hiya around 9 months ago, I created a site on domain1 and just pointed domain2 to it by changing the nameservers, but I have been told that domain2 will not age or get pr and I should redirect. I get what redirecting is, but i really dont have a clue how to do it. Is it difficult to do and will i need to alter domain1 .. is what I was told right and is it worth doing ? If this was your site would you park or redirect ? I am starting another site tonight, again with 2 domain names which are spelt similarly, so is it worth redirecting from the start? Any help you can give on this would be brill. Erica xx
Well, personally I prefer parked because it is easier to maintain. To redirect, you need to set up a new site and on the first index page, add <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1;URL=http://www.othersite.com"> Code (markup): In your header between <head>...</head> . The '1' refers to 1 second before refreshing to the site in the URL.
you can also redirect by : 1. using domain forwarding from your domain registrar. 2. using php 3. using .htaccess
thank you for replying eddy, I will probably sound thick here, but i just want to clarify what you are saying and put it all into Erica (ie simple) terms lol when you say i need to set up another site, do you mean that i need hosting for them both ? obviously i have hosting on domain1 already, and i have a reseller hosting account so can set it up on domain2 too. So i leave domain1 as it is, and then create an index page for domain2 with the code you entered above, is a normal html page ok ? I know i obviously wont be able to put the re-directed url into directories, but can link in other places and so will get backlinks, the page will age and i will get pr (eventually) I have to admit to a bit of confusion over what i have been told in the past. I was told i wouldnt get and pr for the one that was parked, but when i type in that url, the url stays in the address bar and it says it has a pr of 3 .. will this just be because the one its parked on has a pr of 3 so its picking that up ? Thanks again for the reply thanks for the reply agnivo .. i am all confused now, because i think it might be domain forwarding that i have on the one i was saying was parked OMG i am so confused lol i'll go onto the registar and see if i can see what i did. aarrgghhhhh i am not parked i have domain forwarding on, the settings say this: so does this mean the url will be aging ok and be getting pr etc. Many thanks if you can make any sense of my rambling Erica xx
Okay, on a new site, create an index.html file then put this in the file contents <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="refresh" content="1;URL=http://www.site1.com"> </head> </html> PHP: That should do the trick. When someone visits site 2, they will be redirected to the site1.com