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Originally Posted by ebus_dk
I see no need for you to start declaring 301 error specific redirects, as long as you have a 404 errorpage declared corectly. (point to /index.php and NOT domain.com/index.php)
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Since blueblood.net and blueblood.net/index.php are effectively the same page and she cannot control the ~100 or so sites that link directly to
http://www.blueblood.net/index.php it is a wise decision to set index.php to 301 redirect (not error) to the root of her domain. Each of the pages in question have different PageRanks despite the fact that they are the same page. This means that Google sees them as different pages. By setting a 301 redirect from one to the other, Google merges the pages into one. This will combine the reputations of both pages into one and increase that singular page's importance.
Please read Google's guide on when to use 301 redirects here:
http://www.google.com/support/webmas...n&answer=93633
Note the part that says:
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301 redirects are particularly useful in the following circumstances:
* People access your site through several different URLs. If, for example, your home page can be reached in multiple ways - for instance, http://example.com/home, http://home.example.com, or http://www.example.com - it's a good idea to pick one of those URLs as your preferred (canonical) destination, and use 301 redirects to send traffic from the other URLs to your preferred URL. You can also use Webmaster Tools to set your preferred domain.
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Now please be quiet and let the grown ups talk.