How to implement 301 permanent redirect
A 301 redirect is the most efficient and seo-friendly method for redirecting webpages. This code instructs the search engines that a webpage / pages have permanently moved to a new location. With 301 redirect, you can safely redirect your old pages to new pages without the fear of losing your search engine rankings. Search engines responds to 301 redirect by dropping old pages and updating the urls with new pages.
Google has recently updated the way it categorize links in webmaster tools. There are two categories of links visible in your webmaster tools, namely; links from other sites and links from within your site. Previously, links that started with a site’s exact URL would be categorized as internal links. For example if your site url is;