How many sites or domains ?

[temi]

Just conducting a survey to find out on average the number of websites each webmasters have, please vote in this short poll

[midlandi]

Too many!
I tend to start a project before i finish the last one.

[OldWelshGuy]

I have LOADS of domains, and almost all of them are hosted with holding pages for them.

WHY?

Simple. google has a sandbox effect ageing delay, and the clock starts ticking when google first picks up the content on the domain. So if you have a domain, then I recommend you get it up there and get it spidered.

[temi]

I am aware of this sandbox effect ageing delay, but will putting a temporary page on a domains without unique content help, I though Google will find that trick out?

Has this strategy worked for you?

[OldWelshGuy]

It works, but we are not talking about a blank page or any tricks.

Think about it for a moment, which of these two strategies are best to work

1. I am opening a new store in the high street. I clean the windows, and place a notice... Furniture store opening soon. I then place some large images of the type of stuff we are going to be selling, maybe some information like 'Imported directly from Italy' etc. I have a notice with my opening date on the window and doors. 6 weeks later I open my doors.

2. I am opening a new store in the high street. I whitewash the windows. 6 weeks later I open my doors.

The holding page should be a single page with themed content full of your keywords but not stuffed. It should be a proper 'we are coming soon' page.

And to answer your question, it works