Two WEB Sites or One?

[allanc]

The computer repair business is one of our two main niches.
Currently our WEB site promotes our other products and services which *is* computer related but is very different than computer repair.
In other words, we have obtained our computer repair clients as a result of our other computer related products and services as well as word of mouth.

We are in the process of designing a WEB site for the computer repair portion of our business.
My question is should we use two distinct domain names or one?
www.accounting.com, www.repair.com or
domain/accounting.htm and domain/repair.htm

 

[thecoldone06]

I would probably make two separate sites but have links to both somewhere.

 

[allanc]

I would probably make two separate sites but have links to both somewhere.

The one thing that I *do not* think that I want to do is have two company names.
Then you have to start getting involved with double the work in terms of collecting/remitting sales tax, accounting, etc.
Would you have two separate phone numbes?

 

[thecoldone06]

No, I'd say you can have the same phone number.

One advantage of having two sites is it will be easier to market. If they are both combined together, I would think it would be harder to get a high ranking in Google. If they are separate, people searching for repair will find repair and accounting will find accounting. I hope I'm making some sort of sense lol. It sounds good in my head.

 

[OfficerLahey]

i'd say get the domains and re-direct them to your site accordingly...
i.e. accounting.com could goto accounting.doman.com/ for example (if you can make sub domains or domain.com/accounting/ if you can't or what not)

and vice versa

 

[thebeardedone]

i'd say get the domains and re-direct them to your site accordingly...
i.e. accounting.com could goto accounting.doman.com/ for example (if you can make sub domains or domain.com/accounting/ if you can't or what not)

and vice versa

That's exactly what I would do

 

[allanc]

i'd say get the domains and re-direct them to your site accordingly...
i.e. accounting.com could goto accounting.doman.com/ for example (if you can make sub domains or domain.com/accounting/ if you can't or what not)

and vice versa

I do think that I follow this. Sorry.
How many domains would I actually own in your example?

 

[thebeardedone]

I do think that I follow this. Sorry.
How many domains would I actually own in your example?

I would just set-up the two sub-domains i.e. accouting.domain.com and repairs.domain.com and design the two sites seperatley. It then shows that they derive from your main company (branches in a way) so are instantly associated.

 

[allanc]

I would just set-up the two sub-domains i.e. accouting.domain.com and repairs.domain.com and design the two sites seperatley. It then shows that they derive from your main company (branches in a way) so are instantly associated.

The light came on.
Thank you.