I have already mentioned 3 Common URL Problems that you can face while running your website in my earlier post. Now I am trying to share that How you can Fix them.
Problem 1:
Non-www and www Versions of Site URLs
There are a couple of things you need to do to fix this:
- Decide which URL style you want to use, www or non-www.
- Set up a 301 redirect so that any links to your non-preferred URL style will go to the right style. This way you don’t waste link value by splitting it between two URLs.
- Set your preferred domain in Google Webmaster Tools so your search result listings are consistent with your style preference.
Direction: Site Configuration(on right side) -> Settings
- Make sure whenever you build links to your site that you use the preferred URL style.
Problem 2:
Duplicate Home Page URLs
The fix here is very similar to the first one. Here are a few tips:
- Set your main home page URL to be http://www.mysite.com. 301 redirect everything else to this URL since it is the most basic (If your preferred URL style is non-www, then do http://mysite.com)
- If you have to set up different versions for tracking purposes or some other reason, set a canonical tag to show the search engines which version you want showing up in the search results.
- Make sure when you build links to your home page that you link to the correct version.
