[thelist] another google question

[Erik Mattheis]

So if a page with a good ranking changes to a doc with just a meta
refresh and JS redirect to the new location, the ranking may change? Is
this why you're saying "not a good idea"?


On Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 05:57 PM, george donnelly wrote:

> [Erik Mattheis wrote (gozz at gozz.com) on 1/28/03 5:24 PM]
>
>> I'm redesigning/reorganizing a site that gets the #1 or #2 result for
>> many pertinent searches ... and I of course want to keep the rankings.
>> But the reorganization of the site will require the document to move
>> to
>> another location. The new site will use a 404 handler to redirect
>> visitors (as well as serve all the content) ... and I'd like to remove
>> the "old files".
>
> not a good idea.

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Erik Mattheis
GoZz Digital
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Flash and ColdFusion Development
Minneapolis, MN
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