301 Redirects (non-www)
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Hi Everyone
I've just noticed that if I paste one of my website url's less the www. in to the address bar it always redirects me back to the home page. Is this a bad for SEO? and does Google see this in a bad way?
I've looked at a lot of other sites and the non www always redirects you the the same page with the www. not the home page.
see my example below:
polesandblinds.com/curtain-poles/metal-curtain-poles/chrome-stainless-steel-silver-nickel/
I look forward to hear your comments.
Many thanks
(Newbie) Jonathan
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Thanks for the reply, as my site has taken a drop in the Search engine results I'm try to resolve any issues that could be contributing to that.
Cheers.
Jonathan
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Hi Chris
Thanks for the reply,I will get this looked in to asap, just to let you know your link goes to page not found.
Cheers
Jonathan
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Yes, It's not good for SEO. If you have IIS server then follow these instructions for canonical problem:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/04/20/tip-trick-fix-common-seo-problems-using-the-url-rewrite-extension.aspx This is only applicable for IIS7 or later server version.
If you have Apache server then check this URL:
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Yeah, that's not good. You have your redirect set up improperly in your .htaccess file? Take a look at this info to figure out what you may need to adjust.
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