Google has been working on new parameters to help with the duplicate content issue lately. Navneet Kaushal shares some tips on how to help prevent duplicate content on his blog.

Navneet’s main tips are these:
• Recognizing Duplicate Content on the Website

• Having Consistency Within the Website

• Applying 301 Permanent Redirects

• Implementing the rel=”canonical” Link Element Where you Can on Your Pages

• Using URL Parameter Handling Tool in Google Webmaster Tools

Read his full article here.

Google’s own Greg Grothaus shares some of these tips as well:


And just in case you need a little more help, here is Greg Grothaus again, this time with WebProNews’ Mike McDonald. He explains the 301 redirect verses the canonical tag: