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    Directories that Redirect - Do They Pass Link Juice?

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    • ColoradoMarketingTeam
      ColoradoMarketingTeam last edited by

      I did some searching before asking but could not quite find what I was looking for.

      There are valid directories out there that provide business as well as links that provide SEO value. My question is whether or not having a redirect in place negates passing any link juice. When I use Open Site Explorer for Old Monterey Inn, this directory (CABBI) does not show up on their list. However, their website dropped from Google Analytics altogether for some time because of an issue in how they built their site. Their "fix" is this redirect which was integrated a short time ago. I do see traffic in Google Analytics now but wonder about the link juice.

      Example:

      <a href="[/redirect?type=website&amp;inn=34211&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oldmontereyinn.com](view-source:https://www.cabbi.com/redirect?type=website&inn=34211&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oldmontereyinn.com)" target="<a class="attribute-value">_blank</a>">www.oldmontereyinn.coma>p>
      

      What say you? Thanks to anyone that responds.

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      • BradsDeals
        BradsDeals last edited by

        I recommend taking a look at the redirect path and server codes with something like the Redirect Path Chrome plugin. It shows you every step of any redirect chain. If it's a passing through 301 (or a series of 301's) then it passes link juice.

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        • TheeDigital
          TheeDigital last edited by

          Rebecca is absolutely correct, but unfortunately in this case it's a 302.

          ColoradoMarketingTeam 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 2
          • ColoradoMarketingTeam
            ColoradoMarketingTeam @TheeDigital last edited by

            So we get absolutely no value from this link?

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            • ColoradoMarketingTeam
              ColoradoMarketingTeam @BradsDeals last edited by

              Thank you!!

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              • BradsDeals
                BradsDeals @ColoradoMarketingTeam last edited by

                That would be correct.

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