SEO Update

How to 301 Redirect your URL’s

February 28th, 2008 by Mike Shannon

One of the most important techniques that a web master can use to help make their site more search friendly is to properly implement 301 redirects. 301 redirects can be used to tell a search engine that301 redirect signs page “A” is really supposed to resolve to page “B”, or we can even make it so that domain “A” should resolve to domain “B”, if needed.

But why should we care about page or domain redirection in the SEO world?

* Cuts down on duplicate content issues.

* Helps to transfers link juice into a concentrated areas on your site

* Helps get your pages indexed

How to 301 Redirect your URL’s | Best Rank Blog

At first glance, it seems convenient that WordPress automatically creates category pages, tag pages, and just about every other type of page you can imagine1. Dig a little deeper, though, and you’ll find that this form of page bloat is a remarkably poor site-building practice—it’s a condition that should be avoided whenever possible.

What Every Blogger Needs to Know About Categories — Pearsonified.