Domain change/redirects

maritimer · 10-14-2005, 04:27 PM

A hypothetical question for now!!

If I was to change the domain name for a site, would a 301 permanent redirect be google (and other se) friendly, from the old domain to the new domain.

I`m thinking more in way of my backlinks. Should I contact my backlinks, and ask them to update the url/domain or would the 301 redirect `take care` of that with google bots in mind? I have a lot of backlinks, and was hoping I could do it the lazy way!!

Did that make sense?

intelliot · 10-14-2005, 07:44 PM

Yes. The 301 redirect will redirect most search engine traffic (make sure subdirectories and files are redirected, too). As long as this redirect remains in place, the links should work too. But it would be better to have all of the old links updated.

The best thing to do, of course, would be to keep the site where it is - as changing domains rarely improves a site's rankings.

puzzlebox · 10-15-2005, 06:21 AM

well if you have time to wait for your rankings to rise, then you could ask your link partners to change their links. but if not (remember this would lead to profit lost!) then don't.

10-14-2005, 04:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
maritimer Noogle Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Domain change/redirects A hypothetical question for now!! If I was to change the domain name for a site, would a 301 permanent redirect be google (and other se) friendly, from the old domain to the new domain. I`m thinking more in way of my backlinks. Should I contact my backlinks, and ask them to update the url/domain or would the 301 redirect `take care` of that with google bots in mind? I have a lot of backlinks, and was hoping I could do it the lazy way!! Did that make sense?

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10-14-2005, 07:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
intelliot Google Guru Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,527 Thanks: 15 Thanked 46 Times in 26 Posts	Yes. The 301 redirect will redirect most search engine traffic (make sure subdirectories and files are redirected, too). As long as this redirect remains in place, the links should work too. But it would be better to have all of the old links updated. The best thing to do, of course, would be to keep the site where it is - as changing domains rarely improves a site's rankings.

10-15-2005, 06:21 AM	#3 (permalink)
puzzlebox Googler Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 74 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	well if you have time to wait for your rankings to rise, then you could ask your link partners to change their links. but if not (remember this would lead to profit lost!) then don't.

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