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My website attached to referral site in a query string

         

ahdtravel

7:53 am on Oct 12, 2010 (gmt 0)

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Hi,
when iam checking my website in google.co.uk search box, iam get results like this (http://www.comfortinnramsgate.co.uk/?utm_source=www.visitsoutheastengland.com&utm_medium=referral).google search showing my website comfortinnramsgate.co.uk with other site linked does this leads any problem to my site.please give me suggestions on this matter.

Thanks
Mathew

tedster

12:09 pm on Oct 12, 2010 (gmt 0)

WebmasterWorld Senior Member 10+ Year Member



Yes, it can be what's called a canonical problem. The simplest fix is to use the canonical link tag.

Those ?utm query strings are so common that I've always "hoped" Google automatically canonicalizes them. But I would not suggest leaving such things to hope alone. Depending on your website's current use of query strings, you could consider using a 301 redirect to the same URL but without any query string. By doing this on your own server, you eliminate any chance of a miscalculation at Google.

references:
Canonical URL Issues [webmasterworld.com]
Using the Canonical Link Tag [webmasterworld.com]