301 Redirect & Backlinks Question.

The Night Fox · 08-09-2011, 09:02 PM

So about 3 months ago I redirected one of my old websites to a new website. It saw an increase in the serps from the 301 redirect, but should I change all the backlinks from the old site to point to the new site or was I right to leave them pointing to the old site?

webtrafficpros · 08-09-2011, 09:06 PM

Hi NightFox. If you'll leave the backlinks pointing to the old site then the your serp will just increase in the old site. I think it would be best if you'll transfer the links to the new site's URL.

Chris Sweeney · 08-10-2011, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by webtrafficpros

Hi NightFox. If you'll leave the backlinks pointing to the old site then the your serp will just increase in the old site. I think it would be best if you'll transfer the links to the new site's URL.

Sorry webtrafficpros, that's totally wrong. A 301 redirect is like a detour sign for backlinks. That's the whole purpose of the 301 redirect. Like Mike said above, the links that were pointing to your old site will now be counted to the site that you're 301-ing it to. If a backlink is pointing to site A, but site A is 301-ing to site B, site B will get the juice from that backlink.

amherstsowell · 08-10-2011, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by The Night Fox

So about 3 months ago I redirected one of my old websites to a new website. It saw an increase in the serps from the 301 redirect, but should I change all the backlinks from the old site to point to the new site or was I right to leave them pointing to the old site?

301 redirect is permanent redirect. Which is used to redirect a web page to another web page permanently.

nicktyler · 08-10-2011, 05:36 AM

Redirect all links to your old site to an appropriate page on your new site. That way you pass all the juice and traffic to the relavent place giving your new site the maximum boost.

willium4 · 08-10-2011, 05:39 AM

As you said that due to 301 redirection there is increase in the serp, means all backlinks pointing to old site redirected to new site. So, there is no need to change the old site link from the other sites link pages.

mickdonald37 · 08-10-2011, 06:36 AM

301 redirect is the most effective as well as Search Engine method for webpage redirection. It's not that hard to implement as well as it should preserve their search engine rankings for that particular page.

julien731 · 08-10-2011, 06:44 AM

301 is fine, you BLs will be redirected to you new site. However, the link juice will not be transferred 100% to the new site, so if you can make your BLs point to your new website, this will be even better. If not, no worries, 301 is the right way to do.

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The Night Fox Warrior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	301 Redirect & Backlinks Question. So about 3 months ago I redirected one of my old websites to a new website. It saw an increase in the serps from the 301 redirect, but should I change all the backlinks from the old site to point to the new site or was I right to leave them pointing to the old site?

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webtrafficpros Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Contact Info	Re: 301 Redirect & Backlinks Question. Hi NightFox. If you'll leave the backlinks pointing to the old site then the your serp will just increase in the old site. I think it would be best if you'll transfer the links to the new site's URL.
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nicktyler Advanced Warrior Join Date: May 2011 Location: London Posts: 708 Thanks: 8 Thanked 56 Times in 55 Posts	Re: 301 Redirect & Backlinks Question. Redirect all links to your old site to an appropriate page on your new site. That way you pass all the juice and traffic to the relavent place giving your new site the maximum boost.
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willium4 Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: 301 Redirect & Backlinks Question. As you said that due to 301 redirection there is increase in the serp, means all backlinks pointing to old site redirected to new site. So, there is no need to change the old site link from the other sites link pages.
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mickdonald37 Warrior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 19 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: 301 Redirect & Backlinks Question. 301 redirect is the most effective as well as Search Engine method for webpage redirection. It's not that hard to implement as well as it should preserve their search engine rankings for that particular page.

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julien731 Active Warrior Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: France Posts: 50 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: 301 Redirect & Backlinks Question. 301 is fine, you BLs will be redirected to you new site. However, the link juice will not be transferred 100% to the new site, so if you can make your BLs point to your new website, this will be even better. If not, no worries, 301 is the right way to do.
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