Comments on: SEO advice: discussing 302 redirects http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/ neat fun stuff Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:35:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ganesh J. Acharya http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/#comment-406189 Ganesh J. Acharya Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:41:16 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=158#comment-406189 As per http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3.2 "The requested resource resides temporarily under a different URI. Since the redirection might be altered on occasion, the client SHOULD continue to use the Request-URI for future requests." Your comment about 302 confused me a bit as you said the page moved, but in-fact it does not. Thanks for the useful resource please keep doing the the great work. As per http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec10.html#sec10.3.2

“The requested resource resides temporarily under a different URI. Since the redirection might be altered on occasion, the client SHOULD continue to use the Request-URI for future requests.”

Your comment about 302 confused me a bit as you said the page moved, but in-fact it does not. Thanks for the useful resource please keep doing the the great work.

]]> By: Ganesh J. Acharya http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/#comment-405827 Ganesh J. Acharya Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:25:05 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=158#comment-405827 You wrote: "The difference between a 301 and a 302 is that a 301 status code means that a page has permanently moved to a new location, while a 302 status code means that a page has temporarily moved to a new location." But, I've seen them being used with websites/webpages those never moved? You wrote:
“The difference between a 301 and a 302 is that a 301 status code means that a page has permanently moved to a new location, while a 302 status code means that a page has temporarily moved to a new location.”

But, I’ve seen them being used with websites/webpages those never moved?

]]> By: Jehzeel Laurente http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/#comment-403246 Jehzeel Laurente Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:44:14 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=158#comment-403246 Wow! Great write-up. Now 302 redirects are clearer to me. :) I wonder why there are 307 redirects. And others said that 307 is temporary and 302 is found. Hmmmmmm... I really don't know what's the difference between 307 and 302. :( Wow! Great write-up. Now 302 redirects are clearer to me. :)

I wonder why there are 307 redirects. And others said that 307 is temporary and 302 is found. Hmmmmmm… I really don’t know what’s the difference between 307 and 302. :(

]]> By: Tarun http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/#comment-395422 Tarun Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:44:13 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=158#comment-395422 i Have 2 Blogs under same domain name now i want to combine both blogs (migrating from wordpress to wordpress), I am confused how to do this as i think i will lose google ranking as well as all links that links to my migrating page . Will you please help me out with yours suggestion what i have to do in this case. current both of my blogs are in sub directory i will 1st migrate one directory blogs to another and after sometime migrate all in main directory. i Have 2 Blogs under same domain name now i want to combine both blogs (migrating from wordpress to wordpress), I am confused how to do this as i think i will lose google ranking as well as all links that links to my migrating page .

Will you please help me out with yours suggestion what i have to do in this case. current both of my blogs are in sub directory i will 1st migrate one directory blogs to another and after sometime migrate all in main directory.

]]> By: Payroll Software http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/#comment-379967 Payroll Software Sat, 22 Aug 2009 07:14:30 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=158#comment-379967 Hi, I've an SEO question for you. I've two domains. http://www.lenvica.com http://www.lenvica.in Which of the following is better in terms of SEO. 1. One of the domains redirected to the other with a '301 redirect' 2. Both domains as separate websites(with similar content) with both pointing to each other. For now, both of these domains have PR3. Thanks, Brijesh. Hi,

I’ve an SEO question for you.

I’ve two domains.
http://www.lenvica.com
http://www.lenvica.in

Which of the following is better in terms of SEO.
1. One of the domains redirected to the other with a ‘301 redirect’
2. Both domains as separate websites(with similar content) with both pointing to each other.

For now, both of these domains have PR3.

Thanks,
Brijesh.

]]> By: abhi http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/#comment-357676 abhi Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:59:18 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=158#comment-357676 Hi Matt, had a question about 302 redirects and wordpress.com. Basically wordpress.com lets you redirect your genericname.wordpress.com site to a new domain. It however only sets 302 redirects. I did this and google picked it up great (in less than a week). However, it's been 3-4 months and now google is beginning to reindex the old genericname.wordpress.com site. traffic to my new site is also falling a bit - don't know if it's seasonal or due to this. a few questions - 1) will this translate into a duplicate penalty - any way to avoid it or to specify that the new site is the original. 2) there are some links to the old site that are hard to get changed or haven't been changed on requesting. is that a factor? 3) Is there some way to do a redirect. the redirect feature in google webmaster tools only allows redirects for top level domains. Is there a way that I could let Google know that the site has moved permanently. wordpress.com doesn't allow 301 redirects, even if you leave the site permanently. thank you for your time Hi Matt,
had a question about 302 redirects and wordpress.com.
Basically wordpress.com lets you redirect your genericname.wordpress.com site to a new domain. It however only sets 302 redirects.

I did this and google picked it up great (in less than a week). However, it’s been 3-4 months and now google is beginning to reindex the old genericname.wordpress.com site.
traffic to my new site is also falling a bit – don’t know if it’s seasonal or due to this.

a few questions –

1) will this translate into a duplicate penalty – any way to avoid it or to specify that the new site is the original.
2) there are some links to the old site that are hard to get changed or haven’t been changed on requesting. is that a factor?
3) Is there some way to do a redirect. the redirect feature in google webmaster tools only allows redirects for top level domains.

Is there a way that I could let Google know that the site has moved permanently.
wordpress.com doesn’t allow 301 redirects, even if you leave the site permanently.

thank you for your time

]]> By: Jehzeel Laurente http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/#comment-352753 Jehzeel Laurente Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:33:44 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=158#comment-352753 so i think i will be using 302 because I still want to use the old domain, maybe in the future. :) so i think i will be using 302 because I still want to use the old domain, maybe in the future. :)

]]> By: abedz http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/#comment-352617 abedz Wed, 24 Jun 2009 05:01:42 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=158#comment-352617 hi matt, currently i am setting up a new blogging service (example.com) now, i have some domain names related to blogging. & i want to redirect them to the main one (example.com) I did a 301 redirect for all of them, is it a right solution, or i shouldn't redirect them at all ? I meant, when someone wants to redirect many domains to one destination domain, will it affect the ranking of the destination domain, even if it done correctly ? hi matt,
currently i am setting up a new blogging service (example.com) now, i have some domain names related to blogging. & i want to redirect them to the main one (example.com)

I did a 301 redirect for all of them, is it a right solution, or i shouldn’t redirect them at all ?

I meant, when someone wants to redirect many domains to one destination domain, will it affect the ranking of the destination domain, even if it done correctly ?

]]> By: Johnny Kay http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/#comment-352269 Johnny Kay Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:44:03 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=158#comment-352269 Thanks i read difference between 301 and 302 redirect and appreciate you. Thanks i read difference between 301 and 302 redirect and appreciate you.

]]> By: Orlando Fernandes http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/seo-advice-discussing-302-redirects/#comment-341268 Orlando Fernandes Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:47:46 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/?p=158#comment-341268 What about multiple destinations for a page using 301 or 302, for example generated by a url rotator script. what are the pros and cons, can someone direct me to an article somewhere? What about multiple destinations for a page using 301 or 302, for example generated by a url rotator script. what are the pros and cons, can someone direct me to an article somewhere?

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