Does it make sense to create new pages with friendlier URLs then redirect old pages to new?
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Hi Moz!
My client has messy URLs. does it make sense to write new clean URLs, then 301 redirect all old URLs to the new ones?
Thanks for reading!
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Hi Daniel,
Having a friendly/readable url structure will surely help you in several ways.
You can read more about it here:
- http://moz.com/learn/seo/url
- http://moz.com/beginners-guide-to-seo/basics-of-search-engine-friendly-design-and-development
In the second article check the "Url construction guidelines" part.
But before you start implementation on such a development, try to check how you could avoid an url structure redesign failure. (Such as forgetting about 301 redirects from the old structure to the new one).
I hope it helped. Gr. Keszi
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Depending on how messy, or how lacking they are in good organization or keyword value, I sure would if I felt the benefit out weighed the cost. I don't see a risk here if done properly.
Good luck.
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