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and follow
directions. You will need to download
.htaccess file in
root directory of
location where all your web pages are stored.
redirect 301 /old/old.htm http://www.you.com/new.htm
That is all you need to do. Save
file and upload it. Typically you would type in
old url (old domain name) and it would take you to
new url (new domain name). But, in this case we will change
old index file to another name. Create a new optimized HTML page. Then, name it as
old index page. Google will index
new page that is redirected to
flash page. It will look like this
redirect 301 (the instruction that
page has moved)
/old/old.htm (the original folder path and file name)
http://www.you.com/new.htm (new path and file name)
Basically, we are just forwarding one page directly to another. Not to another domain name. This sounds more complicated than it actually is. This is usually
best way to utilize a redirect. You could also use a java script redirect.
Never use
META tag redirect. Those have already been recognized as a blacklisted move.
I cannot guarantee that these will not get you banned. But, from my research,
301 re-direct is
best bet. If your site is 100% Flash and you need to rank higher, this will get you results. These are your SEO options for clients with Flash sites.

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