1 single account at G\Y\MSN for multiple sites; or different accounts for each site?

[Clint1]

You're welcome! I'd love to see that other discussion when you are ready.

No you wouldn't! ROTFLMAO. They're all over the place around here going back years, each time I talk about it cuts years off my life. alm: So going by that, I should have been dead years ago. (Hee hee).

As to the "ownership" part of GWT, I honestly think they have their wording incorrect. After all, you may not be the owner, but be the webmaster/designer and have access to add the html file or meta tag code to show "ownership." So while you can "prove ownership" to Google by adding an html file or meta tag on a website, that in fact does not guarantee that you are the actual owner of the website. And with all the high IQ's running around at Google, I am going to assume they understand that small detail.

True, exactly, I gotcha.

[FoundByDesign]

LOL. I am not one to get into arguments when it comes to SEO. Since SEO is more theory than exact science, I am always open to hearing others theories, even if I disagree with them.

IMHO, ALL theories have some bit of truth to them, even the theory of evolution. However, I don't subscribe to all theories just because a hint of truth may be there. But an open mind never hurt!

[Clint1]

.....However, I know people that like to push the limits and test various theories for linking, ranking, etc. For that reason, they have multiple accounts so that if one gets slapped it won't bring unwanted attention to the other sites.

That's sort of what I meant, along the general lines of what I was asking, and perhaps how I should have worded it, how's this:

However, I know people that are totally white-hat, do absolutely nothing wrong, etc., yet get trashed by G. For that reason, they have multiple accounts so that if one gets slapped it won't bring unwanted attention to the other sites.

Is that a valid concern? Off and on, off and on, I've had EACH of my legit, unique, totally white-hat sites trashed from the G index for absolutely no reason other than yet another one of their algo f-ups. So that was my main reason for starting this thread. My concern is (not IF but WHEN) that happens again, I'm concerned that any other site on the same login account would also get trashed. Is that possible, or only possible if one's site is deleted due to manual intervention and then potential "guilt by association"?

(BTW, I gave green to those of you that replied where I could. For those that I could not, it was because previously given. )

[Clint1]

IMHO, ALL theories have some bit of truth to them, even the theory of evolution. However, I don't subscribe to all theories just because a hint of truth may be there. But an open mind never hurt!

(Well, most theories do, but not all, LOL. I'm reminded of theories such as Christ was an astronaut...... That deserves another one of these: alm.

Yeah that's sort of like how I am. If you don't have an open mind, it's not as easy to learn new things.

[Tarzan2]

Clint1:
Based on everything you have said here and from what I remember reading from some of your other posts, I would suggest that with only 3 accounts you may want to keep them in separate accounts (just to be on the safe side). 3 accounts will not be too hard to handle.

Personally, I have my own web sites plus those belonging to others that I look after and I have consolidated all accounts. I have not had any issues with Google other than having them cancel my adsense account (probably because I never returned enough hits for them).

I agree that sometimes sites may fall out of favour with google for an unknown reason (they interpret something as blackhat that is something as innocent as having white text on a black background but using an image with white background and placing black text on it; thus making it look like black text on a black backgound). Nobody can be sure if they will tar all your sites with the same brush. So why not create individual accounts and not have to worry about that any more?

[Clint1]

Clint1:
Based on everything you have said here and from what I remember reading from some of your other posts, I would suggest that with only 3 accounts you may want to keep them in separate accounts (just to be on the safe side). 3 accounts will not be too hard to handle.

Is what you're saying there (and below) just for G, or for all three SE's?

Actually it wouldn't necessarily be 3 accounts. I currently have 2 different at G, but I have several more websites and several more to come. Like I said, most of these are few-page domain names for sale. So I'm also wondering if all of the domain names for sale could/should/should not be under one single account.

I agree that sometimes sites may fall out of favour with google for an unknown reason (they interpret something as blackhat that is something as innocent as having white text on a black background but using an image with white background and placing black text on it; thus making it look like black text on a black backgound). Nobody can be sure if they will tar all your sites with the same brush. So why not create individual accounts and not have to worry about that any more?

Yeah, that was exactly my concern and a good point. I was trying to possibly avoid having to have so many different logins. But if there is a chance all sites could be "tarred with the same brush", then separate is the logical way to go. That's just so many different accounts though in the area of the domain names for sale.

This brings up another question: just what is the advantage of having WM accounts at the SE's? I don't think there would be any advantage in having them for 1-3 page websites, right? But does the "verification"s done at each SE increase one's chances of getting each site indexed, or, indexed any better? That's a good question.

Thanks.

[Tarzan2]

Is what you're saying there (and below) just for G, or for all three SE's?

Actually it wouldn't necessarily be 3 accounts. I currently have 2 different at G, but I have several more websites and several more to come. Like I said, most of these are few-page domain names for sale. So I'm also wondering if all of the domain names for sale could/should/should not be under one single account.



Yeah, that was exactly my concern and a good point. I was trying to possibly avoid having to have so many different logins. But if there is a chance all sites could be "tarred with the same brush", then separate is the logical way to go. That's just so many different accounts though in the area of the domain names for sale.

This brings up another question: just what is the advantage of having WM accounts at the SE's? I don't think there would be any advantage in having them for 1-3 page websites, right? But does the "verification"s done at each SE increase one's chances of getting each site indexed, or, indexed any better? That's a good question.

Thanks.

Just like choosing your friends; nobody should TELL you what to do. You know the situation better than anyone else, so use your better judgement as to which sites you wish to lump together and which to isolate.

If you trust one search engine more than another, then use that factor in your deliberation as to how you interact with each of the engines.

I doubt very much that the 'validation' process will affect ranking. It does tell the engine that the site exists, so if there are no inbound links, it will allow the search engine to crawl the site. If it likes what it sees, it will be indexed and ranked; otherwise it will sit in the sandbox.

[Clint1]

Thanks for the input.

[FoundByDesign]

(Well, most theories do, but not all, LOL. I'm reminded of theories such as Christ was an astronaut...... That deserves another one of these: alm.

Yeah that's sort of like how I am. If you don't have an open mind, it's not as easy to learn new things.

Gotta say, I have never heard that theory of Christ the Astronaut... LOL I agree, deserves alm:

[ShiningRay]

Sometimes it's a pain to remember all of the log-ins, but I typically use different accounts to make sure I don't pull data for the wrong client.

This is so true...you can get all confused with so many log-in information in your head.