SEO advice: url canonicalization
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- Toby39 on 2008-12-20 - Tags canonicalization , matt , cutts
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- Avatarantella on 2008-10-14 - Tags seo , google , canonicalization , delicious
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You can make your webserver so that if someone requests http://example.com/, it does a 301 (permanent) redirect to http://www.example.com/
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Q: So how do I make sure that Google picks the url that I want?
A: One thing that helps is to pick the url that you want and use that url consistently across your entire site.
A: One thing that helps is to pick the url that you want and use that url consistently across your entire site.
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Q: Is there anything else I can do?
A: Yes. Suppose you want your default url to be http://www.example.com/ . You can make your webserver so that if someone requests http://example.com/, it does a 301 (permanent) redirect to http://www.example.com/ . That helps Google know which url you prefer to be canonical. Adding a 301 redirect can be an especially good idea if your site changes often (e.g. dynamic content, a blog, etc.).
A: Yes. Suppose you want your default url to be http://www.example.com/ . You can make your webserver so that if someone requests http://example.com/, it does a 301 (permanent) redirect to http://www.example.com/ . That helps Google know which url you prefer to be canonical. Adding a 301 redirect can be an especially good idea if your site changes often (e.g. dynamic content, a blog, etc.).
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