I just ran a site test on one of my websites and found out that the .com has more inbound links which I use to build links and everything on my site but I also had used www..com in the past - so now the program I ran said I should setup a permanent 301 redirect to help fix this and help me out better in the search engines - Is this true? should I do this and where or how do I do it? Sample Message I got when I ran the test: Permanent Redirect Not Found Search engines may think domain.com and www.domain.com are two different sites.You should set up a permanent redirect (technically called a "301 redirect") between these sites. Once you do that, you will get full search engine credit for your work on these sites. For example, domain.com has 38,749 inbound links whereas www.domain.com has 20,719 inbound links. By correctly configuring a permanent 301 redirect, the search rankings might improve as all inbound links are correctly counted for the website.
Yes, you should 301 redirect the non-www URL to the www URL or vise versa, whichever you think "looks" better, neither have more value than the other.
Its kinda true, and i found u the solution too... Visit http://www.digitalwebtalk.com/search-engine-optimization/prevent-duplication-of-content.html Dats the exact solution to your question! Cheers
Yes 301 redirection is the perfect one for you and in Google Webmaster tool there is an option Set preferred domain under Tools tab it wud help you also.......
GREAT WORK !! Thank You - ssandecki for for the info and help. (rep added) Thank You - cyberfreak for send my the link to the quick and easy how to guide. (rep added) Thank You - schgrv for your confirmation and the extra tip there. (rep added)