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Thomas Brunt Posts: 6109 Joined: 6/6/1998 From: St. Matthews SC USA Status: offline	changing my domain name - 2/25/2006 12:18:50 Sooner or later, I'm going to have to change the domain of the forums to outfrontwebmaster.com. My understanding is that a change like this is very likely to destroy our ranking in Google. Is this so? And is there any way around it? I would guess that it could build back up in a few months. No? t


Reflect Posts: 4769 From: USA Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/25/2006 13:00:44 I would HEAVILY read up on 301 redirects. It will help "ease" the transition. Take care, Brian _____________________________ (in reply to Thomas Brunt)


dpf Posts: 7121 Joined: 11/12/2003 From: India-napolis Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/25/2006 13:19:33 quote: I'm going to have to why "have to"? _____________________________ Dan (in reply to Thomas Brunt)


womble Posts: 5526 Joined: 3/14/2005 From: Living on the edge Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/25/2006 14:20:05 something to do with Frontpage no longer being around? _____________________________ ~~ "A cruel god ain't no god at all" ~~ (in reply to dpf)


Mojo Posts: 2431 From: Chicago Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/25/2006 14:46:07 Is there a strong business reason to not use Outfront.net? _____________________________ Split Testing Chicago Order Fulfillment Emergency Kits (in reply to womble)


Starhugger Posts: 512 Joined: 4/12/2005 Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/26/2006 11:48:28 quote: something to do with Frontpage no longer being around? Huh?? What's happened to FrontPage? I thought their next version was just around the corner? (in reply to womble)


Tailslide Posts: 6033 Joined: 5/10/2005 From: Out here on the raggedy edge Status: online	RE: changing my domain name - 2/26/2006 11:53:32 quote: Huh?? What's happened to FrontPage? I thought their next version was just around the corner? http://www.frontpagewebmaster.com/m-312900/tm.htm _____________________________ "My strategy is so simple an idiot could have devised it" Little Blue Plane Web Design \| Blood, Sweat & Rust - A Land Rover restoration project (in reply to Starhugger)


Rocket Boy Posts: 409 Joined: 12/8/2005 Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/26/2006 23:31:39 We could all click our 'vote yes' buttons on the Google toolbar after you change the name? _____________________________ The only thing I know is that I know nothing - Socrates. When you can't see the angles no more, you in trouble baby - Al Pacino Random Cat (in reply to Tailslide)


Kitka Posts: 2515 Joined: 1/31/2002 From: Australia Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/27/2006 4:09:57 quote: We could all click our 'vote yes' buttons on the Google toolbar after you change the name? What about those of us who don't have the Google toolbar? _____________________________ Kitka It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious. (in reply to Rocket Boy)


Rocket Boy Posts: 409 Joined: 12/8/2005 Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/27/2006 9:41:27 What.. You mean there are people who dont have it? Probably the only useful third party toolbar in existence lol _____________________________ The only thing I know is that I know nothing - Socrates. When you can't see the angles no more, you in trouble baby - Al Pacino Random Cat (in reply to Kitka)


Mojo Posts: 2431 From: Chicago Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/27/2006 12:12:36 I was hooked on it a while back, but gave it up over a year ago. I do keep a copy on a testing browser, but really don't want Google tracking my day to day movements between my various sites. _____________________________ Split Testing Chicago Order Fulfillment Emergency Kits (in reply to Rocket Boy)


Rocket Boy Posts: 409 Joined: 12/8/2005 Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/27/2006 14:02:31 I suspect they may have ways of doing that regardless of if the toolbar is installed!? Especially if your using Adsense and the like. _____________________________ The only thing I know is that I know nothing - Socrates. When you can't see the angles no more, you in trouble baby - Al Pacino Random Cat (in reply to Mojo)


Kitka Posts: 2515 Joined: 1/31/2002 From: Australia Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/27/2006 19:18:05 quote: I was hooked on it a while back, but gave it up over a year ago. I do keep a copy on a testing browser, but really don't want Google tracking my day to day movements between my various sites. I have never installed the Google (or any other) toolbar. The privacy implications have bothered me from the outset. I don't trust Google one iota. Have a read of this, especially point 6 about the G toolbar: http://www.google-watch.org/bigbro.html And this makes interesting (scary) reading too: http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/8760 _____________________________ Kitka It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious. (in reply to Mojo)

Mojo

Posts: 2431
From: Chicago
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RE: changing my domain name - 2/27/2006 19:35:13

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Especially if your using Adsense and the like.

