301 Redirect question
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Which is the best way to set up the 301 redirect on my main home page?
http://horsebuggy.com to http://www.horsebuggy.com
Or does it make a difference?
Boodreaux
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Good answer, explains everything
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Thanks Matthew!
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It doesn't make a difference whether you choose www or non-www as the canonical version of your domain. Choose based on your own preferences or the branding.
Regardless of what you pick, you do need to pick one version and have the other version redirect with a 301.
After picking your preferred version, you should set your preferred domain according in Webmaster Tools. Here is a discussion on that from Google. http://support.google.com/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=44231
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