redirect my content links for a day? Here's the deal, I'm about to launch a site where the "Featured" content will be linked from other websites using the full URL, but for the first day I want to redirect the full url (ie: domain.com/link/to/content.html) to the homepage where the content will be featured (full page). So, today I change the front page to story A, which is also accessible via domain.com/storyA.html. But since it's on the front page I'd like my visitors to see just "domain.com". After today, when I change the front page, the links with keywords would remain relevant to the content because now the story is only accessible via the full URL. I plan to simply check the URL against the story on the front page, if it's on the front page then redirect there, otherwise load the current page. Will Google penalize me for doing this? ie: these links should still count, right? Even though for one day they were being redirected? Well, if you have any insight I'm all ears... I may just try it anyways and see how Google likes it.
I think it all depends on which method you use for the redirect. If you use the standard 302 temporary redirect header I think G will be fine with it. After all, that is the purpose of the 302 directive. If instead you used the refresh meta to redirect, I think G would see this as a possible attempt at cloaking and *maybe* reduce your site's trust rating which would result in what appears to be a penalty. /*tom*/
Yassinweb please stop spamming. I would say is it really necessary for a day? I would just say not to do it and live by it for a day. Not worth the risk in my opinion.
Google will contact you to correct???? You can't be serious. Why not use a blog format where content goes to your front page but also has a permalink page? We know for certain that G is fine with that site structure and that seems to accomplish what you are trying to accomplish. /*tom*/
I plan to use WP already, but the idea is that while I feature a product (one a day) I want the permalink to put the user on the homepage and not the post page. Then the next day when I add a new featured product the permalink just lands them on the right page (no redirect). It's probably not a huge deal one way or ther other, but I was thinking the visitor would get more value in the product if they are on the home page vs. something deep-linked and have a 'sense of urgency' in following through with a purchase since the featured product will change in 24 hours. While the actual product owner will want to link to their product page (and not the homepage, since it would only be here for 1 day). The whole tactic is really just for a marketing perspective as I think users will see it's a current (today) deal and want to buy it because the homepage changes soon... well, something like that...