Domain Forward

[Guest Guest_Andrew]

I was thinking about buying the domain forwarding feature, but I wasn't sure if I needed to purchase the domain name that I want. I have a domain and hosting plan with you guys and wanted to get another domain to go to the site I already have. Is the cost just the $19.90 for domain forwarding or do I also need to purchase the domain name?

[TCH-JimE]

If your buying another domain, and you want this new domain to be fowarded somewhere else rather then your site on totalchoice hosting, then yes you A) Must by the domain name and pay for the fowarding.

 

I could be wrong, and i would wait for a proper response but this is how I would view it.

 

Some companies like 123-reg.co.uk fowarad for it to free.

 

Jim

[Lianna]

In order for you to control the effects of ANY domain name, you MUST OWN the name.

 

Example: I have mysite.com registered and pointed to my hosting plan on TCH. I also want mynewsite.com to point to my existing site on my TCH plan. To do this:

 

1) I must first OWN (have registered) mynewsite.com

AND

2) Purchase forwarding for that domain (mynewsite.com) to point to mysite.com

 

Lianna

[SEO]

Food for thought:

 

Having multiple domains pointing to the same site is considered spam among the search engines. If you are concerned with search engine rank, I would avoid this endeavor. If you have two domains pointing to different sites and the sites are duplicated is also considered spamming. The two sites must have a substantial differenece in content/layout to avoid penality.

 

Example (actual): In one of the more competitive search phrases, one competitor buys mulitple domain names and point them to their competitors sites. Competitor sites get penalized and drop in rank (or removed from index). Viola ... no more competitor.