303 redirect for geographically targeted content

[jcgoodrich]

Any insight as to why Yelp does a 303 redirect, when everyone else seems to be using a 302? Does a 303 pass PR? Is a 303 preferred?

[Devanur-Rafi]

Hi, while I do not know why Yelp uses 303 but all that I can say is 303 does not pass the link juice and it is not recommended to be used in place of a 301 as 301 is the best way to pass on the link equity to the destination URL.

Here you go for a small experiment that proves 303 redirection worthless. Hope this helps my friend.

Best,

Devanur Rafi