Comments on: To Use or Not To Use Redirects http://www.momgadget.com/to-use-or-not-to-use-redirects/ A Guide to Gifts, Gadgets, Gizmos and Product Reviews for Everyday Domestic Bliss Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:07:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Gayla http://www.momgadget.com/to-use-or-not-to-use-redirects/comment-page-1/#comment-922 Gayla Thu, 17 May 2007 20:17:50 +0000 http://momgadget.com/to-use-or-not-to-use-redirects/#comment-922 Ponn thanks for such detail. It does make it easier to figure out what I have to do. As far as the Google Page Rank, I just assumed it updated when they index. Of course that's why I'm just a lowly blogger and not a Google Guru :) Ponn thanks for such detail. It does make it easier to figure out what I have to do.

As far as the Google Page Rank, I just assumed it updated when they index. Of course that’s why I’m just a lowly blogger and not a Google Guru :)

]]> By: pop http://www.momgadget.com/to-use-or-not-to-use-redirects/comment-page-1/#comment-921 pop Thu, 17 May 2007 20:15:48 +0000 http://momgadget.com/to-use-or-not-to-use-redirects/#comment-921 Go for the redirects. No doubt. Go for the redirects. No doubt.

]]> By: Ponn Sabra http://www.momgadget.com/to-use-or-not-to-use-redirects/comment-page-1/#comment-923 Ponn Sabra Thu, 17 May 2007 17:58:45 +0000 http://momgadget.com/to-use-or-not-to-use-redirects/#comment-923 Hey Gayla. You know my stance on this issue: I'm PRO redirects, specifically for affiliate links because: 1. great tracking tool 2. ability to change easily if you have to do what you need to do, change over all redirects elsewhere 3. helps prevent affiliate marketer hacking by 2-ways: (a) either the affiliate is already a member and will hijack your rightful commission by putting their affiliate link in, or worse (b) the affiliate marketer finds out you're an affiliate, signs-up as an affiliate and hijacks your commission as well as cheating out the promoters' purse. Some info-product affiliate marketers allow you do this once you make your first full-price order, and then actively promotes their program, and not simply use it strictly for their own selfish un-rightful discount. 4. it helps to chop off llloooonnnngggg affiliate links for your end-users. I presently use the free tinyurl.com to do this, but I think it's not too professional *ONLY* because I'm a computer-dummy, I have not yet used redirects, but my VA is teaching me how...sometime very soon. All these issues are PROS, but after seeing David's experience I'm very confused. I've always had #5 redirects *help* PR, because you have even more webpages...a larger website. Of course, the redirects must be target-specific. David, please share more. I haven't seen or heard of this issue before. Last, as for PR updates, I was under the impression it doesn't change often...is it weekly Gayla? Everything (like this post topic) makes ya go hmmmm... Good luck with your decision sweetie ;-) Hey Gayla.

You know my stance on this issue: I’m PRO redirects, specifically for affiliate links because:

1. great tracking tool

2. ability to change easily if you have to do what you need to do, change over all redirects elsewhere

3. helps prevent affiliate marketer hacking by 2-ways:
(a) either the affiliate is already a member and will hijack your rightful commission by putting their affiliate link in, or worse
(b) the affiliate marketer finds out you’re an affiliate, signs-up as an affiliate and hijacks your commission as well as cheating out the promoters’ purse. Some info-product affiliate marketers allow you do this once you make your first full-price order, and then actively promotes their program, and not simply use it strictly for their own selfish un-rightful discount.

4. it helps to chop off llloooonnnngggg affiliate links for your end-users. I presently use the free tinyurl.com to do this, but I think it’s not too professional

*ONLY* because I’m a computer-dummy, I have not yet used redirects, but my VA is teaching me how…sometime very soon.

All these issues are PROS, but after seeing David’s experience I’m very confused.

I’ve always had

#5 redirects *help* PR, because you have even more webpages…a larger website. Of course, the redirects must be target-specific.

David, please share more. I haven’t seen or heard of this issue before.

Last, as for PR updates, I was under the impression it doesn’t change often…is it weekly Gayla?

Everything (like this post topic) makes ya go hmmmm…

Good luck with your decision sweetie ;-)

]]> By: Gayla http://www.momgadget.com/to-use-or-not-to-use-redirects/comment-page-1/#comment-925 Gayla Thu, 17 May 2007 16:32:44 +0000 http://momgadget.com/to-use-or-not-to-use-redirects/#comment-925 I've heard they update on Tuesday's but I don't know how true that is. It would be interesting to know. The whole redirect thing has me baffled. I did get a suggestion for someone to call upon for answers. If I get a good one, I'll be sure to report back :) I’ve heard they update on Tuesday’s but I don’t know how true that is.

It would be interesting to know.

The whole redirect thing has me baffled. I did get a suggestion for someone to call upon for answers. If I get a good one, I’ll be sure to report back :)

]]> By: David Airey :: Creative Design :: http://www.momgadget.com/to-use-or-not-to-use-redirects/comment-page-1/#comment-924 David Airey :: Creative Design :: Thu, 17 May 2007 16:26:33 +0000 http://momgadget.com/to-use-or-not-to-use-redirects/#comment-924 Whilst it's not quite the same thing, I recently took a self-inflicted page rank hit from PR5 to PR4 by moving my site from a directory to the root. Using a redirect helps keep those inbound links coming to my articles, but I know it's had a detrimental effect. Have you any idea how often Google update their page rank algorithms? Whilst it’s not quite the same thing, I recently took a self-inflicted page rank hit from PR5 to PR4 by moving my site from a directory to the root.

Using a redirect helps keep those inbound links coming to my articles, but I know it’s had a detrimental effect.

Have you any idea how often Google update their page rank algorithms?

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