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Ron of Japan
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Posted: 12/09/2005 06:19 pm
I know the 301 will work with Google but what about the other engines?
I am going to be changing domains. If Yahoo still can't deal with the 301, is there another way? Does Yahoo have a page you can go to to change your domain?
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g1smd
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Posted: 12/10/2005 11:57 am
Yahoo had major problems with redirects about 18 months ago... they said, a year ago, that everything was fixed.
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dirty_shame
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Posted: 12/10/2005 09:39 pm
You could always change the ANAME (address) IP record in your zone files for the old domain (if you're not using it) to point to the new domain. That will change the BIND IP address for the old domain to your new one instantly. That way it's done at the NameServer level.
Of course I'm assuming that your IP address for the new and old domains are different - not virtually hosted on the same static IP address.
On the other hand 301s are pretty standard. Tell you the truth, I didn't realize Yahoo/Overture had a problem with them in the past. Guess I haven't moved that many domains over the last couple of years to get penalized. I can't imagine what gave them problems.
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Ron of Japan
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Posted: 12/11/2005 01:19 am
dirty_shame,
Thank you for your comments. If the engines really do not have a problem with 301's, wouldn't that be a better way to do it than the ANAME methond you mention above?
The ANAME method wouldn't indicate to a search engine that the site has moved, would it? Both domains are on the same server but use different IP's. Thanks.
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dirty_shame
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Posted: 12/11/2005 04:57 pm
Yes, I think 301s are by far the best method simply because that is exactly what they were designed and approved as a standard to do, namely tell other servers where the pages have moved to.
Also, it allows you to move (or update) your pages gracefully, a few at a time, if you wish to preserve your SE standings.
For instance, we've used 301s even when updating sites in the past to redirect the engines from a static oldpage.htm to newpage.php. That way the old pages remain in the directories so as not to lose other 'hard-wired' external links coming into the old pages on the site from, say, associates. But in the mean time, the engines transfer the traffic smoothly to the new pages and your SERPs remain relatively unaffected (while you inform your associates to change their links accordingly). Anything to avoid .404s.
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Ron of Japan
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Posted: 12/11/2005 05:13 pm
I have a windows 2003 server running IIS 6. I am moving all my pages from one domain to another. Is this the best way to do it:
Redirect to: NewDomain.com/$S$Q
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