Also, if you have none present, Google will make up it's own based on what's on the page - sometime not always the right context - if you include your own, you're more likely to have control of what's displayed.

Agree with Anthony - a unique meta description should be present on each page. Won't help with rankings but will help with click-through-rates

Hi Sha - I think you meant Serge not Woj

But yes, good pick up - I omitted that detail in my hasty reply

301 - try this (in it's simplest form):

RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80 
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.yoursite.com/$1 [R,L]

301 = permanent redirection

302 = temporary redirection

If the change is permanent then 301

The htaccess rewrite looks fine

It's just saying to Google that the page it's on is the originator of the content

and = & (much of a muchness really)

I'd go with "&" i the directories if that's what's in the logo so consumers get familiar / see consistency with the brand - also it's shorter

The "&" character is typically reserved for the querystring portion of the URL

I'd avoid using "and" or "&" in url's except for in the TLD if it's critical for the brand

Also, another tip.. if you use "and", make sure it doesn't get confused with the surrounding words, e.g.

• camelandhorse.com may be read as "came land horse" or "camel and horse"

(sorry, no real-word example came mind lol - except for the old expertsexchange.com URL)