A question about Pagerank and 301 Redirects

internetmarketer99 · 01-08-2009, 06:45 PM

I recently bought a site that has two "home" pages: index.html and index-2.html.

Index.html is the default home page, but in the navigation menu, they put a "Home" button that goes to index-2.html.

Both pages are otherwise identical.

Both pages have a Pagerank 4.

If I do a 301 Redirect from index-2.html to index.html, will I essentially be losing a PR4 page?

Is it possible to 'funnel' the PR of index-2.html to index.html in order to further 'boost' index.html?

Any help is appreciated!

Mark

Tim Dixon · 01-08-2009, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by internetmarketer99

I recently bought a site that has two "home" pages: index.html and index-2.html.

Index.html is the default home page, but in the navigation menu, they put a "Home" button that goes to index-2.html.

Both pages are otherwise identical.

Both pages have a Pagerank 4.

If I do a 301 Redirect from index-2.html to index.html, will I essentially be losing a PR4 page?

Is it possible to 'funnel' the PR of index-2.html to index.html in order to further 'boost' index.html?

Any help is appreciated!

Mark

As I understand it, if you do the 301 redirect then yes you would effectively loose a PR4 page.

I would think a bit of careful funnelling of index-2.html to index.html *should* give it a boost, how much though is anybodies guess.

Tim

ltdraper · 01-08-2009, 07:26 PM

Actually, a 301 will flow the juice to the new page. You're telling the search engine that the page has moved.

It's a standard "trick" to 301 pages that have PR and are no longer useful back to your top level page to flow the juice to something useful.

blase40 · 01-08-2009, 07:42 PM

From the results I have seen, and from what others have documented as well, page rank will flow through a 301 redirect.

internetmarketer99 · 01-09-2009, 09:28 AM

Tim, that's what I was concerned about, but my research seems to suggest that a 301 Redirect will let me keep the pagerank. I wasn't certain enough to risk losing a PR4 page, though...

Thanks ltdraper, blase40!

Mark

Ron Killian · 01-09-2009, 10:32 AM

Why not just use the second index page?

Frank Bruno · 01-09-2009, 11:40 AM

If the content is exactly the same on both index pages I wouldn't use the second index page unless you have no follow links.

Frank Bruno

radhika · 01-09-2009, 11:54 AM

When BOTH PAGES are PR4, what will you lose if you delete index-2.html. Still you have your index.html that is PR4.

301 redirect is useful for directing traffic that is coming to index-2.html to index.html. As far as I know, the PR will not be transfered to redirected page.

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internetmarketer99 Banned War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 1,036 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 175 Thanked 360 Times in 92 Posts	A question about Pagerank and 301 Redirects I recently bought a site that has two "home" pages: index.html and index-2.html. Index.html is the default home page, but in the navigation menu, they put a "Home" button that goes to index-2.html. Both pages are otherwise identical. Both pages have a Pagerank 4. If I do a 301 Redirect from index-2.html to index.html, will I essentially be losing a PR4 page? Is it possible to 'funnel' the PR of index-2.html to index.html in order to further 'boost' index.html? Any help is appreciated! Mark
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ltdraper HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Durham, NC Posts: 144 Thanks: 6 Thanked 25 Times in 18 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: A question about Pagerank and 301 Redirects Actually, a 301 will flow the juice to the new page. You're telling the search engine that the page has moved. It's a standard "trick" to 301 pages that have PR and are no longer useful back to your top level page to flow the juice to something useful.
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blase40 www.justinblase.com War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Dakota Posts: 511 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 16 Posts Social Networking	Re: A question about Pagerank and 301 Redirects From the results I have seen, and from what others have documented as well, page rank will flow through a 301 redirect.

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internetmarketer99 Banned War Room Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: , , . Posts: 1,036 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 175 Thanked 360 Times in 92 Posts	Re: A question about Pagerank and 301 Redirects Tim, that's what I was concerned about, but my research seems to suggest that a 301 Redirect will let me keep the pagerank. I wasn't certain enough to risk losing a PR4 page, though... Thanks ltdraper, blase40! Mark

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radhika Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Jamaica. Posts: 2,405 Blog Entries: 3 Thanks: 71 Thanked 135 Times in 109 Posts	Re: A question about Pagerank and 301 Redirects When BOTH PAGES are PR4, what will you lose if you delete index-2.html. Still you have your index.html that is PR4. 301 redirect is useful for directing traffic that is coming to index-2.html to index.html. As far as I know, the PR will not be transfered to redirected page. .
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