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Redirect typo domains
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Hi,
What's the "correct" way of redirecting typo domains?
- DNS A record goes to the same ip address as the correct domain name
- Then 301 redirects for each typo domain in the .htaccess
- Subdomains on typo urls still redirect to www or should they redirect to the subdomain on the correct url in case the subdomain exists?
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Your misspelled domains should 301 to the correct domain. You can make any subdomains redirect to the proper TLD as well.
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