Googles tells com.au but the site redirects to com
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Hey there,
I have a website that it shows as a .com.au in the SERPs but it redirects to .com when you click on it. Is that ok in matters of SEO and why not if not.Kind Regards
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This can definitely be a problem, and it needs to be fixed.
It sounds as if there may be two websites with the same content showing up on the .com URL and the .COM.AU URL. What we typically recommend is that you verify your site in Google Search Console and tell Google which version you prefer--you'll need to verify both versions of your site.
Also, you can use the hreflang tags on your site to tell Google that the .COM.AU site is meant for Australia, and the .COM site is meant for the USA.
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If this is intended, it can be fine. If it's not intended, it's not good.
Do you own both domains?
Did you recently change domains?
Did you do this on purpose? (Or do you hire an SEO agency who did?)
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