Does a parked domain have any detrimental effect on site ranking?
The parked domain has the same nameservers as the main domain, pointing to a shared Linux webserver, and the additional domain was setup as 'parked' in Web Host Manager.
Welcome to the Group, Nick! It's always good to see new faces.
I'm not very familiar with Web Host Manager, which is a part of cPanel, a popular web host controlling panel. According to the documentation I have found, and fellow Googler and cPanel user Wysz, "parking" a domain in cPanel will return the same pages for two different URLS. If you had posted your URLs, I could confirm this for you--but for now, I'll rely on my best-educated guess. :-)
If this is indeed the case, then you might encounter some problems. In almost every case, Google will rank your site independently from other sites on your nameserver or IP, as we recognize that most webmasters have no control over who is placed on their shared IP by their hosting company. However, by having two different sites with the exact same content, you are likely splitting your incoming links between the two, which means you're splitting your PageRank between your two domains making it harder to rank well with either one.
cPanel has a Redirect Manager that you can use to this effect, but make sure that you set your redirects to "Permanent!" (That means 301.) If your version of cPanel doesn't support wild card matching, you could even look into configuring .htaccess files instead.
> Does a parked domain have any detrimental effect on site ranking?
> The parked domain has the same nameservers as the main domain, > pointing to a shared Linux webserver, and the additional domain was > setup as 'parked' in Web Host Manager.
As a cPanel user myself, I can concur with Bergy - if you use the 'permanent' setting in your redirect manager, it will be a 301 - and it makes life alot easier under your circumstances than playing with .htaccess.
> Welcome to the Group, Nick! It's always good to see new faces.
> I'm not very familiar with Web Host Manager, which is a part of > cPanel, > a popular web host controlling panel. According to the documentation > I > have found, and fellow Googler and cPanel user Wysz, "parking" a > domain > in cPanel will return the same pages for two different URLS. If you > had > posted your URLs, I could confirm this for you--but for now, I'll > rely > on my best-educated guess. :-)
> If this is indeed the case, then you might encounter some problems. > In > almost every case, Google will rank your site independently from > other > sites on your nameserver or IP, as we recognize that most webmasters > have no control over who is placed on their shared IP by their > hosting > company. However, by having two different sites with the exact same > content, you are likely splitting your incoming links between the > two, > which means you're splitting your PageRank between your two domains > making it harder to rank well with either one.
> cPanel has a Redirect Manager that you can use to this effect, but > make > sure that you set your redirects to "Permanent!" (That means 301.) > If > your version of cPanel doesn't support wild card matching, you could > even look into configuring .htaccess files instead.
> Hope that helps! > -Bergy
> On Sep 5, 1:44 am, NickW wrote:
> > Does a parked domain have any detrimental effect on site ranking?
> > The parked domain has the same nameservers as the main domain, > > pointing to a shared Linux webserver, and the additional domain was > > setup as 'parked' in Web Host Manager.
> As a cPanel user myself, I can concur with Bergy - if you use the > 'permanent' setting in your redirect manager, it will be a 301 - and > it makes life alot easier under your circumstances than playing > with .htaccess.
> > Welcome to the Group, Nick! It's always good to see new faces.
> > I'm not very familiar with Web Host Manager, which is a part of > > cPanel, > > a popular web host controlling panel. According to the documentation > > I > > have found, and fellow Googler and cPanel user Wysz, "parking" a > > domain > > in cPanel will return the same pages for two different URLS. If you > > had > > posted your URLs, I could confirm this for you--but for now, I'll > > rely > > on my best-educated guess. :-)
> > If this is indeed the case, then you might encounter some problems. > > In > > almost every case, Google will rank your site independently from > > other > > sites on your nameserver or IP, as we recognize that most webmasters > > have no control over who is placed on their shared IP by their > > hosting > > company. However, by having two different sites with the exact same > > content, you are likely splitting your incoming links between the > > two, > > which means you're splitting your PageRank between your two domains > > making it harder to rank well with either one.
