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If a link redirects what url will get indexed? The destination or the redirct link?

by silverbean
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If I created backlinks to my bit.ly url that redirects to mydomain.com, will it be the same as building links to mydomain.com?

I've seen sites with bit.ly links indexed that's why I'm asking. Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author Carl Fridsjö
    If you're only trying to get your page crawled & indexed it's fine to do it like that (although it would be a waste of time since there are other, easier, less time-consuming things to do). However if you want actual link juice I guess it would be ok (assuming its a permanent 301 redirect), although direct links would be preferred.
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    • Profile picture of the author silverbean
      One of the reasons I wanted to do this was to bypass some spam filters when posting comments. My domain name always triggers the spam filter cause it has the word "review" in it.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gdetonator
    when you redirect it, the domain link won't be awarded any juice
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  • Profile picture of the author RevSEO
    Yes it will, but I wouldn't do a bit.ly link, I'd create an arbitrary domain to utilize for this. Just be sure to put a 301 redirect on the new domain to your money domain and you'll be all good.
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