Can I change a URL on a site that has only a few back links?
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I have a site that wants to change their URL, It's a very basic site with hardly any backlinks. http://www.cproofingandexteriors.com/
The only change they want to make is taking out the 'and'.. so it would be cproofingexteriors.com they already own the domain.
What should I do??
Thanks
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I've never done a redirect before, so I appreciate you spelling it out for me.
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Hi Mam,
You have to use 301 old domain to new domain. This is the simple way. Your issues is about backlinks; all backlinks will be driven to your new domain.
You can practice this: -
Redirect 301 http://www.cproofingandexteriors.com/ http://www.cproofingandexteriors.com/
Please not: - Do not forget the slash.
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It looks like you'll be performing a rather ideal 301 redirect here as the site's content will remain intact, with the only difference being immaterial in the domain of the URL. Given this, you will not lose any backlink equity.
Implementing this will likely involve modifying your .htaccess to include something like:
<code>RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.newdomain.com/$1 [R=301,L]</code>
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