301 redirect vs. rel=”canonical”

December 19, 2019August 23, 2013 by BrodNeil

Last Updated on December 19, 2019 by BrodNeil

Do 301 redirects as Matt Cutts suggested becaue it is widely supported.
Rel=canonical when you do not have the ability or option to do a 301 redirect.

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