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Seo question - redirects

by belgianguy
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Let's say my domain is http://mydomain.com and I build backlinks to this domain. But then I notice that when someone else builds a backlink to my site, they almost always build it to http://www.mydomain.com.
This is redirected to http://mydomain.com, but I was wondering if this affected my SEO, does the linkjuice still get through?
If not, is there anything I could do to fix this?

Thank you for your help
#question #redirects #seo
  • Profile picture of the author paulgl
    It affects SEO slightly. Google may see them as 2 sites.
    Does it matter? It could in rare cases. It may look like
    duplicate content, but not be "penalized." Google will try
    and decide which gets the most love. That's what you
    want to avoid. So, choose whichever one you like,
    and do a 301 redirect from the other one to the one you
    pick. Build backlinks using only your favorite. There are
    various ways to do it a 301 redirect. I just google it
    and copy and paste the easiest line.

    There really is nothing major that will happen if you don't
    and you consistently build all backlinks with the same version.
    Don't forget to be consistent with those all-important internal links.
    SEO advice: url canonicalization

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  • Profile picture of the author DiTesco
    @Paul is right and search engines do treat domains with the www as a different url and may affect your SEO for this purpose. The easiest and safest way to solve this issue is to edit your .htaccess file and do a permanent redirect (301) to either one of your preferences. Just Google "How To Redirect Permanently Using .htaccess".
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    • Profile picture of the author belgianguy
      Thank you for your comments, they have been most helpful!
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  • Profile picture of the author rahulr
    There is a canonical plugin for word press use it.
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    • Profile picture of the author belgianguy
      @rahulr I would, but I don't use wordpress , my website is not a blog.
      But thanks for the tip
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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Heron
    Change your preference in Google webmaster tools to display without the www.
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    • Profile picture of the author aliva
      Banned
      Use this code

      RewriteEngine On
      RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^abc\.com$ [NC]
      RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.abc.com/$1 [R=301,L]

      It will work
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Peter
    Definitely, Most of the search engines really consider both of them as two domains and I am sure that it will effect on your SEO.
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    • Profile picture of the author james7
      Yes, On your site Search engine rankings it will slightly affect. Give a 301 redirection, it will solve your problem. But select which version of your site you want to be live.
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  • Profile picture of the author rahulr
    Use the canonical WP plugin if you have a WP blog.
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  • Profile picture of the author Find
    Configure your HTacess file and point it to both www and non www. Wordpress has excellent themes that have these files pre made or webhost
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  • Profile picture of the author Promet_MKTG
    I would suggest going to webmaster tools to make the choice. unlike steven i would choose the www option.

    There is no penalty once you assign/choose one in google webmaster tools. plus the non www will redirect just fine for backlinks others create.
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