Can re-directs decrease your rankings??
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Hi Guys,
I need some advice here please - I have the chance to put some links on a few websites to my website in hope it will help with my rankings..
BUT - I have noticed that the webstites are being re-directed to another websites.. so my questions is ; Can re-driects decrease your rankings??
Thanks
Gareth
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Gareth-
redirects can decrease your rankings but if done correctly it will be a minimal amount. Typically a 301 redirect will pass between 90-99% of the link juice of a page to the new page. Pretty good...not great. Shouldnt create a huge difference in rankings for your site if it is one page.
What I find is people lose ranking when they do redirects incorrectly. One of the best posts I have read on this is in SEOMOZ. Here is the link:
http://www.seomoz.org/learn-seo/redirection
Redirect wisely and correctly and you will be in good shape. Happy SEO'ing....
If this helps, please let us know.
Mark
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