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Strategy for website that has a domain for each product

I am creating a site or network of sites (that is the question) in which each of 3 products has a separate domain name. The reason for this is that the products are somewhat related, but have different markets, therefore different keyword search parameters.

I can make a single site with keywords in the page titles to capture separate market traffic, but I am also inclined to ask whether there is a strategy in which I can make microsites for each product domain and then include this in the overall company product site. I was considering using I frames, but that is outmoded and I think google whacks you for it.

Is there anyway to have both microsites at the domain name for each product but somehow include those sites as actual pages in a master site? What is the best SEO strategy for multple products, domains, and traffic capture with regard to google in this scenario.

Product A
a.com

Product B
b.com

Product C
c.com

Master Website (Top level domain.com)
page links->a.com, b.com, c.com but fooling google to not go offsite?

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So basically you include an image of the sites a, b, c on the master (domain.com) that links to the domains that are on the same host. So I am guessing the key is that, for example, if you have all of your domains on one host google won't "go offsite" and index it as a single site. Won't the IP address change though even if you have GoDaddy Ultimate hosting (multiple domains) or do they keep the same? If this is incorrect, please correct me.

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AH yes, and to add, the diagram: will this scenario allow a seamless transition, so that going to a.com, b.com and c.com from the masterdomain.com have the appearance of just going to pages in the master site? The trick is to have the subsites, but make it appear all as one. Does your diagram allow for this?

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THanks. Last question re:

Diagram allow's seamless visual transition between domains, only the URL needs to change.

Can you please explain more about how to make this visual transition between domains seamless? I understand the diagram, and now, the strategy. But need to know how seemless appearance would occur. Then the question will be satisfied. Thank you.

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Q: Can you please explain more about how to make this visual transition between domains seamless?
A: Seamless transition is done by site designer and person who will make site concept.

In the case when someone click on the page links, the different page will be loaded and url will change. If the same person click on the page link that will lead to Your microsite, the same change will occur and if the design is compatible and site concept is relatively the same the transition will be seamless.

Your approach with microsites does require a little more planing to get optimal results.
Tip: Try to imagine that You will make everything on domain.com, and products (a, b, c) are just pages on that domain. Draw a schematics of that site. After that just add to that schematics what links will be external (will be on microsites). Try to make microsites as compatible as the situation allows You so for example someone can get back from a.com to domain.com etc. In the simplest form product A page will link instead domain.com/a to a.com making the PR flow between the sites/pages. The rest is the designers job making domain.com and products.com look alike.

T1001

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Thanks Kuz. Look for more questions from me on this in the future.

kuzmanovicb

You are welcome.
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