Absolutely, but while they will know of my sites that run Adsense - there is no need to know about my sites that DON'T run Adsense. The toolbar can give those away.

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The privacy implications have bothered me from the outset

I was never concerned about my privacy until I realized it could hurt my wallet.

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Kitka Posts: 2515 Joined: 1/31/2002 From: Australia Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/27/2006 19:37:27 quote: until I realized it could hurt my wallet Would you explain that a bit further please? _____________________________ Kitka It is impossible to make anything foolproof because fools are so ingenious. (in reply to Mojo)


Mojo Posts: 2431 From: Chicago Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 2/27/2006 20:39:09 I was thinking of a few site networks that I own. They are good - and old - and if they went down I imagine I would loose a significant amount of my monthly income. _____________________________ Split Testing Chicago Order Fulfillment Emergency Kits (in reply to Kitka)


Thomas Brunt Posts: 6109 Joined: 6/6/1998 From: St. Matthews SC USA Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 3/4/2006 12:18:56 Sorry for my failure to reply on this thread. I posted this just before I went on vacation. Then I somehow forgot about it while I was in Vegas. There are 2 reasons to go away from frontapagewebmaster.com. The first is that we have lots and lots of folks who haven't used FP in years. The name has to be a negative as far as the site's appeal to new visitors who do not use FP. The second reason is that FP will quite likely be changing it's name some time next year. The domain name will no longer fit for anyone who uses current sofware. Mojo, Maybe it would be best to bring the forums under the outfront.net domain. Do you think there would be advantages to that as far as search engine scores is concerned? t (in reply to Mojo)

caz

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Joined: 10/10/2001
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RE: changing my domain name - 3/4/2006 21:37:11

This is a very big decision to make and I disagree with the logic here,

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The first is that we have lots and lots of folks who haven't used FP in years

But we have very many newbies who are using various editions of FP; an influx of them around the beginning of the year in fact. Most seem to be unable to use html and are heavily reliant on the FP Design View. They probably followed Google links with the keyword Frontpage in their searches.

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The domain name will no longer fit for anyone who uses current sofware

But will fit the majority who don't and maybe wont for a very long time ie. when Expressions becomes more affordable and/or more learn html.

This site is a valuable resource for teaching sensible use of FP, unlike many others who teach all the proprietry rubbish which gets FP a bad name. In addition where else would members not be ridiculed for using Frontpage?

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womble Posts: 5526 Joined: 3/14/2005 From: Living on the edge Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 3/5/2006 6:12:25 I agree in part with Caz. I first found OF back when I was using FP, got stuck and googled for 'Frontpage' and it just so happened that OF was the first that came up in the search results, had the answers I needed, and seemed friendlier than the rest. One of the great strengths of OF is the diversity of users of different software and knowledge available here, but as Caz says, many members do still use FP, particurlarly new members and FP is probably going to be an important route to OF for a while yet. Maybe it's a little too early to be looking at moving away from the FP image quite yet. That said, there's going to come a point where Expressions will take over from FP as the dominant WYSIWYG editor (at least as far as M$ is concerned) - I'd say around the time Amazon starts dropping its prices _____________________________ ~~ "A cruel god ain't no god at all" ~~ (in reply to caz)


Thomas Brunt Posts: 6109 Joined: 6/6/1998 From: St. Matthews SC USA Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 3/6/2006 9:17:38 These are good points. Thanks. t (in reply to womble)


dpf Posts: 7121 Joined: 11/12/2003 From: India-napolis Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 3/6/2006 10:37:15 ..besides..isnt it the content of the discussions (and not the site name) that is drawing all of your traffic? a rose by any other name is just as smelly _____________________________ Dan (in reply to womble)


Thomas Brunt Posts: 6109 Joined: 6/6/1998 From: St. Matthews SC USA Status: offline	RE: changing my domain name - 3/7/2006 9:01:17 Quite true. t (in reply to dpf)