__/ [ Andrew Heenan ] on Sunday 17 September 2006 02:36 \__
> "Carl B101" <carl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote...
>> I've got a few websites up through my earthlink account with the "home"
>> thing in the URL "http://home.earthlink.net/".
>> Does Google tend to downgrade addresses like this versus other more
>> businesslike domains?
>
> Google does not show any interest in the URL itself - but there are many
> other reasons for businesses to go for a more businesslike domain.
URL's can contain keywords, reflect on content (for humans, to distinguish
from the former point)), be more memorable, etc.
> Some 'free' sites do damage their SEO chances with the way they are
> structured, with weird code added to every page by the server, odd
> navigation games and various autoforwarding 'tricks'. Where earthlink fits
> on the scale of crazy hosting, I don't know.
Get the 'ell out of Earthlink hosting ASAP if you expect growth. The sooner,
the better.
> But I'd go for a real domain - lets face it, it won't break the bank. Every
> panhandler on my block has his own dot.beg
You must be living in a wealthy neighbourhood. Is it some form of an upscale
MySpace?
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