SEO > SEO: Redirects & Moving Sites
Sep. 21, 2007 at 7:57am by Jonathan Hochman
URL Rewriting & Custom Error Pages In ASP.NET 2.0
Recently I've been working on several ASP.NET 2.0 sites and had to research the best ways to set up URL rewriting, permanent redirects, and custom error pages. ASP.NET 2.0 is a popular platform for building corporate websites. Among my clients, this solution seems to be very popular with medium to...
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Sep. 6, 2007 at 7:32am by Shari Thurow
Don't Abuse Users' Search Experience With 301 Redirects
Linkbait, link juice, PageRank, paid links—all of these terms are commonly associated with one of the fundamental building blocks of successful search engine optimization (SEO): link development. One of the problems with link development gurus is their obsession with 301 redirects. Heck, I have even heard search engine software...
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Aug. 21, 2007 at 11:23am by Barry Schwartz
Yahoo Site Explorer Adds Dynamic URL Rewriting Tool
The Yahoo Search Blog announced a new Site Explorer feature that enables webmasters to inform Yahoo about dynamic URLs that might be creating duplicate content issues or crawl barriers. The new feature is named "Dynamic URL Rewriting," and it allows webmasters to view potential duplicate content issues and have Yahoo...
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Aug. 16, 2007 at 1:01pm by Barry Schwartz
How Proxy Hacking Can Hurt Your Rankings & What To Do About It
Google Proxy Hacking: How A Third Party Can Remove Your Site From Google SERPs by Dan Thies gives us a detailed look at the serious dangers of proxy hacking. Dan's detailed article shows the history on how he discovered the issue. He then goes into why the hacking currently works...
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Jul. 16, 2007 at 12:21pm by Chris Silver Smith
The Coke Vs. Pepsi Challenge: Who Redirects Better?
Both Coca-Cola and Pepsico have seen fit to set up redirects on their homepage URLs—a very common practice among commercial websites. Classically, search optimization experts have advised clients that if their sites perform redirects on pages, they should use only server-side redirection, and it should ideally be a 301 redirect...
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Jul. 11, 2007 at 8:49am by Barry Schwartz
Moving Your Site? How Quickly Do Search Engines Catch Your 301 Redirect
Most webmasters dread moving a site from one domain to a new domain and would do whatever they can to avoid it. However, sometimes you cannot avoid making the move. In these cases, what are the various strategies you can use to reduce the SEO concerns with making this move?...
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Jul. 10, 2007 at 8:03am by Elliance
Search Illustrated: The Power Of 301 Redirects
One of the most common questions we get is "how can I safely move a web page?" When moving a page or even doing something as simple as changing its filename (and thus its URL), it's important to do it the right way. Done properly, you'll let search engines...
