Anyone else getting slammed by the Inkbot and ask Jeeves

[Rich@vtws]

Hi Jeff,
a 301 redirect will send visitors to the old pages that are still indexed or on your server directly to the new page and over time, pass along the PR from the old pages. If you leave the old pages on the server without it, you run the risk of being penalized for having duplicate content or page not being found.

Your # 2 for Minnesota real estae using the sandobox search thingy seo guy was kind enough to post about right? Just my humble opinion but if you clean up this stuff you'll better your chances of really seeing those results when the sandbox let's you out to play

It's very easy to do Here's a tutorial :
A 301 redirect is implemented in your .htaccess file.

What is .htaccess ?

.htaccess is a text file that is checked by the web server when a request for a page/item is made by a browser, agent or spider. It contains specific instructions on how to handle specific requests and also plays a role in security.

What's a 301 redirect?

"301" translates to "moved permanently". After the code, the name and location of the moved or renamed page is noted, then there is a space, and then the new location and name of the file.

Implementing a 301

You'll need to download the .htaccess file from your web site which can be found in the root of the /docs directory via ftp. If a .htacess file isn't present, create one with Notepad or a similar text editor. Ensure you remember the "." at the beginning of the file name and do not use a tail extension

If there is a .htaccess file already in existence with lines of code present, be very careful not to change any existing code. It's probably wise to create a backup of this file in case you make a mistake.

Scroll down to the end of the current code, miss a line and then create a new line using the following example as a guide.

redirect 301 /current/currentname.htm http://www.you.com/newfolder/newname.htm

That's all there is to it - save and upload back to the /docs root directory and then test it out by typing the old address into your browser - you should be seamlessly redirected to the new page name/location.

Note: Do not use "http://www" in the first section of the statement - just add the path from the top level of your site to the page. Also ensure that you leave a single space between these elements:

redirect 301 (the directive that the page has permanently moved)

/currentfolder/currentname.htm (the old path and file name)

http://www.you.com/newfolder/newname.htm (new path and file name)

Hope that helps

[IGotRealEstate]

Thanks Rich, I appreciate it. Its very helpful