tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post115952264117016372..comments2023-10-21T14:45:00.295+01:00Comments on Travolution Blog: SideStep finds UK domain game a bit of a problemTravolution Bloggerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14075713549142296853noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-51876514958114385052007-11-22T10:31:00.000+00:002007-11-22T10:31:00.000+00:00SEO Link Master: Irrelevant comment. Link-baiting....SEO Link Master: Irrelevant comment. Link-baiting. Sorry.Travolution Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075713549142296853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-49878469260844514612007-11-22T10:19:00.000+00:002007-11-22T10:19:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-29415147991711383932007-03-05T01:56:00.000+00:002007-03-05T01:56:00.000+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-69414274199083347962007-02-17T23:41:00.000+00:002007-02-17T23:41:00.000+00:00I love your site, its bookmarked! Available Domai...I love your site, its bookmarked! <A HREF="http://availabledomains.biz/Site_Map.html" REL="nofollow">Available Domains</A> is another great site!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-1159541801455226922006-09-29T15:56:00.000+01:002006-09-29T15:56:00.000+01:00Sorry, yes that is worth reiterating. In my opinio...Sorry, yes that is worth reiterating. <BR/><BR/>In my opinion pagejacking is unprofessional and I wanted to point out the potential problems Travelsupermarket could face.<BR/><BR/>Another "potential" (I'm using this word alot) problem could be duplicate content? <BR/><BR/>Who knows, I'm not a SEO expert, but I am thinking back to case studies I have read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-1159541257574467722006-09-29T15:47:00.000+01:002006-09-29T15:47:00.000+01:00we must reiterate that the owner has no connection...we must reiterate that the owner has no connection to travelsupermarket and therefore the SEO issue you mentioned is, of course, a problem, but perhaps one they are unable to do anything about - unles they are able to contact the owner.Travolution Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075713549142296853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-1159541083346363582006-09-29T15:44:00.001+01:002006-09-29T15:44:00.001+01:00.....[from previous entry]...to remove the brandin........[from previous entry]...to remove the branding.Travolution Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075713549142296853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-1159541069616681192006-09-29T15:44:00.000+01:002006-09-29T15:44:00.000+01:00Something else I'd like to add, with my search eng...Something else I'd like to add, with my search engine optimisation head on.<BR/><BR/>Travelsupermarket won't be bothered in the slightest about the direct - but have they thought about the <B>potential</B> SEO aspect this website direct could bring?<BR/><BR/>I've not checked yet, and I'll try and not get too technical, but when you direct a website to another, you have to make sure you do this correctly.<BR/><BR/>They are a number of ways to do a redirect to another website;<BR/><BR/>Through JavaScript<BR/>Through a 301 redirect<BR/>Through a 302 redirect<BR/><BR/>If they have done this with a 302 redirect routine (sorry I'm getting technial now) then this could potentially cause problems for TravelSupermarket.<BR/><BR/>If you do a search on google for 302 redirect, you'll see tons of forum posts from people have found themselves penalised or banned from Google - some people call this page jacking! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-1159541029064337702006-09-29T15:43:00.000+01:002006-09-29T15:43:00.000+01:00i suspect you're absolutely right.pointing the dom...i suspect you're absolutely right.<BR/><BR/>pointing the domain to a rival site also raises the stakes a little bit more but it is interesting that the owner has decided to keep the uk2.net branding on the top of the page.<BR/><BR/>uk2.net MD Ditlev Bredahl told us that it only costs £9 per year when bought for two years.Travolution Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14075713549142296853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13331370.post-1159540215556572452006-09-29T15:30:00.000+01:002006-09-29T15:30:00.000+01:00Interesting that the owner of the domain has opted...Interesting that the owner of the domain has opted to not show his Whois contact details.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure this is just a tactic in their game to increase the price of the domain.<BR/><BR/>One would assume that this does not fit into any trademark law since the content of the co.uk domain is simply pointing to another competitors website.<BR/><BR/>One lesson to learn for ANYONE looking to create a business, make sure that all of the versions of the domain name are available, and buy them straight away! <BR/><BR/>I hope they have bought sidestep.eu!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com