Saturday, January 26, 2008

7. Redirect Domains or Redirect Pages

Redirect domains and redirect pages are domains or webpages which are only used to forward visitors somewhere else, be it within the same domain or to another domain. Redirects are very similar to doorway pages, which are since some time considered as spam technique and are being tracked down by Google. The problem is, sometimes redirects are required, for example if a domain or webpage name has changed. To make it worth, there seems to be no way for Google to detect whether a redirect is just or evil.


Solution:
Do not use redirects within your domains or webpages, unless you have to because you have restructured or updated your website. If you cannot avoid using redirects it is better to use a 301 error page as permanent director, instead of direct redirect methods. Use the redirect option for a limited time only, and skip it after several weeks of use.

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