Duplicate pages & Google

I have 2 domain names which are the same but one is .co.uk and one is .com

I want both to serve the same content. Which is best? Having the content on the server of both domains or having the .com domain forward to the .co.uk domain?

I know which ever i choose may have some implications in Google and other search engines but not exactly sure on how i should go about it.

any reccomendations?

Thanks in advance

use a 301 redirect in a .htaccess file to redirect all traffic going to .com, to the .co.uk domain or vice versa whatever you prefer.

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.com
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.example.com
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^example.co.uk
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.example.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]

untested but might work, give it a go.

Bascially first rule says if example.com is typoed in redirect to www.exampel.co.uk, second says if www.example.com is typed in redirect to www.exampel.co.uk, and if example.co.uk is typed in redirect to www.exampel.co.uk.

So that eliminates duplicate content on both the www and non ww versions of .com and the non=-www version of .co.uk.

Hope that makes sense.

So am I right in thinking that i should also add the 3rd rule to the .co.uk domain? to prevent duplicat content?

Thanks so far

yup.

sorry shoudl have sauid that.

If your unaware of what a .htaccess is look it up on google...loads of resources.

Yea am kind of ok with what it does just neva had to site down and write one...lol

shoudl really look into it

Thanks for that anyway.

dan