What is the Right Time to Choose the 301 Redirect and Why?

The main purpose of ordering this type of redirection is to transfer a message to search engine spiders that a page has been moved permanently to a new one.

The term “Permanent” may simply mean it’s been moved for a year or longer, and if you’re still getting redirects even after one year, then you’ll have to figure out where they’re coming from prior to terminating the redirects.

Most people leverage these redirects purposely to rectify some wrong spellings in the name of a brand, solve brand variations, and many more.

Some people purchase certain domains which exactly match their real names considering the fact that such domains can have high domain authority (DA) or a wrongly-spelled name can at any time be redirected to the real one.

Habitually, most people don’t remember to add the WWW version to a site address while trying to access a page, but the 301 redirects will come to a rescue in deciding which domain is the default page or website.

Literally, the permanent redirects will send users to the default website whether the WWW version is added to the site address or not.

Also, the 301 redirects would be a better choice if you’re having a couple of sites merged together or have some URLs outdated.