.com version and .org version of site
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So i just discovered that a site I now managae has a .com version - as well as the .org version that is the one everyone knows about!
I'm guessing this is not a good thing...
So the whole site eg www.abc.org/example has a mirror page www.abc.com/example....
What should I do about this? Is it really bad to have 2 versions out there?
Thanks!
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I agree with Mike. I would also share another site you are familiar with has both a .org and .com and I would recommend you follow their lead: www.seomoz.com/q
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If you can not 301 one website to the other then place a canonical tag on the two websites to the most applicable website you want to have ranking. It is not advisable to have 2 websites with the same content 100%.
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Yes, two websites will compete with each other. Why not forward one to the other. If it is a for-profit, I'd go with the .com and Non-Profit with .org. While this per-se might not be the rule, in many people minds the association is made that .org is non-profit. Might just add some trust to your website.
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