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Backlinking to www vs non-www

by Lesley Huntley
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Hey everyone

I'm in the process of moving a client site to Wordpress.

The thing is, they have a lot of backlinks to the www version of their domain name. I prefer the non-www version. I have set up 301 redirects for every page to the new non-www version and I was just wondering, will it affect their SEO if all the links now point to the non-www version? Or will they redirect and Google will know that's where they have permanently moved to?

Thanks for your help.
#baclinking #nonwww #www
  • Profile picture of the author usta
    Originally Posted by Lesley Huntley View Post

    Hey everyone

    I'm in the process of moving a client site to Wordpress.

    The thing is, they have a lot of backlinks to the www version of their domain name. I prefer the non-www version. I have set up 301 redirects for every page to the new non-www version and I was just wondering, will it affect their SEO if all the links now point to the non-www version? Or will they redirect and Google will know that's where they have permanently moved to?
    Thanks for your help.
    It should not effect seo at least google says. you can change the preferred URL at google webmaster tools at settings.
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  • Profile picture of the author ann1986
    just set it in google webmaster tool to treat the with www. and w/out www the same. So even if you build links with the www. it will the the w/out www. the same. Just try https://www.google.com/accounts/Serv...s/tools/&hl=en and see what i mean.
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  • Profile picture of the author zoobie
    Originally Posted by kiranraj19 View Post

    backlinks with www is good
    It is not necessary as long as it is consistent.

    That is don't do 90% links with www version and 10% links with non-www version.

    Actually the best practice is to apply a 301 permanent redirect to show only one version of your site.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lesley Huntley
    Thanks everyone, appreciate the advice. Cheers.
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  • Profile picture of the author jhonsean
    I prefer the standard version of www because i find it natural and good in gaining quality backlinks.
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  • Profile picture of the author nokimchen
    lol....it has got absolutely no difference
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    • Profile picture of the author Droopy Dawg
      It does actually... go to siteexplorer.search.yahoo.com, and enter your URL in there with the www, then examine your links.

      Now do the search without the www, then take a look.

      I guess in the grand scheme it doesn't matter, but you want to be consistent.

      I wouldn't change my client's linking... if they have the www in there I'd leave it as-is. If this were a brand new site I'd do it, but if the site is established I'd leave it alone.

      Just my 0.02...

      Originally Posted by nokimchen View Post

      lol....it has got absolutely no difference
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  • Profile picture of the author Genesis1
    better with www because it's just looks more natural
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    • Profile picture of the author Brendan Mace
      Originally Posted by Genesis1 View Post

      better with www because it's just looks more natural
      Nope... it only matters that it's consistent.

      For example, ezinearticles.com DOES NOT use www.

      Squidoo : Welcome to Squidoo DOES

      You can pick one OR the other... just make it consistent. And to answer the OP's question. A redirect should fix the inconsistency.
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      • Profile picture of the author paulgl
        Everybody should do a redirect from www to non, or vise versa.

        You did not have to do a 301 for each individual page.

        EZA does, they just redirect it. Savvy webmasters, as stated,
        already do this.

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