Guest Vacation rental in Tuscany Posted August 4, 2011 Report Posted August 4, 2011 I am in the process of renewing the web page I used for many years. My domain is just the name of the vacation rental structure I run, and therefore is not descriptive of the product I sell. To get a higher place in searches I am considering to buy a domain describing more precisely my activity. Question: If I use my old domain just to redirect traffic to a new domain will I lose something in term of the rank and trust I acquired over the years ? Quote
administrator Posted August 4, 2011 Report Posted August 4, 2011 Yes and no - it's not supposed to have a negative impact. In fact, it's supposed to transfer the your page search engine rank. You have to use a 301 permanent redirect, in PHP: <?php Header( "HTTP/1.1 301 Moved Permanently" ); Header( "Location: http://www.new-location.com" ); ?> Quote
falkencreative Posted August 4, 2011 Report Posted August 4, 2011 Alternately, assuming you are using a linux based server on your old site, you can use a .htaccess file to do the 301 redirects: http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/242/How+do+I+redirect+my+site+using+a+.htaccess+file%3F Quote
administrator Posted August 5, 2011 Report Posted August 5, 2011 Yes, Ben's suggestion is better long term. ... I had PHP on my mind. Stefan Quote
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