if (document.URL.match(/src\=googlead/gi)) {
etc….
}

It’ll be more reusable and maintainable that way.

http://www.bruceclay.com/seo-tech-tips/techtips.htm

Good luck.

Best,

Jere

Thanks for the post and the great JavaScript solution, I will definitely be able to use this.

After reading the comment made by Ellie and your responses to it I was left wondering weather or not it is a good idea to have parked domains which all point to the main domain. There are obviously nothing on these domains, they simply act as though they are the actual domain.

Would I need to set up an IP funnel for this or how would you suggest I optimize this type of setup. The domains simply cater for different spelling of the name and is aimed at catering for the miss spelled names when attracting direct traffic.

Thank again for this article.

I agree that she needs an IP funnel and any other action is accidental SPAM of one kind or another. Unless she wants to create completely unique websites on each domain, which is a huge undertaking, it’s better to simply look at the reason to have those other domain names as this: You have them only so that your competition cannot have them.

The rule is: One website = one primary domain name.

Plus this simplifies the process of building legitimate links to your website. It’s much better to work in ways that pay off longterm without violating the Google TAC.

Desi Matlock
Google Adwords Specialist
Words in a Row

I will try to be kind.

If you have a bunch of domain names all pointing to the same website it is best to put them into an “IP Funnel”, which you can read about here: IP Funnel.

It’s not a good idea to try to get these other domains indexed by Google. Better to use the “canonical” relationship tag to identify each page of your site as belonging to only one domain. I have a half a dozen domains pointing to my site, but only one of them is the main domain. For example, http://www.jerematlock.com points to my main site, as does http://www.search-engine-friendly.com and some others. I bought them back in the day for various reasons, but they haven’t been particularly useful for anything. It’s better to own a domain and not use it than to let it fall into somone else’s hands. Some day I may split it off into another website.

As far as using these other domains for Google Adwords advertisements, I will get our Google Adwords specialist here to answer your question.

Best of luck to you –

Jere

well, thanks for any input. i would prefer no answer to well…an unkind one…

Not to be rude, but as a matter of policy we do not do any work for any websites involved with psychiatry or psychology, drugs, porn, or gambling. A few minutes spent reading any of the many posts in the Psychiatric Abuse category of this very blog will tell you why.

Jere

“We used some JavaScript to display his regular phone number across all pages of his site for regular visitors; those who come from natural searches on Google proper, not his Google Adwords campaigns. That JavaScript also displays the new phone number for only those visitors from Google Adwords.”

Hallie Condit

You can also use ClickPath for tracking offline clicks. This is something I tried to get my clients to use when I worked for a nameless PPC management company but the price tag was pretty high for our accounts – small businesses and self employed people.

I like the solution you came up with.

Muchas Gracias,

-Brett