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*The most important thing to avoid is 404 (file not found) errors when searchers click on Mozilla site links that show up on the search engine response page (SERP) | *The most important thing to avoid is 404 (file not found) errors when searchers click on Mozilla site links that show up on the search engine response page (SERP) | ||
*Use a permanent 301 redirect to redirect the pages on the old site to the new site. This also lets Google know all the pages have officially moved. | *Use a permanent 301 redirect to redirect the pages on the old site to the new site. This also lets Google know all the pages have officially moved.<br> | ||
*Change all internal site links to point to the correct domain | *Change all internal site links to point to the correct domain | ||
*Use link checking software to find any broken links | *Use link checking software to find any broken links | ||
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References http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/04/best-practices-when-moving-your-site.html http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/1699947/seo-best-practices-when-moving-web-site | References http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/04/best-practices-when-moving-your-site.html http://www.clickz.com/clickz/column/1699947/seo-best-practices-when-moving-web-site http://www.seomoz.org/blog/seo-guide-how-to-properly-move-domains<br> | ||
Also a recent quote from Matt Cutts of Google: <br> | |||
''When done correctly, a 301 redirect shouldn't cause any drop in traffic, says Matt Cutts, a Google software engineer. He says instead of moving its entire website at once, Evo would have been better off moving the site very slowly, starting with the least-trafficked areas of its website. Changing something like the structure of a site during a move can also cause problems. "If someone changes to a new template, that can affect the rankings," says Cutts. "Sometimes it takes Google a little while to figure out how best to process, index, and rank a page."''<br> | |||
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=== Product Links === | === Product Links === | ||