301 redirection (link juice or no link juice...that is the question)

Martin N Smith · 11-28-2010, 02:10 PM

Hi all,

Silly question but one that I've never directly had to answer so here goes:

I recently lost faith in a .co domain i'd be SEOing the heck out of (we're talking 3,000 + high PR backlinks over the course of a 4 month period).

I bought a hyphenated .com and setup a simple 301 redirection from the .co to the hyphenated .com - then transferred the content & design etc. over.

My question is this.

Will the 'link juice' into the .co get transferred down the line to the .com?

Also, is there a 'standard' way of creating the 301 redirect to guarantee the answer to the above question is YES?

I am a bit concerned because Yahoo site explorer is showing less than 10 backlinks to the .com but more than 1,000 to the .co - even though I transferred the domain over about 3 weeks ago.

Cheers,
Martin

abnation · 11-28-2010, 03:20 PM

Yes it will flow down. Create one through .htaccess, probably the best way.

JackPowers · 11-28-2010, 03:24 PM

Yes, the 301 will transfer rankings over to the new domain, just have to let Google time to discover the 301's.

Keep in mind though that internal linking on the new domain can make a difference if different from the previous.

11-28-2010, 02:10 PM	#1
Martin N Smith HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bristol, United Kingdom Posts: 140 Thanks: 44 Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts	301 redirection (link juice or no link juice...that is the question) Hi all, Silly question but one that I've never directly had to answer so here goes: I recently lost faith in a .co domain i'd be SEOing the heck out of (we're talking 3,000 + high PR backlinks over the course of a 4 month period). I bought a hyphenated .com and setup a simple 301 redirection from the .co to the hyphenated .com - then transferred the content & design etc. over. My question is this. Will the 'link juice' into the .co get transferred down the line to the .com? Also, is there a 'standard' way of creating the 301 redirect to guarantee the answer to the above question is YES? I am a bit concerned because Yahoo site explorer is showing less than 10 backlinks to the .com but more than 1,000 to the .co - even though I transferred the domain over about 3 weeks ago. Cheers, Martin
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11-28-2010, 03:20 PM	#2
abnation Compulsive Automation War Room Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 282 Thanks: 10 Thanked 29 Times in 25 Posts Contact Info	Re: 301 redirection (link juice or no link juice...that is the question) Yes it will flow down. Create one through .htaccess, probably the best way.
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11-28-2010, 03:24 PM	#3
JackPowers Freeman War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 740 Thanks: 85 Thanked 99 Times in 74 Posts	Re: 301 redirection (link juice or no link juice...that is the question) Yes, the 301 will transfer rankings over to the new domain, just have to let Google time to discover the 301's. Keep in mind though that internal linking on the new domain can make a difference if different from the previous.