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Do Not Nofollow Links To Your Own Social Media Profiles

Should I nofollow the social media icons on my own site that link to my own Social Media profiles?* Do not nofollow your [own] social media profiles. Do not nofollow your own links or links to properties you manage. Only nofollow links if they are low quality sites, you have a commercial relationship with them, or…

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Does A 404 Hurt My Site’s Google Ranking?

Do 404s hurt my site? – Google explains in this detailed article. Q: Do the 404 errors reported in Webmaster Tools affect my site’s ranking? A: 404s are a perfectly normal part of the web; the Internet is always changing, new content is born, old content dies, and when it dies it (ideally) returns a…

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301 Redirect Htaccess Rules

How to force HTTPS using the .htaccess file – InMotion Hosting To force all web traffic to use HTTPS insert the following lines of code in the .htaccess file: RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} 80 RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://www.example.com/$1 [R,L] Note: Be sure to replace www.example.com with your actual domain name. Setting up Permanent 301 Redirects –…