TLD domain rediversion
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Hello,
I have got a .co.uk version of my domain which is parked with godaddy and I want to divert it to the .com version which is the live site.
At the moment the .co.uk version is showing a godaddy landing page.
My setup is: Godaddy as domain registrar, domain.com host separate hosting company.
I looked into godaddy panel and I guess I have two options.
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(which I have done as a quick fix), I have done the diversion within godaddy panel to the .com version. It simply asked for which domain I wanted to forward the .co.uk to, and I have entered the .com version.
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I can create the .co.uk domain within my shared hosting and repoint to the .com within the hosting company DNS settings, and have godaddy simply point to the hosting company nameservers instead.
Are the two solutions above equivalent or is one better than others ? Esp. from an SEO point of view? If someone has technical expertise to explain, this would be great. I think it would also help other companies in the same situation.
Thanks !
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Hi There
Yes there are differences between the two options you've described.
- If you simply want to redirect one domain to the other and nothing more, then Option 1 does the trick, quick & simple.
- If you require services such as email forwarding from the .co.uk to the .com or wish to have further control of the .co.uk from your .com hosting, then Option 2 is the better one to go for.
I hope that helps,
Regards
Simon
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