Can I Have Multiple Domain Names Pointing to the Same Site?
Whether you're creating a new organization in your area or just setting up your buddy's new business website, the option of purchasing multiple domain names is always on the table. Owning multiple domain names can increase a person's chance of finding your website and help ensure that your competition doesn't purchase a domain name similar to yours in hopes of luring away your potential visitors.
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Uses
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You can use multiple domain names to hold the top three extensions: ".com," ".net." and ".org." Some webmasters also buy popular misspellings of their domain names; for instance, the misspelling "gooogle.com" redirects to "google.com." A company might maintain its old business name when it adopt a new one; an example of this is "macromedia.com," which redirects to "adobe.com."
Redirecting vs. Aliases
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A domain name that redirects is one that simply takes the users who type in "yourdomain.org" to "yourdomain.com," which hosts all your content. This also called a 301 redirect. By contrast, an alias is one that accepts "yourdomain.org" and displays all the same content. Aliases are generally considered a less desirable approach than redirects.
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Search Engine Concerns
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Search engines rate content in a number of ways, and one of these includes duplicate content. When content is frequently duplicated it can be interpreted as spam and penalized with a lower search engine ranking. A site with multiple domains that are set as aliases rather than redirects is likely to penalized, as each domain appears to be a separate website with the same content.
Setup
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Most Web hosts allow you to manage and redirect domains entirely within your administration control panel, but this will vary depending entirely on who your Web host is and what level of control you're granted. You will need to purchase each domain before you're able to point them to your main website.
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