Multiple Sites - Same Company Name but different products

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by claudiasmt, Mar 17, 2006.

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    My boss would like to create 4 separate sites for 4 separate products that our company sells.

    He would like to use our company name in the first part of the url followed by a descriptive term for each product.

    For example:

    MyCompanyPCGolfGames.com
    MyCompanyLaunchMonitors.com
    MyCompanyCourseVisualization.com
    MyCompany.com (our current site)

    Will this set up cause any problems with Google?

    I was just wondering since the Company Name will appear in all urls (4 Total) and at each site. NOTE: Each site will focus on a different legitimate product and have different content.

    Also - will I be able to create links between all these sites without causing problems for Google placement
     
    claudiasmt, Mar 17, 2006 IP
  2. Kierslee

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    I would think that as long as the content is different you'd be o.k. As for the cross-linking, I'd do it but keep it to a minimum, say maybe just on the homepage or something. I wouldn't cross-link on every page of each site.
     
    Kierslee, Mar 17, 2006 IP
  3. LaCabra

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    #3
    you can accomplish the same thing by setting up this way ...

    MyCompany.com/PCGolfGames/
    MyCompany.com/LaunchMonitors/
    MyCompany.com/CourseVisualization/

    or

    MyCompany.com/PC-Golf-Games/
    MyCompany.com/Launch-Monitors/
    MyCompany.com/Course-Visualization/

    or

    PCGolfGames.MyCompany.com/
    LaunchMonitors.MyCompany.com/
    CourseVisualization.MyCompany.com/

    or

    PC-Golf-Games.MyCompany.com/
    Launch-Monitors.MyCompany.com/
    Course-Visualization.MyCompany.com/

    from a SEO perspective you may be better off this way, also provides for better branding and growth if you start marketing additional products
     
    LaCabra, Mar 17, 2006 IP
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  4. Kierslee

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    I like these ideas.
     
    Kierslee, Mar 27, 2006 IP
  5. ozami

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    You wont have any problems so long as your content is indeed different.
     
    ozami, Mar 27, 2006 IP
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    Hi, I had the same kind of question in a different post. I like sayles suggestion. My question is how to move towards that structure without affecting current ranking, eg. my site is currently set up as such:

    MyCompany.com/service_1.htm
    MyCompany.com/service_2.htm
    etc.

    Sayles, does your proposes structure any different than what I already have. Thanks claudiasmt for this post, you asked what I should have.
     
    divlayn, Mar 28, 2006 IP
  7. LaCabra

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    Divlayn ...
    It is very well documented that going with underscores is not a viable solution. Defintiely go with dashes. Use a 301 redirect from your current pages ..

    mycompany.com/service_1.htm ---> 301 ----> mycompany.com/service-1.htm
     
    LaCabra, Mar 28, 2006 IP
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    Thanks for the help.
     
    divlayn, Mar 28, 2006 IP