What is the proper use of redirects

[david2936]

If I was to create a domain called GenericHelp.com and then create 2 other domains called SubjectMatter1Help.com and SubjectMatter2Help.com and redirect both the Subject Matter domains to the Generic Help domain would this adversely affect the PR for the Generic site?

Note: GenericHelp.com is on a separate IP than the SM domains, but the SM domains are both on the same IP.

[jimbeetle]

Well, you first have to answer the question: What do you expect to gain from this?

If you can expect the two SubjectMatter domains to get a reasonable amount of type-in traffic, then fine, capture and redirect those type-ins to the main domain.

would this adversely affect the PR for the Generic site?

No, not really. PageRank is a calculation that is only concerned with the value of incoming links to specific pages. So, unless each secondary domain has its own backlink profile (something fairly difficult to do with a redirected domain), there will be no negative nor no positive effects.

[AussieWebmaster]

that would not hurt and unless the other domains came with sites that had traffic and links directing them to the new domian will do little - unless the names are completely differenta dn could get some type in traffic

[felisha]

No, it wont affect much your PR but it could atleast help increase GenericHelp.com's traffic if your SM domains are getting much traffic.

Just use 301 redirects, to be safe...

[AussieWebmaster]

can point all dns to one but 301 is better

[david2936]

Thank you all for your comments, but I see that this was just a bad idea with little to no benefits.