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    • markgray
      markgray last edited by

      Hi,

      we updated corporate site salvagedata.com to new design,but for migration test we do it on our canadian salvagedata.ca site. In few day we migrated salvageta.com.

      In this time google indexed salvagedata.ca contents, and now looks like google recognising it as primary site, and show it higher in search results.

      for example: hard drive data recovery

      Can 301 redirect .ca-> .com to resolve problem?

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      • Brian-M
        Brian-M last edited by

        It may correct itself but I'd redirect and then tell Google what the primary market is for the site (US, Canadian, etc) via Google Webmaster Tools.

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