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"Forwarding" a URL address

  • 09-11-2008 9:25pm
    #1
    highdef
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,320 ✭✭✭


    Hi
    I have a basic website on googlepages.com. However, the site does not get listed in Google, as in if I put the name of the website into the google search bar, nothing comes up. I have just registered a domain name using "godaddy.com" as I read that it's good and cheap. What I want to happen now is that when people search for the new domain I have created, it'll come up in the search results. However, when they click on it, I would like it to go to my googlepages.com site - it means I would have free hosting and the domain name I want. From what I read, this is possible but for the life of me, I can't figure out how to do this!!!
    Can anyone help please?


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  • #2
    louie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,200 ✭✭✭louie


    you can setup a redirect, but that wouldn't get your domain spidered by the SE.


  • #3
    highdef
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,320 ✭✭✭highdef


    OK, two questions: How do I set up a re-direct?
    And secondly, how do I get it spidered by a search engine???

    I'm such a newbie......sorry!!! :o


  • #4
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    Go Daddy should allow you to forward your domain to your googlepages subdomain in the control panel. It is possible then to submit your site to the major search engines but other pages on the site wont be indexed as there not linked to the domain (just google pages sub domain)

    Nick

    My Beer Glass collection site 🍺

    My Irish Callcards site



  • #5
    highdef
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,320 ✭✭✭highdef


    Thanks Yoyo....got it. Thanks!!! :)


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