> > cPanel has a Redirect Manager that you can use to this effect, but > > make > > sure that you set your redirects to "Permanent!" (That means 301.) > > If > > your version of cPanel doesn't support wild card matching, you could > > even look into configuring .htaccess files instead.
> > Hope that helps! > > -Bergy
> > On Sep 5, 1:44 am, NickW wrote:
> > > Does a parked domain have any detrimental effect on site ranking?
> > > The parked domain has the same nameservers as the main domain, > > > pointing to a shared Linux webserver, and the additional domain was > > > setup as 'parked' in Web Host Manager.- Hide quoted text -
I'm just curious, Do you have perchance any specifics on exactly how the regristrar does this?
Seperate Zone or a CNAME configuration? I use Zones and A records. Is using the same zone but using CNAMES acceptable? I have heard CNAMES should be avoided used that way. May play havoc with MX\Email and other issues.
> You don't even have to do it on yoru server, and not even have to park > the domain there. The 301 redirection can be done from the > registrar's.
> On Sep 5, 10:50 pm, dockarl wrote:
> > As a cPanel user myself, I can concur with Bergy - if you use the > > 'permanent' setting in your redirect manager, it will be a 301 - and > > it makes life alot easier under your circumstances than playing > > with .htaccess.
> > > Welcome to the Group, Nick! It's always good to see new faces.
> > > I'm not very familiar with Web Host Manager, which is a part of > > > cPanel, > > > a popular web host controlling panel. According to the documentation > > > I > > > have found, and fellow Googler and cPanel user Wysz, "parking" a > > > domain > > > in cPanel will return the same pages for two different URLS. If you > > > had > > > posted your URLs, I could confirm this for you--but for now, I'll > > > rely > > > on my best-educated guess. :-)
> > > If this is indeed the case, then you might encounter some problems. > > > In > > > almost every case, Google will rank your site independently from > > > other > > > sites on your nameserver or IP, as we recognize that most webmasters > > > have no control over who is placed on their shared IP by their > > > hosting > > > company. However, by having two different sites with the exact same > > > content, you are likely splitting your incoming links between the > > > two, > > > which means you're splitting your PageRank between your two domains > > > making it harder to rank well with either one.
> > > cPanel has a Redirect Manager that you can use to this effect, but > > > make > > > sure that you set your redirects to "Permanent!" (That means 301.) > > > If > > > your version of cPanel doesn't support wild card matching, you could > > > even look into configuring .htaccess files instead.
> > > Hope that helps! > > > -Bergy
> > > On Sep 5, 1:44 am, NickW wrote:
> > > > Does a parked domain have any detrimental effect on site ranking?
> > > > The parked domain has the same nameservers as the main domain, > > > > pointing to a shared Linux webserver, and the additional domain was > > > > setup as 'parked' in Web Host Manager.- Hide quoted text -
Nothing special. When you manage your registry account, you just select the option to redirect (301) to a different location. The might call it forwarding.
At least that's what you get to do with a regsitrar such as Godaddy.com and a few others I know.
Granted there may be others with inadequate domain management tools where you have to guess as to what you need to do. I can think of some of those too...
> I'm just curious, Do you have perchance any > specifics on exactly how the regristrar does this?
> Seperate Zone or a CNAME configuration? > I use Zones and A records. Is using the same zone but > using CNAMES acceptable? > I have heard CNAMES should be avoided used that way. > May play havoc with MX\Email and other issues.
> Thoughts?
> On Sep 6, 12:56 am, webado wrote:
> > You don't even have to do it on yoru server, and not even have to park > > the domain there. The 301 redirection can be done from the > > registrar's.
> > On Sep 5, 10:50 pm, dockarl wrote:
> > > As a cPanel user myself, I can concur with Bergy - if you use the > > > 'permanent' setting in your redirect manager, it will be a 301 - and > > > it makes life alot easier under your circumstances than playing > > > with .htaccess.
> > > > Welcome to the Group, Nick! It's always good to see new faces.
