Multiple 301 redirects, 3 languages.

[Radman22]

Hi everyone,

I have a 301 redirect issue I have for my client’s website.

My client has 3 existing property websites in English, Spanish and German. ( all with many links )

I’ve built my client a brand new website on a separate old domain he owns, with many existing back-links also.

It has a subfolder structure / en / es / de

I’m planning to 301 the 3 old sites page by page to the 4 the domain.

Could this trigger some kind of penalty?

It could look slightly spammy to Google?

Many thanks think advance

George.

[lucy24]

Whew. I saw the subject header and thought it would be a question about multiple (chained) redirects. Those are never good news. A page-for-page redirect of an entire site to a previously unused domain couldn't be better.

Except...

a separate old domain he owns, with many existing back-links

This is ambiguous. Do the links point to your old URLs-- the ones you're planning to redirect-- or do they point to the new URLs-- the ones you're planning to redirect to? The latter may come across as a bit hinky, like trying to cash in on someone else's good credit. Are you entirely shutting down the three old domains? If so, you'll probably come out ahead anyway.

[Radman22]

Thanks for the reply Lucy :)

My client has 3 ancient html real estate website sites:

old spanish website.com
old german website.com
old english website.com

I’ve built him a new Joomla website on a separate domain.

(This domain is also old and has good link metrics).

I want to redirect, page by page to the ‘new’ Joomla site, which as a subfolder set up for the three languages.

new domain.com / es / en / de .

This is I guess a bit iffy? I cant see any alternatives to a redirect?

In a worst case scenario he could get deindexed from Google?

: - /

thanks

George

[lucy24]

I can't imagine why a page-for-page redirect would lead to anyone getting deindexed-- or even penalized in any way-- unless there's something you're not telling us. (That is, something on the order of "one of our sites got permanently banned from AdThingy for pervasive kiddie porn, but that can't possibly be relevant can it?" ;) )

[Radman22]

Hi Lucy,

No, nothing of that nature.

I just wanted to be on the safe side.

I know black SEO's do loads of 301 redirects for churn n burn sites, thought this might look suspect to Google.

Cool, I will redirect the 3 websites page by page then.

Thanks : )