preferred domain?

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  1. #1
    should i set a preferred domain in google?
    www.yoursite.com
    or
    yoursite.com

    how do i go about figuring which one to set it to if i should set it?
     
    rhino56, Apr 20, 2007 IP
  2. mjewel

    mjewel Prominent Member

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    It doesn't matter as long as you stick with the one you choose. It's just a matter of personal preference. If you have a higher PR with one of them, you could go with that.
     
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  3. rhino56

    rhino56 Peon

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    ok, so i for sure should just go with one and not leave it as 2?
     
    rhino56, Apr 20, 2007 IP
  4. Comenius

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    Yes, pick one. Good idea to have a 301 redirect for it in your .htaccess as well.
     
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  5. Aragorn

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    As mjewel has said, it doesn't matter which one you chose. Even if one has more PR, you can pass it on to the other domain by using 301 redirects. But personally I prefer www.domain.com over domain.com.
     
    Aragorn, Apr 20, 2007 IP
  6. thetafferboy83

    thetafferboy83 Active Member

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    Choosing a preferred domain helps resolve canonical issues, definitely pick one or t'other!
     
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  7. rhino56

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    ok thanks:)
     
    rhino56, Apr 20, 2007 IP
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    dmoz use domz.com is that why 'www.dmoz.com' PR0 ?

    yes, just pick one
     
    gogiants, Apr 20, 2007 IP
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    trichnosis Prominent Member

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    that depents on you. i think you must choose the same with same format that people are giving link to you. for example if people are giving link to you with sitename.com, you must choose sitename.com.;)
     
    trichnosis, Apr 20, 2007 IP
  10. brokensoft

    brokensoft Active Member

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    it is no difference.
     
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  11. Aragorn

    Aragorn Peon

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    Exactly. Almost all links to dmoz.org points to dmoz.org and not www.dmoz.org. And they are not using a 301 redirect. So google considers them to be separate domains.
     
    Aragorn, Apr 21, 2007 IP
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    grg Guest

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    #12
    The choice depends only of your own preference, and doesn't matter for se.
     
    grg, Apr 21, 2007 IP
  13. tradeya

    tradeya Notable Member

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    yeah it's the same in term of SEO but if you do "site:" function it gave me differrent result XD
     
    tradeya, Apr 21, 2007 IP
  14. uzair

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    Pick the one that look more comfortable.Using google webmaster central can solve the problem easily.and it does have a difference.My friend website,amanz.net had a different pagerank.www.amanz.net got PR4 but amanz.net got PR2.:)
     
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    njoker555 Notable Member

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    go with the one with the better PR lol, like uzair, its always better way to monetize your sites later on
     
    njoker555, Apr 21, 2007 IP