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The content is not duplicated but there are certainly separate inbound links to the two domains.

Thanks Mike, I didn't create the redirect set-up for this client so I'm not sure why it was done this way. As you say a rewrite rule in the .htaccess file will be my recommendation to the client.

One of my clients has an odd domain redirect situation. See if you can get your head round this:

Domain A is set-up as a domain alias of Domain B

Entering domain A or domain B takes you to default.asp on domain B.

The default.asp includes VB script to check the HTTP_HOST variable. It checks whether the main doman name for domain A is present in the HTTP_HOST and if so redirects it to domain A/sub-folder/index.htm. If not present it redirects to domain B/index.htm. In both cases the redirect uses a response.Redirect clause.

I think what is trying to be achieved is to redirect requests to Domain A to a sub-folder of Domain B.

It works but seems extremely convoluted.

Can anyone see problems with this set-up? Will link juice be lost along the redirect paths?

My client site has a good one-way link from an authority site (in this case a member directory within the industry association).

In order to use some data from the industry association on my client's site, the association has requested a link back to their site.

Recognising that this will weaken the value of the one-way link, would it be make sense to no-follow the return link? But is there value in linking out to an authority site?

What recommendations do you have for this situation?

Thanks

Thanks Joel, I guess my question is whether you have to learn the CMS in order to carry out the on-page optimisation?

With so many sites being based on a CMS, and with so many hundreds of different CMS out there, as SEO consultants how do you recommend dealing with on-page optimisation for a client where you discover their site is built with a CMS you have not previously used (or even heard of!)