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Does it help in SEO if you host same content in two domains ?

This post answers the following questions

  • Does it help in SEO to host the same content in two domains?
  • Is it a good idea to host two copies of your site?
  • Can I use two domain names?

Well the answer is no, and absolutely not. If you host duplicate content the end result might send both your domains to bottom of the search results. This creates a duplicate content issue, so Google will think at least one of the site is copying or mirroring the content. And you will never get double the traffic. And your new domain will never see the top of the search rankings.

So if you are planning to migrate to a new domain, then set a permanent 301 redirect in the old domain for at least 3 months before retiring the old domain. If your audience come mainly through Search engines this should be fine, but if they come through other site links, then you might need to change those links or keep the old site’s redirect on.

You can find how to set up a permanent 301 redirect here

Article on 301 Redirect

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A free site for Domain appraisal.. just to see how much your site is worth

I happened to see a new website WebsiteOutlook.com which gives feedback on the possible evaluation of websites based on current traffic trends. Basically it gets the traffic data from Alexa and other search engines and makes a approximation of Google Adsense Revenues.

Based on this it also calculates the net worth of the domain name. But on the other hand the approximations are way off in terms of ad revenues, as the ad revenues are also based on the site content, country of the most users and ad platform.

But again it’s a nice tool to play around with to get a rough evaluation of your domain.

Or maybe you can boast to your wife..