What is Shadow Domain

genzy · #1 (**permalink**) 07-07-2007, 11:05 AM

After I read the article at http://www.google.com/support/webmas...91&ctx=sibling,
found out there is one term - Shadow Domain?

Do you know what's that exactly, in layman explanation?

References searched:
http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum25/855.htm

Quote:

Say you have www.widgets.com, someone setting up a shadow domain would register www.widgets2.com then optimize 40-100 pages based on your target phrases. They cloak the domain, force feed the optimized content to the spiders and then redirect human visitors to www.widgets.com

The key here is not using javascript, or meta refresh, but instead, they set up the shadow on their own server and use their own script to redirect. The redirect is invisible to the human users, who will never see www.widgets2.com.

Typically, the site owner is given the rights to the shadow domain as well. In highly competitive areas the technique is used quite often. There can be more than one shadow domain, optimized for very specific phrases that all drive traffic to the target domain. Since it is invisible to the end user, it is rarely caught. The key is to maintain the servers the shadows are placed on.

They have to be in perfect order.

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search
Display Modes	Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode	Rate This Thread:

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Domain Reseller get RM33 per domain	hosttone	Other Webmaster-related Services and Promotion	1	19-07-2007 10:15 PM
Register your domain name by yourself - [Full control over your own domain name]	WebHostServ	Web Hosting Offers	5	25-11-2005 06:57 PM
Hive.com.my - RM110 a year (FREE domain name), Host minimum 5 domain names	Filuren	Paid Hosting Discussion Forum	0	08-04-2004 08:17 PM
Addon Domain & Parked Domain	or3o	Paid Hosting Discussion Forum	3	22-02-2004 05:12 AM
Hive.com.my - RM11 a month (FREE domain name), Host minimum 5 domain names	Filuren	Paid Hosting Discussion Forum	6	03-01-2004 02:18 PM

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)