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More options Aug 16 2007, 11:28 pm

From: webado

Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:28:39 -0000

Local: Thurs, Aug 16 2007 11:28 pm

Subject: Re: Multi National sites +domain names

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They are thinking to corner the market and have 3 or 4 chips in the
game rather than one. Tell them it's an idiotic idea. And that's
putting it mildly.
Tell them other big companies have been stung by such stupid
decisions, they wouldn't be first. They are 5-10 years behind with
such shenanigans. Google is deadset against any such crap. There are
already too many useless sites, too many duplicates of everything.
They are cleaning up left, right and center. What gave them the idea
it's a good idea?

But if they don't believe it, great, let them shoot themselevs in
their feet.
It will be sweet to say "I told you so" after that.

On Aug 16, 9:15 pm, surf_doggie wrote:

> Whats wrong with this picture?

> My understanding is google first looks at the location of the url to
> give ratings. An IP in the UK will get a higher rating for co.uk

> We are moving all our sites to a uk server, .com .uk .de ect and set
> up a primary entry page that highlights the UK Mother Company but
> gives links to the satellight products globally.

> --------A Master------(.com)
> --Sub1(.com)-- --Sub2(.uk) -- Sub3(.uk)-- --Sub4(.com)

> Currently Sub1(.com) has all the ratings, "A Master" is coming into
> play and Sub1 will move to a UK server and keep the same .com name. So
> there will be no redirects from Sub1 to "A Master"

> THE QUESTION IS.... The marketing people want to make Sub1(.com) and
> Sub2(.uk) content occupy the same domain with the same content except
> changing color to colour. Thats the way it is now and it sucks. How
> can I tell them you cant have 2 sites with the same content and make
> them understand!. Sorry little rant there Im frustrated. Right now
> they have Sub1(.com) & Sub2(.uk) as both .com names swinging from the
> same url.

> Marketing people think they can build 3 sites on the same domain and
> give them different folders /uk/us/au and change color to colour and
> snap to blimy and everything is different while the content is exactly
> the same.

> Recommendations welcome

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