Changing domain & complete website structure: best practice?

spiderhouse · 02-22-2011, 02:30 AM

Hi Guys,

just wondered if any of you have any advice you could give me on moving a fairly large, messy music-artist website to a new domain AND a new structure?

CURRENT WEBSITE:
www.currentdomain.com
200 indexed pages, very poor SEO, horrible navigation - probably built using Frontpage 98

NEW WEBSITE:
www.newdomain.com
Wordpress based, good SEO - completely different structure to old site but similar content

We could launch the new site and keep the old one up with a 301 redirect + do a little linkbuiding on the new domain & email the current backlinkers to see if they can modify their links.

I've also read though this: SEO Guide: How to Properly Move Domains | SEOmoz however if anyone has any further advice I would appreciate it!

Thanks

Tyler Abernethy · 02-22-2011, 04:45 AM

dont count on websites to modify their links.. and if you want more help you are going to have to be more specific..

Will check back later

Sorry,
Best of Wishes From,
Tyler A

02-22-2011, 02:30 AM	#1
spiderhouse Spiderpig Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 218 Thanks: 29 Thanked 15 Times in 15 Posts	Changing domain & complete website structure: best practice? Hi Guys, just wondered if any of you have any advice you could give me on moving a fairly large, messy music-artist website to a new domain AND a new structure? CURRENT WEBSITE: www.currentdomain.com 200 indexed pages, very poor SEO, horrible navigation - probably built using Frontpage 98 NEW WEBSITE: www.newdomain.com Wordpress based, good SEO - completely different structure to old site but similar content We could launch the new site and keep the old one up with a 301 redirect + do a little linkbuiding on the new domain & email the current backlinkers to see if they can modify their links. I've also read though this: SEO Guide: How to Properly Move Domains \| SEOmoz however if anyone has any further advice I would appreciate it! Thanks

02-22-2011, 04:45 AM	#2
Tyler Abernethy Banned War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 333 Thanks: 12 Thanked 25 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Changing domain & complete website structure: best practice? dont count on websites to modify their links.. and if you want more help you are going to have to be more specific.. Will check back later Sorry, Best of Wishes From, Tyler A