> > > > I'm not very familiar with Web Host Manager, which is a part of > > > > cPanel, > > > > a popular web host controlling panel. According to the documentation > > > > I > > > > have found, and fellow Googler and cPanel user Wysz, "parking" a > > > > domain > > > > in cPanel will return the same pages for two different URLS. If you > > > > had > > > > posted your URLs, I could confirm this for you--but for now, I'll > > > > rely > > > > on my best-educated guess. :-)
> > > > If this is indeed the case, then you might encounter some problems. > > > > In > > > > almost every case, Google will rank your site independently from > > > > other > > > > sites on your nameserver or IP, as we recognize that most webmasters > > > > have no control over who is placed on their shared IP by their > > > > hosting > > > > company. However, by having two different sites with the exact same > > > > content, you are likely splitting your incoming links between the > > > > two, > > > > which means you're splitting your PageRank between your two domains > > > > making it harder to rank well with either one.
> > > > cPanel has a Redirect Manager that you can use to this effect, but > > > > make > > > > sure that you set your redirects to "Permanent!" (That means 301.) > > > > If > > > > your version of cPanel doesn't support wild card matching, you could > > > > even look into configuring .htaccess files instead.
> > > > Hope that helps! > > > > -Bergy
> > > > On Sep 5, 1:44 am, NickW wrote:
> > > > > Does a parked domain have any detrimental effect on site ranking?
> > > > > The parked domain has the same nameservers as the main domain, > > > > > pointing to a shared Linux webserver, and the additional domain was > > > > > setup as 'parked' in Web Host Manager.- Hide quoted text -
Actually I don't know how registrars do it - only the end result.
I suppose there is a basic dns zone created with tha same name servers are what they use for registrar parked domains and some server directive is used to do the 301 redirection.
> I'm just curious, Do you have perchance any > specifics on exactly how the regristrar does this?
> Seperate Zone or a CNAME configuration? > I use Zones and A records. Is using the same zone but > using CNAMES acceptable? > I have heard CNAMES should be avoided used that way. > May play havoc with MX\Email and other issues.
> Thoughts?
> On Sep 6, 12:56 am, webado wrote:
> > You don't even have to do it on yoru server, and not even have to park > > the domain there. The 301 redirection can be done from the > > registrar's.
> > On Sep 5, 10:50 pm, dockarl wrote:
> > > As a cPanel user myself, I can concur with Bergy - if you use the > > > 'permanent' setting in your redirect manager, it will be a 301 - and > > > it makes life alot easier under your circumstances than playing > > > with .htaccess.
> > > > Welcome to the Group, Nick! It's always good to see new faces.
> > > > I'm not very familiar with Web Host Manager, which is a part of > > > > cPanel, > > > > a popular web host controlling panel. According to the documentation > > > > I > > > > have found, and fellow Googler and cPanel user Wysz, "parking" a > > > > domain > > > > in cPanel will return the same pages for two different URLS. If you > > > > had > > > > posted your URLs, I could confirm this for you--but for now, I'll > > > > rely > > > > on my best-educated guess. :-)
> > > > If this is indeed the case, then you might encounter some problems. > > > > In > > > > almost every case, Google will rank your site independently from > > > > other > > > > sites on your nameserver or IP, as we recognize that most webmasters > > > > have no control over who is placed on their shared IP by their > > > > hosting > > > > company. However, by having two different sites with the exact same > > > > content, you are likely splitting your incoming links between the > > > > two, > > > > which means you're splitting your PageRank between your two domains > > > > making it harder to rank well with either one.
> > > > cPanel has a Redirect Manager that you can use to this effect, but > > > > make > > > > sure that you set your redirects to "Permanent!" (That means 301.) > > > > If > > > > your version of cPanel doesn't support wild card matching, you could > > > > even look into configuring .htaccess files instead.
> > > > Hope that helps! > > > > -Bergy
> > > > On Sep 5, 1:44 am, NickW wrote:
> > > > > Does a parked domain have any detrimental effect on site ranking?
> > > > > The parked domain has the same nameservers as the main domain, > > > > > pointing to a shared Linux webserver, and the additional domain was > > > > > setup as 'parked' in Web Host Manager.- Hide quoted text -
