site redesign and url extension change

Lukas · 09-03-2010, 04:55 PM

will it affect my ranking on a long standing site if I:

1.) redesign it from its current tables format to a cleaner css/div appearance?

---- same content or a little more added to it. Google likes site updates.

2.) move away from FP example.com/page1.htm extension to example.com/page
using the r=301 mod rewrite

IF it does affect it. Is it better to wait until a slow period like December to do the redirect?

I was going to counteract the temporary drop in rankings, if it exists, with aggressive link building during that period. ( press release, more articles, forum links, etc.) .
In addition, the site will have a much better internal link & external structure with more pages and more focus on monetizing.

I am still seething after Wikipedia took over a #1 spot I held for 7 years.

Google.me · 09-03-2010, 10:02 PM

301 redirect and get rid of the tables. and to add a bonus use css compression with pagespeed. dnt worry bout decline in ranking it wont happen

you can still out rank wiki by relevancy in content and backlinks

09-03-2010, 04:55 PM	#1
Lukas HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: , , . Posts: 269 Thanks: 20 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	site redesign and url extension change will it affect my ranking on a long standing site if I: 1.) redesign it from its current tables format to a cleaner css/div appearance? ---- same content or a little more added to it. Google likes site updates. 2.) move away from FP example.com/page1.htm extension to example.com/page using the r=301 mod rewrite IF it does affect it. Is it better to wait until a slow period like December to do the redirect? I was going to counteract the temporary drop in rankings, if it exists, with aggressive link building during that period. ( press release, more articles, forum links, etc.) . In addition, the site will have a much better internal link & external structure with more pages and more focus on monetizing. I am still seething after Wikipedia took over a #1 spot I held for 7 years.
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09-03-2010, 10:02 PM	#2
Google.me HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: new zealand Posts: 197 Thanks: 5 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts Social Networking	Re: site redesign and url extension change 301 redirect and get rid of the tables. and to add a bonus use css compression with pagespeed. dnt worry bout decline in ranking it wont happen you can still out rank wiki by relevancy in content and backlinks