Why does Mama Bear have two domain names? Something wrong.

I'm probably over reaching here, but check this out:

WhoIs Search Results

WhoIs Search Results

The first site, bear-haven.com is registered by Susan Clark out of Illinois.

The second site, mamabearsoaps.com is registered by "mama bear soaps" out of Wisconsin. What's the deal with that? Why aren't both sites registered under Susan's name at the same address? Did she move or is something odd going on? What's the point of having two domain names?

Again, probably me being paranoid, but just thought I'd ask.

I'm not in the know on MB but I think I did read that she moved. And I think she moved from one side of the border to the other, and has been working on a new site.

I know her entire website got a recent overhaul as it was completely re-done. Maybe the two different domains came from the work that was involved with that. Nothing to worry about I don't think, she sells my favorite soaps and the scents are awesome :)

About the time I moved from Northern IL to Northern WI, my website bear-haven.com stopped letting me create any updates. It still worked, but I couldn't make any changes to it without crashing the whole thing.

It took me 6 months to get the new one up and I used mamabearssoaps.com url to create the new site with so the old site was at least there and functioning during this period and so I wasn't out of business during that time. At the same time I also incorporated Mama Bears Soaps LLC in the State of WI as someone had already incorporated the name Bear Haven here in WI even tho I had it in IL, I had to change my business name too ..... it was one hell of a move and I am never doing it again... ;-)

Once I put mamabearssoaps up live I just forwarded one domain to the other.. they are exactly the same, being mirrored. My webmaster told me I didn't want to lose the old one, even tho the new one was my dream site.

I hope this makes sense to you, it didn't make a lot of sense to me at the time. If it is a problem for anyone I can get rid of one of the urls :) but not sure what the problem is JCW122..... if you let me know I will try and make it better for you.

Bear Hugs, Sue

Alright, this is really bothering me.. Why is this wrong and what can I do to correct it?

Sue, who thinks the web is a life long learning tool...and is confused.

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Alright, this is really bothering me.. Why is this wrong and what can I do to correct it?

Sue, who thinks the web is a life long learning tool...and is confused.

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You new site is great! Most companies have several if not hundreds of domains pointing to the same sites. This is the normal practice.

I would make sure to update the address associated with you old address however. As this is required to be accurate. You are at risk of loosing the old domain. I say this nd of course none of mine ar accurate and have been this way for years. It;s the rules but no one really polices them.

No worries. Your doing fine.

Looks perfectly normal to me. I own at least a dozen names all related to my strops, brand names, related businesses , etc....

Whether used or not it is normal to register names to protect ones interests and possible future related activities.

The only requirement, as already mentioned in keeping the owners address accurate.

Tony

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Originally Posted by Mama Bear

Alright, this is really bothering me.. Why is this wrong and what can I do to correct it?

Sue, who thinks the web is a life long learning tool...and is confused.

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Sorry if I worried you at all, haha. I just tend to be skeptical of all online sites that I buy from for the first time. Nothing is wrong in the way you have done things, I was just being curious.

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Originally Posted by Tony Miller

Looks perfectly normal to me. I own at least a dozen names all related to my strops, brand names, related businesses , etc....

Whether used or not it is normal to register names to protect ones interests and possible future related activities.

The only requirement, as already mentioned in keeping the owners address accurate.

Tony

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yep, i just wish i was able to get the domain name i wanted for my company, some guy in the UK has the domain i want and it has been dormant for years, no response when i emailed him to see if he would sell it.

and of course al he similar site names are either takes, i dont want, or my brother who does web design suggests not to use them due to the way the address is since people will mess them up or forget things like "-" or ".org"/ ".us" vs ".com" etc or they are very close to other sites

o well
-matt

I can vouch for Sue (Mama Bear)!

I remember her talking on this board in either late 2007 or early 2008 about wanting to move. (I've been away for almost a year.)

Luv ya, Sue!!! Hope you love your new home.

Matt,
Always tough when one you want is taken. I had that problem years ago but the owner was just a reseller buying hundreds of what he hoped would be popular names and then waiting for people who wanted that name.

I have owned a few names in my day but all are either variants of my product names or things I have actual plans for. those were plans have fizzled out are left to expire so others can use them. I don't want competitotors stealing names like Heirloom Strops, Artisan Strops, etc.... but did let go old photographic business names and such.

Can you rethink your name and at least take something close, still a ".com" but maybe change the first part and use it until the other one possibly becomes free. Through GoDaddy a name can be had for less than $10 a year.

Tony

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Matt,
Always tough when one you want is taken. I had that problem years ago but the owner was just a reseller buying hundreds of what he hoped would be popular names and then waiting for people who wanted that name.

I have owned a few names in my day but all are either variants of my product names or things I have actual plans for. those were plans have fizzled out are left to expire so others can use them. I don't want competitotors stealing names like Heirloom Strops, Artisan Strops, etc.... but did let go old photographic business names and such.

Can you rethink your name and at least take something close, still a ".com" but maybe change the first part and use it until the other one possibly becomes free. Through GoDaddy a name can be had for less than $10 a year.

Tony

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not so much, im changing my original business name slightly to start with but i want to keep the business name with the new one im using and just have DBA with my old mane and another variation on it.

im going to have to work through it and figure it out. and as for getting the names registered and all my brother can get it done for me and take care of all that junk along with building the sites so im not worried about that too much, just need to talk to people to see what they think will work when it comes to remembering and all that jazz

-matt