Will a redirected domain list in Google

[Tristan]

This topic has kind of been covered here, but I didn't see anything relating to my exact question, which is this:

My client launched a new company website, call it longdomainname.com. They have a product that they are selling at longdomainname.com/product/

They also registered a short domain name, product.tv

They are running tv commercials telling people to go to product.tv, which will redirect them (301) to longdomainname.com/product/

I've submitted both domain names to the big 3 search engines, and longdomainname.com is indexed, but none of the engines show any relevant results for product.tv.

I don't expect them to actually index product.tv since it's a redirect, but when someone types in product.tv into the search bar instead of the address bar, which often happens, I want the search engine to know to display results for longdomainname.com/product/ which would be perfectly relevant results.

Is this just a matter of time, will it never index properly, or is there other steps I need to take?

Thanks in advance.

[Tiggerito]

How about having the product.tv domain redirect to:

longdomainname.com/product.tv/

It might help the search engines pick you for the product.tv domain and it also lets you provide custom landing content for the people who see the advert.

Or you could have product.tv be a small website (1 page) that specifically caters for people seeing the advert. It can link to the main website as required.

[williamc]

If the short name had no links prior to redirecting it, then no it would not show. Get some links now.

[jamesbabooli]

your other domains will not listed in any search engine, because they are not worth for search engine, but you will get benefit for this domain longdomainname.com/product/

[williamc]

your other domains will not listed in any search engine, because they are not worth for search engine, but you will get benefit for this domain longdomainname.com/product/

Like some others on this forum, please do not offer advice unless you know what you are even talking about.

Example, google for linkhound.net notice it is shown in google. Now open your browser and go to linkhound.net. Notice it is 301 redirected to the real domain.

Do NOT post just to post gibberish.

Googles mission is to have an 'entire' index of the web. That includes domains redirected to others.....

[Tristan]

Thanks all, especially William, the linkhound.net link convinced me that the redirected domain should be able to be indexed. I've just got to work on getting some link juice out there. FYI, if this helps anyone: one of the things I did was post the commercial on youtube with product.tv in the title, and a link in the description, and today (the next day) those were the first results in google, bing, and yahoo if someone typed in product.tv into the search bar instead of the address bar.

[williamc]

Good to hear, and you are very welcome. :)