301 redirect for link building

is this an artifical way of building IBL?

[TinkyWinky]

I have just bought a domain which I (nicely) find has about 100 IBL's mostly from PR4's and PR5's.

It was an old indie record label, that now exists on myspace, but they have not redirected their old domain - how silly!

Can I get a quick heads up, if I now 301 redirect this domain to my site (on a page that is about music) do I therefore benefit from the IBL's to the domain that I have redirected.

In other words, am I passing both the PR and the IBL's - therefore making my life 100 odd IBL's simpler?

[specter]

No.You aren't.
301 doesn't pass link benefits.

[TinkyWinky]

You sure? I thought redirecting 301 style did forward the PR value.... then I could be wrong.

[pageoneresults]

Can I get a quick heads up, if I now 301 redirect this domain to my site (on a page that is about music) do I therefore benefit from the IBL's to the domain that I have redirected.

Yes, you would. You would be best to redirect it to a page about that old indie record label. That way it retains it's theme. You'll probably see some immediate effects and then the trickle down effect over time.

A 301 will past link benefits and it may also pass any other related issues with the previous domain. Keep that in mind. ;)

[CainIV]

No.You aren't.
301 doesn't pass link benefits.

Wrong, yes it does, and will even pass any detrimental effects including dampening, if that page happened to be filtered or banned for any reason.

On a side note, be careful the answers you are giving others and ensure they are accurate!

[idolw]

of course it does. i tried it a few times and it works like a charm. especially if you redirect to a page with some sites linking to it already

[specter]

On a side note, be careful the answers you are giving others and ensure they are accurate!

Correct.More accurate to say that IN MY EXPERIENCE IT DIDN'T WORK.