Two domain names

[alkscd]

I have a web site which is about 7 years old,
ww.itemsabout.com with a good rating and many links.
When I started with this web site, I was doing many
different things. Now I do more handcrafted things.

So I purchase a new domain name www.handcraftedsigns.com I
want to keep the two domain names and only
have one web site to maintain. But I donot want to
mess up my hits and rating. What I'm doing now is
redirecting
www.handcraftedsigns.com to the old main site
www.itemsabout.com. I hope this is the correct way???

[enhanced08]

What exactally are you asking? Both links goto the same website so if that is what you wanted to do then yes it works. There are a number of ways of redirecting one page to another, but they all accomplish the same goal so its just a personal preference which way you wish to do it.

[alkscd]

What I was trying to says is by having two domain names and submitting them to search engines will it effect my web site rating.

Thanks
Anthony

[secrecyguy]

I think I know what you are talking about.

If you put handscraftdesign.com on all of the search engines than you will end up getting more hits on your new name and on your old name because it redirect it to your old name.

If you put itemsabout.com on all of the search engines than you will end up getting more hits on that name only.

It also depends on each user. If he/she bookmark your new name than you will have more hits on your new name and on your old name. If he/she bookmark your old name than you will have more hits on your old name only.

I believe that's how it works. Correct me if I am wrong.

[faulkner132]

Originally Posted by alkscd What I was trying to says is by having two domain names and submitting them to search engines will it effect my web site rating.

You don't want to do this as search engines really frown upon it and your site would be competing against itself. Here are your options as I see it:

1 - pick a domain name to go with and set up a 301 Redirect (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/URL_redirection) from your old domain to the respective page on the new domain.

2 - have both domains point to the same content. All you would have to do is make sure your DNS is identical on both domains.

I would recommend option 1, but whatever you like best will work.

[alkscd]

Eric,
That what I'm looking to do 301 redirect. Do you upload a script of HTML to your index page or is it done in your host control panel??
Thanks
Anthony

[faulkner132]

Originally Posted by alkscd That what I'm looking to do 301 redirect. Do you upload a script of HTML to your index page or is it done in your host control panel??

You can do it by replacing your old site with PHP pages:

PHP Code:

<?php header('Location: http://www.newdomain.com/newpage.html'); ?>

[alkscd]

I upload the below script in my main page is this correct?