Google PR question

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by bluemouse2, Aug 6, 2005.

  1. #1
    Hi!
    What's the difference between "domain.com" PR and "www.domain.com" PR ? If these two PR's are different what does this mean ?

    Thanks.
     
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  2. someonewhois

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    #2
    PR is by page, not domain. It happens that Google and the other SEs see www.example.com as something different than example.com. You should either a) point all your links to one consistent version, or b) 301 redirect one to the other.
     
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  3. North Carolina SEO

    North Carolina SEO Well-Known Member

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    #3
    This is not an unusual occurence. Picture the PR value similar to a quality measurement. Much of that value is based on "recommendations" from others (e.g. other sites. If the links, both within your site and from outside pointing to your site, use one or the other more predominately you will achieve the results you are questioning.

    The real answer to your underlying question is to pick one or the other and promote it. Drive the traffic, the PR value, etc. to the one destination. That is not to say promote only one page. No way! Promote all the pages you can if they have valuable content that people will want to reach. :)
     
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  4. bluemouse2

    bluemouse2 Well-Known Member

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    so, if domain.com has higher pr , I should promote this one more?
     
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  6. bluemouse2

    bluemouse2 Well-Known Member

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    how do I do a 301 redirect? is this domain forwarding or...
     
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  7. Old Welsh Guy

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    Assuming you are on an Apache server.

    Options +FollowSymLinks
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^yourdomain\.com
    RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.yourdomain.com/$1 [R=permanent,L]

    in your .htaccess file will do the trick.
     
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  8. bluemouse2

    bluemouse2 Well-Known Member

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    thank you!
     
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  9. bluemouse2

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    this makes domain.com to go to www. domain.com ? I want vice-versa please
     
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  10. Old Welsh Guy

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    just move the www up and remove it from the lower. Easy as that :D
     
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  11. bluemouse2

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    Thanks again!
     
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