Multiple 301 redirect chain - should I be worried?

Multiple 301 redirects

[jsherrod]

We just merged 2 websites into one this week and I have been checking the success of the 301 redirects. Using the nice RexSwain http viewer, I could see most 301s were working perfectly.

But I also noticed that several of the redirected pages went via a "jump" page and then the Jump page 301 redirected to the final destination. Should I be worried? My opinion is that only one 301 will pass link juice, but I haven't really had the experience and would rather forgo it if it looks to be an unpleasant one.

[tedster]

My experience agrees with your opinion. Backlink influence of almost every kind does not seem to pass through a chain of 301 redirects. Now, just maybe, it does ... eventually and after a long, slow incubation period. I would still bite the bullet and make the redirects go through one hop only. All those extra calculations cycles just don't sound healthy to me.