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    Need your advice please

    Hi,

    I am building two websites with datafeeds + content and more with follow in the next months. Can you tell me what you think (and what to improve) about these two first one. The rssfeed is not yet finished:

    1- http://pet-corner.cyber-catalog.com

    2- http://body-piercing-jewelry.cyber-catalog.com

    Do you seriously think I need a mod-rewrite (.htaccess) to change all the url of these sites?

    Thanks for your review
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    To be honest, why don't you buy a domain name for each site? They only cost about $8 each and will benefit you far more than sub-domains will.

    Apart from that, the designs are clean and easy to navigate.

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    I dislike right handed navigation -- and studies have shown users do too.
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    Thanks- need more info

    Please,

    ozgression: Do you explain me how domain name "will benefit" me "far more than sub-domains will"

    I have 250 subdomains hosting today for my websites in 3 hosting companies.
    Do you think, according to your answer, I can buy some .info and direct them to each subdomain

    Chris:
    Do you think mod-rewrite is important for users or SE. Do I really need one?
    If so, can some here can help me write one for my template?

    Thanks
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    I do think SE friendly URLs will help, especially with a datafeed driven site.

    Google will tend to crawl dynamic urls less deeply, and with a datafeed driven site you need it fully crawled.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pierrebenoit
    Do you think mod-rewrite is important for users or SE. Do I really need one? If so, can some here can help me write one for my template?
    There's an article on here called "Writing Search Engine Friendly URLs" or something similar. Try there first, and if you have any problems, just ask.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris
    I dislike right handed navigation -- and studies have shown users do too.
    What studies ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by pierrebenoit
    ozgression: Do you explain me how domain name "will benefit" me "far more than sub-domains will"
    Well, when a website has it's own domain name, it looks more professional and gives it credibility. Would you rather buy from shoppingdomain.com or shoppingdomain.some-hyphenateddomain.com? It will also be easier to get link exchanges (people would rather exchange links with a proper site than a sub-domain site) and will be easier to remember (and a shorter length) for return visitors. Would you remember shoppingdomain.com more easily than shoppingdomain.some-hyphenateddomain.com ? I would.

    Cheers...

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    Thanks & problem with my code

    Thanks for your answer.

    I understand now the importance of the domain and I'll build many datafeeds, each in its own domain name.

    ozgression:
    1- What about the idea to build a portal at http://www.cyber-catalog.com with direct link to each site within the subdomain? unlike Chris who used many domain names.
    2- Do you think it is a good idea to host all my future domain names in the same place (hosting company) - I want to build at least 200 datafeeds website in 2005


    Chris, I read many info about friendly url but mine didn't work. I put the .htaccess here (http://pet-corner.cyber-catalog.com) using binary or Acsii mode with my ftp tool

    ==================================================
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule ^items/([A-Za-z]+)/$ gifts.php?items=$1
    RewriteRule ^pid/([0-9]+)/$ product.php?pid=$1
    RewriteRule ^items/([A-Za-z]+)/start/([0-9]+)/limit/([0-9]+)/$ gifts.php?items=$1&start=$2&limit=$3
    RewriteRule ^start/([0-9]+)/limit/([0-9]+)/$ productlist.php?start=$1&limit=$2
    ================================================== =======

    Do you see any error? What does this code won't work?

    Thanks for all
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