacts with Google due to a client who purchased a domain from a squatter. Prior to his purchase, that domain was full of spam, ads, pops, and anything else the squatter felt like loading on there. Yes, the domain was blacklisted, and I had to convince Google it was under new ownership.
Very well stated. I concur that it appears google does weight where it finds the first IBLs. A Y! listing would also be a worthwhile early effort, as google does crawl it too.
I have seen brandnew sites beat the sandbox as well as the real estate filter this way. I shouldn't be sharing this in a public forum but then again so what. Most people will not believe it anyways and those who do ... there is enough business to go around.
Putting the same domain for different sites will be monotonous and same so i would say that it is better to have different domains and start the work from scratch