http://davidhayden.com/blog/dave/archive/2010/04/01/SEOFriendlyURLSIIS7URLRewriter.aspx
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I have talked about search engine optimization ( SEO ) a lot lately with regards to a number of the new features in ASP.NET 4:web
as well as the IIS SEO Optimization Toolkit:app
In fact at the first Sarasota Web Developer Group meeting I presented how you can use the IIS Search Engine Optimization Toolkit to analyze your websites for Search Engine Optimization Violations and other problems.ide
For those who are stuck with the ugly querystring-based URL's in their ASP.NET Websites, you will also want to take a peek at the IIS 7 URL Rewriter which can create more search engine friendly routes in your web applications.ui
By choosing a User-Friendly URL Rule in IIS 7:spa
One can literally create more search engine optimized URL's for your inbound and outbound URL's in your e-commerce website using the built-in URL's provided by the IIS 7 URL Rewriter:code
One can transform a URL of:orm
http://www.MyEcommerceWebsite/product.aspx?category=iPadshtm
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http://www.MyEcommerceWebsite/category/ipads
in minutes.
Although not a silver bullet, the IIS 7 URL Rewriter is a nice way to move to more SEO friendly URL's and RESTful routing with very little effort.
David Hayden,