samclarke78 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 I have added some code in my SquareSpace site that redirects users from certain countries to a completely different SquareSpace website (with an identical subject matter) - will there be any problems with this re: Google or anything else? Link to comment
paul2009 Posted July 20, 2019 Share Posted July 20, 2019 That depends how you have implemented it. You didn't provide any details. About me: I've been a SQSP User for 18 yrs. I was invited to join the Circle when it launched in 2016. I have been a Circle Leader since 2017. I don't work for Squarespace. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and good design ♥. Work: I founded and run SF.DIGITAL, building Squarespace Extensions to supercharge your commerce website. Content: Views and opinions are my own. Links in my posts may refer to SF.DIGITAL products or may be affiliate links. Forum advice is free. You can thank me by clicking one of the feedback emojis below. Coffee is optional. Link to comment
Guest Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Hi @samclarke78, are you asking whether geo redirect users may effect SEO, like your search ranking in google? First you need to know, for the website to be shown on the search engine results, they have to be crawled and indexed. This is the job of bots that visit each webpage of your site to index it. How could it effect you? Even though since 2015 Google crawls websites from different IP addresses corresponding to locations all around the world, most of its visit still come from the US. So, if your webpages redirect or block all US based IP addresses, if would definitely effect your webpage ranking in Google search results. If you want to know tips on how to set Geo redirect and SEO efficiently, you might find this article helpful: https://geotargetly.com/geo-ip-location-redirects-and-seo Hope it helps! Link to comment
sophiekaz Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 Hi @samclarke78, I'm having the same issue and wonder whether you found an answer to your query? My client wants to use two separate domain names for their site so there will be a version for US visitors and another for non-UK visitors. I can't see a way of organising this without setting up two separate sites and redirecting users. However, the content will be about 90% the same in each site version...SEO alarm bells are ringing for me! Many thanks, Sophie Link to comment
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