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how to choose preferred domain

Jan 30, 2013 11:09PM PST

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Since both resolve to the same web site.
Jan 30, 2013 11:27PM PST

Is your question actually more generic and is the old question why www. is or is not needed?

And if it is, why not read prior answers?
Bob

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No 'www'
Feb 9, 2013 11:31AM PST

I have studied SEO, and the search engine works much better without 'www.'.

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they are same
Feb 22, 2013 1:38AM PST

both of your choice doesn't make any significant difference, but i will prefer the second one for better SEO

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how to choose preferred domain
Mar 6, 2013 6:07PM PST

I would recommend you to consider the first option. This will help you with SEO also.