Redirections, Duplicate Content & Permalinks

[Joe]

Hi,

Recently I've looked at trying to get a permalink system up to
increase my site's ranking in google (and to have nice looking URLs);
however I've been very worried about google and duplicate content.

I currently already have a "flaw" in my site, in which if you go to
mysite.com/tutorials/ID it will bring you to the same place as
mysite.com/categories/CatID/tutorials/TutID . I really need the
first one "/tutorials/TutID" to redirect to the second "/categories/
CatID/tutorial/TutID".
When I decide to then release this permalink thing, I will then have
URLs like this "/CatPerm/TutPerm", However I will then need the old
links "/categories/CatID/tutorials/TutID" and "/tutorials/TutID" to
redirect to "/CatPerm/TutPerm"..

I'm hesitant to release this permalink system because with multiple
pages of the same content google will think I have duplicate content..


What should I do? How should I approach this?

I still don't really know how to setup the permalink system (well I've
made "UrlExt" for categories, which will be thier "CatPerm"; but I
dont know how to implement this in routes.rb).


If you need anymore information please just ask,

Please Help,

-Joe

[Joe]

I know it's bad not to wait 24hours until I bump, but I really need a
response as soon as possible; and my topic is already way off the list
that people read.

Please Help,

-Joe

[Marnen Laibow-Koser]

Joe wrote:
> I know it's bad not to wait 24hours until I bump,

Then don't do it.

> but I really need a
> response as soon as possible;

So does everyone else. If you really need turnaround time this fast,
please hire a consultant.

> and my topic is already way off the list
> that people read.
>
> Please Help,
>
> -Joe

Best,
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