What things should I consider if I am doing a 301 redirect on only 1 page/blog post?
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I wrote a blog post on one of my websites and it got picked up by reddit and I got a bunch of nice backlinks and now that website got a nice boost overall, and especially that blog post page.
I now wish I would have posted the article on a different website of mine. I would prefer if this other site was getting the traffic and the good backlinks that I've acquired. What are the pros and cons if I move the content over to my other website, and 301 redirect just that one article to the article location on my other website?
The blog post I wrote almost instantly began ranking for certain terms in Google. Ideally I would like my other website to rank for those terms, but I realize there will be some differences as search engines look at the website as a whole and take many factors into consideration.
I know there are tons of case studies and information about moving entire sites etc but I couldn't find much on this.
Any advice, questions or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
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If you are going to move it, do it soon. Also compile a list of places where you have already gotten the links and message the site owners to ask them to update their links. The longer you wait, the more of a pain this will be. Also, is your other site as sound for on-page optimization as the current one? If there are issues with title tags or h1 issues or any number of items, then it may not be as successful on the site where you want it to be.
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One time should not be a problem, but the only issue is will it give your new site the same boost? Your taking juice away from one site, with no assurance it will work on the new site. But if it works, it's brilliant.
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