A few domains going to 1 secured domain

rjjj111 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-11-2006, 04:13 PM

I have about 5 websites, 5 different domain names. I am using my oldest domain name as the secured domain https: for my shopping cart. In straight forward terms, 5 different domain names use one shopping cart system on one of my domains.

Are there any problems in doing this?

**incrediblehelp** · #2 (**permalink**) 12-11-2006, 07:15 PM

Sure if they all are copies of each other. I would 301 redirect the 4 secondary domains to the main one.

rjjj111 · #3 (**permalink**) 12-11-2006, 08:26 PM

they are not copies of each other. just same shopping cart...

**incrediblehelp** · #4 (**permalink**) 12-11-2006, 09:33 PM

As long as the cart access is block from the spiders should be fine.

Of course the whole premise of selling the same products on many different websites, owned by the same person, is not something the search engines like.

**brian.mark** · #5 (**permalink**) 12-12-2006, 10:35 PM

If you're using cookies, this could be a problem. Cookies are stored at the domain level.

The other issue is in visitor trust. It's been shown time and time again that conversion rates fall when the site and the checkout aren't run on the same domain name.

Brian.

rjjj111 · #6 (**permalink**) 12-13-2006, 06:19 AM

thanks.....