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Which URL to Link to When There's a Redirect?

The old URL or the new URL?

         

jcmiras

2:01 am on Jul 15, 2005 (gmt 0)

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What do you think is better in promoting my website if i redirect page1.htm to page2.htm? Still promote by submitting to directories, the "Old one (page1.htm)" or shift to the "new one(page2.htm)"? I think, i still promote the old one to concentrate the PR then that PR will just redirected to the new one. what do you think?

claus

10:39 pm on Jul 18, 2005 (gmt 0)

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If you had a shop, and it moved from "Road A" to "Road B" would you still put ads in the yellow pages with the old address because you had left a note there?

jcmiras

10:27 am on Jul 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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Yes, i know that. but my point is, my old url is already popular when its come to the number of back links. If i am going to promote my new url, it`s lime i am starting all over again.

g1smd

3:12 pm on Jul 20, 2005 (gmt 0)

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You are, so promote the new one.

The redirect is there to catch those still trying to get to you through the old address. Get the sites that link to that old address to update their links as soon as possible.