Domains and sub domains - newbie
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Hi
Recently set up my SEOM MOZ account so any help would be great!
On the competitive domain analysis page the sub domain metrics appear as good (if not better) then the domain.The Moz rank and trust are better on the sub domain.
I know the website copy is appearing on both non-www and also www (which I assume is being referred to as the subdomain) on the competitor domain analysis page).
Should I now 301 the WWW site to the non-www.... which will then concentrate the SEO and SEOMoz then will only have the root domain metrics appearing?
Many thanks for your help in advance!
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Many thanks for the quick replies guys. That's a great help!
All the best
Richard
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I would second that. You also want to consider any other possible variations including things like /index.php or /index.html which might also resolve to your homepage. All of these should be redirected to a single version to avoid duplicate content issues.
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Hi and welcome!
Yes, definitely redirect one to the other (either www to non-www or the other way around) using .htaccess. Otherwise you run the risk of duplicate content.
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