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Old 03-07-2008, 05:13 PM
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Default Re: redirecting a web page

Steven brings up a good point. htaccess files are much better for redirects and if you use a 301 redirect method you won't run into any problems with the search engines.

Using a javascript (which the search engines typically can't follow) will only help your visitors whereas the search engines could misinterpret this as cloaking and they could penalize your site. I would be very careful in using the javascript or meta refresh method for a redirect.

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