How to Forward A Domain Name

I have had many people email and chat me about How to forward a domain name. After you have purchased your domain name, you might want to just forward a domain name, versus paying the extra to slap up a full website.

These directions are for domain names purchased from Go Daddy, but I am sure they would be effective if purchased elsewhere.

1. Go to your "manage domains" page, and this should bring up the page listing all your domains you have purchased. Hint: it is wise if you are trying to "brand" yourself to buy all the "MyCoolName" .com, .net, .info which are the most common ones. I can't tell you how many times I have had a client buy a really cute and brandable .com domain name,refusing to buy the .net and .info, only to find someone else bought the .net and then easily "fake used" the .com to fool google, yes, it happens.I warned them.

2. Ok, now on your "manage domains" page, click on the name you want to forward, the small box just to the left of the name. This should bring lots of icons at the top of the page into "brightness", meaning, now you can work with just that domain. Note: only do one domain at a time.

3. Click on the "forward" icon. Now a box comes up to forward that name. You are wanting to "forward and mask" this name.

4. Fill in the place where you want this domain name to go. You must use the full html such as http://www.MyOtherPlace.mystore.com NOTE: you can even forward to a blogspot if you wish, hence, if you own both .com, .net, and .info, you can brand all your online places with MyCoolName

5. Now click on "Advanced Options" Now for the masking part. This pretty much walks you through what to put where. Fill in each box. Make sure you have done good keyword research, and you know what your customers/clients are searching for. This will give you higher rankings in google and get you close to the first page for your keywords. This is vital to SEO.

7. Now click ok, and wait for Go Daddy to do it's magic. This can take anywhere from 1 hour to a couple of days. Patience is a virtue. Now do the same thing for the other domains you may have purchased.

Hopefuly this gives you enough to know How to Forward a Domain Name for any service.