What is 301 Redirect?

A technical instruction that maps old web addresses to new ones during a domain or website migration, preserving accumulated search traffic and rankings.

From Unlocking Transformative Rebranding: Strategies and Trends with Jim Heininger

A permanent redirect used to point one domain or page to another, discussed in the episode as a way to consolidate an inherited domain with 28,000 links into an existing site.

From Content Redesign Tips - #SEOpodcast 244

A permanent redirect that sends users and search engines from an old URL to a new one, preserving link equity and preventing 404 errors during a site relaunch.

From New Website? Do an SEO Audit! by Janet Driscoll Miller #357

A permanent redirect from one URL to another, used when a page moves to a new location, as opposed to a 302 which signals a temporary redirect.

From Technical SEO: why it matters and seven tweaks to give you an edge by John Stevens #424

A permanent redirect that passes link juice from an old URL to a new one, used during site migrations to preserve page authority.

From 5 More Super- Common SEO Mistakes Content Marketers Make by Stephan Spencer #328

A permanent redirect that points an old URL to a new one, preserving link equity and preventing broken links after a site redesign.

From #SEOpodcast 273 - Common SEO Mistakes You Can Avoid

A permanent redirect from one URL to another that passes link juice to the destination, preferred by search engines over a 404 error or other redirect types.

From 7 Content Types That Gain the Most Engagement & Links by Julie McCoy #373

A permanent redirect that tells search engines and users a page has moved to a new URL, preserving link equity when a site migrates.

From Myths vs Facts - Internet Marketing - #SEOpodcast 232

A permanent redirect that passes link juice from an old URL to a new one. The hosts say failing to set up 301 redirects when moving a blog caused a listener to lose significant rankings.

From Learning and Implementing Internet Marketing Basics - Internet Marketing Podcast Number 205

A permanent redirect that maps an old URL to a new one, preserving link equity and ensuring visitors and search engines reach the correct page after a site redesign.

From Website Launch Tips - #seopodcast 215

A permanent redirect telling search engines to stop looking at one URL and treat another as the canonical location.

From Web Development Tips - #SEOpodcast 265

A redirect used to preserve link juice from old pages and pass it to new pages, keeping SEO value while pointing users and crawlers to the current URL.

From Keeping Track of Site Metrics - Internet Marketing Podcast Number 195

A permanent redirect that passes the existing SEO value, called Google Juice in this episode, from an old URL to a new one so rankings are not lost when a page name changes.

From Find out how to use a keyword density tool as which meta tags are important to Google - Unknown Secrets of SEO E-Webstyle Number 27

A permanent redirect used to consolidate multiple URL variants of the same page so inbound link equity is not split across four different addresses.

From #SEOpodcast Year End Review Part 4-6 - #SEOPodcast 261

A server directive telling search engines a page has permanently moved, consolidating link juice to the final destination URL instead of splitting it across duplicate addresses.

From How to increase your search engine traffic by 25% - Unknown Secrets of SEO E-Webstyle Number 49

A permanent redirect used to point one URL to another, preserving link authority so that links pointing to old domain versions transfer their value to the primary domain.

From Optimizing The Payment Process - #SEOpodcast 253

A permanent redirect used to send visitors and search engines from one URL to another, recommended to be used only once rather than in multiple hops.

From Checking your Local Homepage for Auditing - #SEOpodcast 255

A permanent redirect that forwards one URL to another, consolidating duplicate homepage versions so all inbound link juice flows to a single page.

From SEO back to the Basics - Internet Marketing Podcast - Number 85

A server-level redirect that tells search engines a page has permanently moved and transfers ranking credit from the old URL to the new one.

From What is a good redirect vs. a bad redirect, change your webpage or website without losing Google juice - Unknown Secrets of SEO E-Webstyle Number 26

A permanent redirect that tells Google one URL should replace another, consolidating link equity to a single authoritative page.

From 55 Tips for SEO - #seopodcast 125

A server instruction that permanently points one URL to another, consolidating link value so Google juice is not split across duplicate pages.

From Choose a CMS like Wordpress for SEO - SEO Podcast - Number 81

A redirect that forwards visitors and search engines from an old URL to a new one, carrying over link value and link juice, especially important when migrating a site to a new platform like WordPress.

From SEO Ideas for the Fall Season - #SEOpodcast 239

A server-side redirect that permanently points one URL to another, consolidating link authority and resolving duplicate content issues such as www versus non-www versions of a site.

From Best SEO Practices Google Local Places - Internet Marketing Podcast - Number 93

A permanent redirect from one URL to another, used when switching domains to preserve rankings by pointing each old page to its corresponding new page.

From Switching Domain Names and Site Credibility - #seopodcast 137

A permanent redirect used when URLs change during a site redesign to preserve existing rankings by pointing old indexed URLs to the correct new URLs.

From Part 2 of our Famous SEO Year in Review 2011- #seopodcast 131

A permanent redirect that Google understands, used to point one URL to another so that link juice consolidates to a single destination.

From Sub Domain and Google Link Juice - #seopodcast 119

A permanent redirect used to consolidate multiple URL variations of a site, such as with and without www or a trailing slash, into a single canonical address.

From Google+ and Local SEO - #seopodcast 156

An HTTP error code that signals a permanent redirect, passing Google juice from the original URL to the target URL, unlike meta refresh or code-only redirects that do not transfer link authority.

From We discuss the search engine Baidu and 301 redirect .htaccess - Unknown Secrets of SEO E-Webstyle Number 68

A permanent redirect used to send users and search bots from an old URL to a new one, preserving page authority when URLs change.

From Producing Great Content for SEO - #seopodcast 144

A permanent redirect from an old URL to a new one, used to preserve link value and send visitors and search engines to the correct page after a site redesign.

From Google Analytics, 301 Redirects and CTA's - #seopodcast 113