> Fix the navigation to ONLY use the www version of the domain (or use
> relative addresses).

> If you have previously submitted the non www version to Webmaster
> Tools, remove it.

> Submit the www version. Get it verified.

> Set the preferred domain in Webmaster Tools to the www version.

> If you want to submit a sitemap for it, make sure all urls use the www
> version.

> Be patient for a while. Keep an eye on what the site: query shows. In
> time all non-www urls will have switched over to www. Might take a
> couple of weeks or longer, depends on how big the site is and how
> often it gets crawled.

> On May 10, 4:48 pm, Pek wrote:

> > Thanks!! I will do the 301 of non-www urls and cause the server to
> > produce a 404 for non-existant URL.  Then what should I do?  Resubmit
> > the www version to Google somehow?

> > On May 10, 2:44 pm, AdnanFaridi wrote:

> > > I second what webado just analyzed.

> > > The bulk of your links according to yahoo are going to the url without
> > > the www and you've got the same content for the url with and without
> > > the www.

> > > I think Google treats this as two separate sites, but in your case, it
> > > would appear as two separate sites with exactly the same content which
> > > IMO is not good.

> > > On May 10, 11:01 am, webado wrote:

> > > > You have a canonical problem: www and non-www urls coexist. Urls in
> > > > both forms have been indexed. Decide which one you want to keep and
> > > > 301 redirect the others to the preferred form. Also make sure
> > > > navigation sticks to the same form.

> > > > Only submit the preferred form in Webmaster Tools.

> > > > This is how you sort out canonical forms for yrou kind of server
> > > > (Apache):http://groups.google.com/group/only-validation/web/fix-canonical-issu...

> > > >http://oyoy.eu/page/headers/?full=1&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ratezip.com%...
> > > > Unfortunately your server is not prodcing a 404 for a non-existant
> > > > url. It responds with a 200. You should fix this asap.
> > > > I don't know what you've done there, since the default would be a 404.

> > > > On May 10, 1:37 pm, Pek wrote:

> > > > > www dot ratezip dot com

> > > > > On May 10, 10:57 am, Phil Payne wrote:

> > > > > > Well, forum rules require a URL.- Hide quoted text -

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