Noob Question! Sorry for being a shit, bear with me please!

deeraj005 said:

Thanks! Got it!

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how can I rank for different country's google searches?

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deeraj005 said:

Hello,

I have a few questions regarding hosting and SEO.

First, my website is http://mydomain.com
However, if I go to http://www.mydomain.com, if doesn't redirect to my site. I heard that this causes penalty due to duplication. So, how do I redirect people from http://www.mydomain.com to http://mydomain.com?

Second, If I rank #3 for a keyword in google.com, will my rankings be same for google.co.uk or google.co.in? Why/Whynot? If not, how can I rank for different country's google searches?

Thanks a lot!

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Deleted member 923340 said:

Welcome. You better search google your question before you create a thread next time.
Good luck

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bigbrothers said:

Let me answer for the third one,



If you want to target multiple countries, you'll need to focus on your rankings on several different search engine result pages. You have to focus on both on site & off site factors which helps to rank your website globally.

Best Wishes - BB.

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CallmeReaz said:

You need to add this to your .htaccess file.

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^\example\.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.example.com/$1 [L,R=301]


Bit of a health warning, I wrote this from memory and I'm a terrible programmer! If it doesn't work I probably slipped a key. Search Google for "www to non www .htaccess" and you'll find a forum thread somewhere with the code without mistakes.

Obviously, you'll want to change example.com for your domain name.

It works by shunting all requests for the non www over to the www version. All traffic affected, including GoogleBot.

If you'd rather your site reside on the non www, simply swap the code back to front.

Hope that helps.

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