Question Regarding Backlinks

spv618 · 11-03-2009, 01:37 AM

I built a WP blog site recently and submitted to google under http://www when really WordPress will block the www so it is a non www site.

Many backlinks were built under the www and non www version (once it was realized).

Google has indexed the site and it ranks well under www but it redirects to the non www http://

where should I be pointing my backlinks to??

www or non www??

shaddai · 11-03-2009, 01:53 AM

To the end user, it won't matter. They arrive in the same place anyway.

To the search spiders..it might. This page will help explain & give solutions.

Todd

spv618 · 11-03-2009, 02:14 AM

Thanks Todd, I read the article which was helpful but didn't really address this issue since both domain names will direct to my non www site.

The spiders is what I am concerned about here. I've heard it's bad to have your links through your www that is redirecting to you non www site BUT google has already indexed my www redirect version and that has already ranked well...

If anyone can please help here I'd really appreciate it!

jitterbug978 · 11-04-2009, 11:20 AM

just choose one and stick with it... other than that it doesnt make a difference.

kkchoon · 11-04-2009, 11:38 AM

I agree you should stick with one, and redirect 301 to another url, that way will ensure all link juice not wasted!

bubaipal · 11-04-2009, 01:00 PM

ANyways WP redirects www version to just http version. You should build links to the redirected version but it won't matter much as there is a redirect.

Also you have to set domain.com as the preferred one in the Webmastertools and Google will show them as domain.com in SERPs. Problem finished.

Ursa Anzur · 11-04-2009, 02:35 PM

Agreed, just do a redirect, this will ensure all the links go to one domain and are not split between both domains.

spv618 · 11-06-2009, 01:39 PM

Alright, set non www preffered domain. www version has always done a redirect so it wouldn't utilize link juice as well if I backlinked there.

Hopefully google will recognize this soon and index Non www version.

I appreciate all the support!

11-03-2009, 01:37 AM	#1
spv618 Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 26 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Question Regarding Backlinks I built a WP blog site recently and submitted to google under http://www when really WordPress will block the www so it is a non www site. Many backlinks were built under the www and non www version (once it was realized). Google has indexed the site and it ranks well under www but it redirects to the non www http:// where should I be pointing my backlinks to?? www or non www??

11-03-2009, 01:53 AM	#2
shaddai HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 164 Thanks: 7 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking	Re: Question Regarding Backlinks To the end user, it won't matter. They arrive in the same place anyway. To the search spiders..it might. This page will help explain & give solutions. Todd
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11-03-2009, 02:14 AM	#3
spv618 Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 26 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Question Regarding Backlinks Thanks Todd, I read the article which was helpful but didn't really address this issue since both domain names will direct to my non www site. The spiders is what I am concerned about here. I've heard it's bad to have your links through your www that is redirecting to you non www site BUT google has already indexed my www redirect version and that has already ranked well... If anyone can please help here I'd really appreciate it!

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jitterbug978 Rock 'N Roll Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: United States Posts: 307 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking	Re: Question Regarding Backlinks just choose one and stick with it... other than that it doesnt make a difference.
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kkchoon Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Online World... Posts: 1,734 Thanks: 20 Thanked 230 Times in 124 Posts	Re: Question Regarding Backlinks I agree you should stick with one, and redirect 301 to another url, that way will ensure all link juice not wasted!
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bubaipal Evolving into PRO IM Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: India Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Question Regarding Backlinks ANyways WP redirects www version to just http version. You should build links to the redirected version but it won't matter much as there is a redirect. Also you have to set domain.com as the preferred one in the Webmastertools and Google will show them as domain.com in SERPs. Problem finished.
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11-06-2009, 01:39 PM	#8
spv618 Warrior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 26 Thanks: 7 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Question Regarding Backlinks Alright, set non www preffered domain. www version has always done a redirect so it wouldn't utilize link juice as well if I backlinked there. Hopefully google will recognize this soon and index Non www version. I appreciate all the support!