site redesign and url extension change

by Lukas
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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.
#change #extension #redesign #site #url
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    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
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