Setting up private network - Need to hide whois info?

[Tacit]

Hey guys,
We're looking at setting a private network for our own use. Those who have done this - do you get privacy on the whois info? Maybe use something like WhoisGuard: Protect your privacy using WhoisGuard (Whois protection) Do you think hiding your whois makes you untrustworthy to Google? Also, when registering/renewing domains, do you just stick to 1 year at a time, or do you think registering for multiple years builds trust with Google?

Thanks!

[chukcha]

Originally Posted by Tacit

Hey guys,
Do you think hiding your whois makes you untrustworthy to Google? Also, when registering/renewing domains, do you just stick to 1 year at a time, or do you think registering for multiple years builds trust with Google?

Thanks!

No I do not think so.

[cardine]

You absolutely need to hide whois if you are setting up a network. Otherwise Google will know you own all the sites and the value of the network will go down significantly.

The most important thing when running a network is minimizing the number of footprints, and the sites having the same public whois is a big footprint.

[Mike Anthony]

Yes to whois. No to needing to register for more than a year. Google can't and won't maintain that privacy on the internet makes you unreliable

[allseowork]

You need to hide the whois info.. to make sure no one can detect your network, else its too easy for google to discover it.

[MaverickUK]

Originally Posted by Mike Anthony

Yes to whois. No to needing to register for more than a year. Google can't and won't maintain that privacy on the internet makes you unreliable

You're saying you only need to hide whois for a year?

[Tacit]

I've never hidden whois info before. Whats the cheapest/most effective way of doing this? Any ideas?

[Tacit]

Originally Posted by MaverickUK

You're saying you only need to hide whois for a year?

He means it doesn't matter if you only register your domain for a year at a time.

[Power Solutions]

godaddy.com does free private registration for 5 or more bulk domain purchase. 1and1.com provide private registration for free with any purchase. I've used both for domain names but have never hosted anything with them.

[Oranges]

Originally Posted by cardine

You absolutely need to hide whois if you are setting up a network. Otherwise Google will know you own all the sites and the value of the network will go down significantly.

The most important thing when running a network is minimizing the number of footprints, and the sites having the same public whois is a big footprint.

Google is a domain registrar, they know your Whois info even if it is privacy protected.

[NEseO]

Yes you should definately hide your whois as if you have a load of sites registered to mr x linking to one site google will not be too happy!!

There are plenty of codes out there, godady code GDBBA1550 will get you a good discount, I think name.com is FREEWHOIS and, yes you guessed it, it's fee!!