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This particular client had 5 or 6 different URLS for their previous site. Since we rebuilt their site, they've re-branded under a new domain name, but they've kept their old URLs. They still work, and they take you to the same place as the new domain name.
But I really wanted the new URL's pages fully indexed.
So right now, I can find pages like
old-domain.com/new-optimisedpage.html
but
new-domain.com/new-optimisedpage.html
is nowhere to be seen!
Should I bother worrying about it, or just accept that eventually Google might fully index all the pages from the new URL?
It's not a good idea to have the same content come up with different domain names. They'll usually pick up on a 301 redirect from the old to the new very quickly; it's the simplest, most effective way to deal with it. Also get links changed from the old URL to the new.
Other search engines aren't necessarily that quick with them, but it works.
Originally, Google found my domain through links to "mydomain.dom", which is now indexed. But, I had actually wanted my domain to be indexed as "www.mydomain.com". Note the "www" in the second name. So, I changed the inbound links to include the "www", about a month ago, thinking this will fix my mistake.
(1) Will Google start listing my domain as www.mydomain.com? Or will it continue to list only mydomain.com?
(2) Will it start listing both? I do not want this.
(3) Is there anything I should do, to avoid any possible problem?
Thanks in advance. :)
You can do a site search for mod_rewrite (see navigation top of the page), that will fix it in case there's a lot of linking to you both ways. But if it's been changed in links and you stay consistent, there really shouldn't be a problem.
Back to the topic. All the links have been changed to "www.mydomain.com" and I will be careful to stay consistent, moving forward. Thanks very much for your speedy response. :)
