301 redirect & duplicate content?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by WebTechnocrat, Dec 14, 2008.

  1. #1
    I made a redirect to my new domain:

    RewriteEngine on
    Options +FollowSymlinks
    RewriteRule (.*) http://www.domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

    in .htaccess

    Did i do it right? Won't there be any duplicate content issues?
     
    WebTechnocrat, Dec 14, 2008 IP
  2. PolishEarner

    PolishEarner Peon

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    #2
    Off course NO!
     
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  3. sultanofseo

    sultanofseo Notable Member

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    #3
    if you are redirecting to a new domain and both the domains have same content, then you can use this meta tag on the old domain to avoid dup content penalty

    <meta name="ROBOTS" content="NOINDEX">
    Code (markup):
     
    sultanofseo, Dec 14, 2008 IP
  4. WebTechnocrat

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    Ii removed the files from old domain, leaving only this redirection.

    How i should do it proper? I thought thats the proper way of 301 redirect.
     
    WebTechnocrat, Dec 15, 2008 IP
  5. pitagora

    pitagora Peon

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    #5
    yes. It looks ok.

    By the way, keeping the files is irelevant, as long as the redirect is in place.
     
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  6. WebTechnocrat

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    #6
    In the Google toolbar it shows n/a PageRank, it is ok? Shouldn't it be the PR from redirected page?
     
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  7. poseidon

    poseidon Banned

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    #7
    Its OK, in next update you will get the new updated PR.
     
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  8. alokseo

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    #8
    Google consider WWW and non-WWW version of domains as two independent websites and index them separate, thus creating a duplicate website problem.

    just u have selected a highest pr website both www and non www version
    and then redirect 301.
     
    alokseo, Feb 4, 2009 IP