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Web forwarding or URL forwarding, is a feature that allows you to redirect your parked domain to another website or URL. It essentially acts as a bridge between your parked domain and the destination website, ensuring that when someone enters your parked domain in their web browser, they are automatically taken to the specified destination URL.

Here's a more detailed explanation of domain forwarding and how it works with UK-Cheapest's parked domain services:

1. Setting Up Forwarding: When you register or park a domain with UK-Cheapest, you have the option to configure domain forwarding. You specify the destination URL where you want your parked domain to redirect visitors. This destination URL can be any website, page, or online resource.

2. Automatic Redirection: Once domain forwarding is configured, any time someone enters your parked domain in their web browser's address bar, the UK-Cheapest server will automatically redirect them to the specified destination URL. This process is seamless and transparent to the visitor.

3. Types of Redirection: Domain forwarding can be set up using various redirection methods, including:

   • 301 Redirect: This is a permanent redirection. It informs search engines that the original URL (your parked domain) has permanently moved to the destination URL. This is commonly used when you want to transfer the SEO value of the parked domain to the destination URL.

   • 302 Redirect: This is a temporary redirection. It tells search engines that the original URL is temporarily redirecting to the destination URL. This is useful for situations where you might want to use the parked domain for something else in the future.

   • Masked (Frame) Forwarding: This method allows you to keep your parked domain in the browser's address bar while displaying the content of the destination URL within a frame. It's useful for branding purposes, as it appears as if the visitor is still on your parked domain.

   • Framed Forwarding: Similar to masked forwarding, framed forwarding displays the destination content within a frame on your parked domain. It also keeps your domain in the address bar.

4. Use Cases: Domain forwarding serves various purposes, including:

   • Branding: You can use domain forwarding to redirect a specific domain to your main website, reinforcing your brand and ensuring that visitors land on your primary online presence.

   • Promotions: For marketing campaigns or promotions, you can register a specific domain and forward it to a dedicated landing page related to the campaign.

   • Easy Access: Domain forwarding simplifies access to specific sections or pages of your website. For example, you can set up a subdomain to forward to a specific product page on your site.

   • Affiliate Marketing: If you're an affiliate marketer, you can use domain forwarding to cloak affiliate links and make them appear as if they originate from your domain.

   • Shortening URLs: Domain forwarding can also be used to create shorter, more memorable URLs for sharing on social media or in print materials.

Overall, domain forwarding with UK-Cheapest's parked domain services offers flexibility in managing your online presence and ensuring that visitors reach the right destination when entering your domain in their web browsers.