keeping the traffic to a redesigned web site

luxifia · 07-27-2011, 01:56 AM

After radically redesigning my web site with new pages and new file names, etc I wonder if there is a way to redirect each of the old pages to the content of the new pages so that I don't lose the advantage of the old indexed pages.

Is this a good idea anyway - would Google penalize me for this - or should I just bite the bullet and start afresh!

linkassistant · 07-27-2011, 02:34 AM

Check out the post on SEO-Safe Website Redesign on Link-Assistant.Com's SEO Blog. It will give you some hints on how to keep the advantage of your old indexed pages.

SimpleSEOTips · 07-27-2011, 02:34 AM

Hi Luxifia,

You should definitely use 301 redirects to bring the Googlebot and your visitors to the new urls you have created. This is an absolute must as you can improve user experience, pass on any inbound link juice to the new pages, and avoid having your website littered with 404 errors.

If you haven't already, submit a xml sitemap to Google Webmaster tools with the new url structure also to help get your pages indexed and ranked quicker by Google.

07-27-2011, 01:56 AM	#1
luxifia Active Warrior Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 47 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	keeping the traffic to a redesigned web site After radically redesigning my web site with new pages and new file names, etc I wonder if there is a way to redirect each of the old pages to the content of the new pages so that I don't lose the advantage of the old indexed pages. Is this a good idea anyway - would Google penalize me for this - or should I just bite the bullet and start afresh!

07-27-2011, 02:34 AM	#2
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07-27-2011, 02:34 AM	#3
SimpleSEOTips HyperActive Warrior Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 147 Thanks: 17 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts Social Networking	Re: keeping the traffic to a redesigned web site Hi Luxifia, You should definitely use 301 redirects to bring the Googlebot and your visitors to the new urls you have created. This is an absolute must as you can improve user experience, pass on any inbound link juice to the new pages, and avoid having your website littered with 404 errors. If you haven't already, submit a xml sitemap to Google Webmaster tools with the new url structure also to help get your pages indexed and ranked quicker by Google.