Optimizing for different domains?

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    I have a .com domain that is highly optimised and have recently bought the .co.uk domain of the same name to target specifically the UK market.

    How is best to point this domain at the .com site?

    Also, is it worth creating a Google Sitemap with the .co.uk domain or will this fall foul of the duplicate content situation?

    Thanks for any advice
     
    Arcos, Nov 30, 2008 IP
  2. Dan Schulz

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    You're going to need to use a 301 redirect. Are you using an Apache server by any chance? If you are, I can show you how to do it (assuming soemone else doesn't beat me to it first, that is).

    (To answer your other question, the answer is no if you're going to redirect the .co.uk to the .com TLD.)
     
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  3. Arcos

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    Sounds good to me.

    Yes Apache server is being used.

    Will the 301 redirect help with seo?
     
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  4. Dan Schulz

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    In your case it won't have any impact other than forwarding the new .co.uk domain to the .com but in many cases it can.

    Here's the code you need to use:

    
Redirect 301 / http://www.exampledomain.com
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    Put that in the .htaccess file for the domain you're redirecting (let's say you have the .co.uk in a directory (folder) that you're pointing it at) and replace exampledomain.com with the domain name you want to forward it to. If you don't have a .htaccess file in that folder, check your FTP program to make sure you have "show hidden files" enabled. If you do yet you don't see it, open up Notepad or any other text editor, put the code in, and save it as .htaccess (you'll have to use "All Files" as the file type if you make it using Notepad). Then upload it to the folder you're pointing the "add-on" domain to.
     
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    I have heard that competing against yourself works so why not have two sites that rank instead of one?
     
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  6. Arcos

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    Hi

    Thanks for that.

    I have simply changed the DNS of the .co.uk domain to the same as the .com domain.

    Seesm the simplest way especially as there is no real benefit of seo'ing the .co.uk domain.

    I also have another .co.uk domain that competes with the .com domain and that is having interesting results at the moment.

    Thanks for your advice in this one.
     
    Arcos, Nov 30, 2008 IP