What are the SEO consequences of using a 200 instead of a 301 redirect?

[sonetseo]

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[StreamlineMetrics]

If both cases display the same exact content via different URLs, then you don't want to return 200 status codes for both versions. A 301 redirect might work but since they are for the same exact page, it's possible you might run into an infinite redirect loop and make your pages completely inaccessible. As a result, I would recommend using the rel="canonical" tag to designate which URL is the correct one for the search engines to index.

[alancurtis]

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