Is it OK to 301 Redirect http://homepage.com to http://blog.homepage.com?

[49wetnoodles]

I don't have a homepage built yet, and I suspect that my blog will be my primary SEO draw in the long term, so I'd like to do a 301 redirect (for the techies, I'm doing it in Django with http.HttpResponsePermanentRedirect )

I just wanted to confirm that this wouldn't cause any problems as Google gets used to my page (it's only been up for a few days)

Thanks!

-matt

[SimonCullum]

Hi Matt

You say that you 'don't have a homepage built yet'  ~  if you are planning on creating a true homepage, then consider a 302 redirect as supposed to a 301 as a temporary redirect sounds like it could be the better option until you're completely sure on your site structure & what's best for the user experience.

If you're just planning on publishing a blog without a primary website, then why not host your blog on the main domain, e.g. http://myblog.com

If you are planning a primary website as well as a blog, then my advice would be to create a homepage on your website, even if it's just a quick first draft version, then link to your blog from there rather than redirecting to it.

Though if you are set on redirecting, then consider the first paragraph & a 302 for now.

Hope that helps,

Regards

Simon

[49wetnoodles]

Those are great thoughts, thanks!  There really is no good reason for me not to have a homepage, even if it's simple.

[SimonCullum]

You're welcome Matt.  That sounds like the best plan, a homepage, even a simple one, is usually much better for the user experience and search rather than not having one.

Good luck with your blog, keep the content unique, fresh and shareable