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SEO impact when changing url

Hi,

I have an old forms web site developed some years ago. A typical url is http://www.stadpojkarna.se/omoss.aspx. Now, if I want to change the web site (build it using MVC) this url will change to http://www.stadpojkarna.se/omoss. The site is ranked high in Google and my question is, what can I do to keep the ranking with this change?

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RTSOL

Mike

The easiest way would be to build a redirect into the current URL that redirects to the new one; I've seen this done many times on various google searches I've done with high ranked results.

RTSol

ASKER

Hi,

How would that be done easiest? In the web server?

Best regards
RTSOL

Mike

No, you have to code it into the webpage itself.

Here's the code for ASP

<%
Response.Redirect "http://www.stadpojkarna.se/omoss"
%>

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Here's the code for HTML (Must be put in header)

<meta HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" content="0; url=http://www.stadpojkarna.se/omoss">

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RTSol

ASKER

Hi,

I am not quite sure I understand. The root of an MVC sita can look that in the attached screen dump. Do you mean that I should but a omoss.aspx file with the redirect in the root as well? And then do the same for all the pages in the site? The Google indexer has no objections to that? I tried it in my development site and it seems to work.

In your opinion the site would keep its ranking with this approach?

Best regards
RTSOL
MVC-root.jpg

RTSol

ASKER

Hi again,

Another thing - what happens in the long run. Will Google index the hew addresses only and disregard the redirect files. If in the sitemap.xml these are omitted it would work - right?

Best regards
RTSOL

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Thanks fro now - I will take it from here. I might come to the issue though.

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RTSOL