Should 301 redirects be used???

chooch · 16th Mar 2010, 11:52 PM

Hi fellow warriors,

Should I use 301 redirects on my website and WP blog? I've heard you may lose some of your link juice. I know you can get to a website either by using www.mysite.com or mysite.com.

If so, how do you install a 301 redirect?

Thanks in advance.

lyn_lee05 · 17th Mar 2010, 12:19 AM

you can use ftp of your site.

chooch · 17th Mar 2010, 03:55 PM

okay...thanks for the info...

ray2711 · 17th Mar 2010, 05:25 PM

Originally Posted by chooch

Hi fellow warriors,

Should I use 301 redirects on my website and WP blog? I've heard you may lose some of your link juice. I know you can get to a website either by using www.mysite.com or mysite.com.

If so, how do you install a 301 redirect?

Thanks in advance.

Could someone please explain what 301 redirects are?

Cheers,
Ray

Allen Lundy · 17th Mar 2010, 05:47 PM

From Google Webmaster Tools:

If you need to change the URL of a page as it is shown in search engine results, we recommended that you use a server-side 301 redirect. This is the best way to ensure that users and search engines are directed to the correct page. The 301 status code means that a page has permanently moved to a new location.
301 redirects are particularly useful in the following circumstances:

You've moved your site to a new domain, and you want to make the transition as seamless as possible.
People access your site through several different URLs. If, for example, your home page can be reached in multiple ways - for instance, http://example.com/home, http://home.example.com, or Example Web Page - it's a good idea to pick one of those URLs as your preferred (canonical) destination, and use 301 redirects to send traffic from the other URLs to your preferred URL. You can also use Webmaster Tools to set your preferred domain.
You're merging two websites and want to make sure that links to outdated URLs are redirected to the correct pages.

To implement a 301 redirect for websites that are hosted on servers running Apache, you'll need access to your server's .htaccess file. (If you're not sure about your access or your server software, check with your webhoster.) For more information, consult the Apache .htaccess Tutorial and the Apache URL Rewriting Guide. If your site is hosted on a server running other software, check with your hoster for more details.

chooch · 18th Mar 2010, 02:10 PM

Thanks Allen...

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Allen Lundy Article Marketer War Room Member Join Date: 2005 Location: Orange, Ca. , USA. Posts: 558 Thanks: 151 Thanked 270 Times in 184 Posts	Re: Should 301 redirects be used??? Share on: From Google Webmaster Tools: If you need to change the URL of a page as it is shown in search engine results, we recommended that you use a server-side 301 redirect. This is the best way to ensure that users and search engines are directed to the correct page. The 301 status code means that a page has permanently moved to a new location. 301 redirects are particularly useful in the following circumstances: You've moved your site to a new domain, and you want to make the transition as seamless as possible. People access your site through several different URLs. If, for example, your home page can be reached in multiple ways - for instance, http://example.com/home, http://home.example.com, or Example Web Page - it's a good idea to pick one of those URLs as your preferred (canonical) destination, and use 301 redirects to send traffic from the other URLs to your preferred URL. You can also use Webmaster Tools to set your preferred domain. You're merging two websites and want to make sure that links to outdated URLs are redirected to the correct pages. To implement a 301 redirect for websites that are hosted on servers running Apache, you'll need access to your server's .htaccess file. (If you're not sure about your access or your server software, check with your webhoster.) For more information, consult the Apache .htaccess Tutorial and the Apache URL Rewriting Guide. If your site is hosted on a server running other software, check with your hoster for more details.
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