Domain Forwarding example.net to example.com from 1and1 - SEO Issues

I purchased a domain name with .com,.net,.org etc... from 1and1. Currently using example.com for the website.

Example.net, example.org etc... seems to have a temporary page created automatically by 1and1 with google ads in it.

My main problem is example.org, example.net are all being indexed by google when my domain name is searched "example".

Here is my question:

In 1and1 control panel. they offer a facility where you can forward (http redirect or frame redirect) other domain names to your preferred domain. Which one is better? And would either have any negative effect on SEO from google's point of view?

 

Has anyone got any opinions or recommendations on this?

 

301 everything to .com or make proper use of the other tlds. and make some useful links with new copy. Don't park stuff.

hope that helps,
Nigel

 

I only http redirect it from 1and1 domain management control panel. How do I 301 it exactly?

 

Hi,

Place a .htaccess file in the document root of your forwarding domain names as such:

RewriteEngine On
Redirect 301 / http://www.example.com

This will create SEO friendly redirects without fear of duplicate content issues being raised.

Regards,