301 redirect to avoid duplicate content penalty
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I have two websites with identical content. Haya and ethnic
Both websites have similar products. I would like to get rid of ethniccode I have already started to de-index ethniccode. My question is, Will I get any SEO benefit or Will it be harmful if I 301 direct the below only URL’s
https://www.ethniccode/salwar-kameez -> https://www.hayacreations/collections/salwar-kameez
https://www.ethniccode/salwar-kameez/anarkali-suits - > https://www.hayacreations/collections/anarkali-suits
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Thanks for the quick response.
If hayacreations is ranking 19<sup>th</sup> position in Google for a specific keyword, and ethniccode is ranking 30<sup>th</sup> position for the same keyword, What would be impact after 301 redirect? Will hayacreations drop to 30<sup>th</sup> position or existing position would improve because of link juice?
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if we break down what a 301 is into simple terms, a 301 is telling a bot this page now permanently lives here, a 302 is a temp version of this. So a 301 is fine if the above is true. You can also use a cross domain canonical tag which effectively is the same but would let you keep the domain active. If there is value in ethniccode might not want to de-index compared to use it i.e. 301 etc. There is a very large amount of duplicate content all over the internet, a lot of people get nervous about it and remove sites over it which realistically is not necessary if the sites are serving purposes.
Short answer - A 301 will be fine or alternatively try a cross domain canonical.
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