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Buying an old site but starting fresh - what do do about old links?

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by Chris Guthrie, Jun 11, 2009.

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    I'm buying a domain name from someone that they haven't used in 3 years. There are a bunch of links to the various articles, but the content is so irrelevant now that I'd like to just start over.

    What should I do about the old links? Is there any way to capture all the links somehow and redirect to the homepage? How do I find what articles are linked?

    First time doing this one for me so I'd appreciate some help.

    Thanks!
     
    Chris Guthrie, Jun 11, 2009 IP
  2. Chris Guthrie

    Chris Guthrie Active Member

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    No one has any advice?
     
    Chris Guthrie, Jun 12, 2009 IP
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    Not sure but somewhere there is a list of backlinks to the site. I have searched mine and found the number. I know cPanel will show the back links (I think) but not sure if they will find them if not current. My 2 cents.
     
    honeyhosting, Jun 12, 2009 IP
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    kutekutta Peon

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    Check with your Google Webmaster tool. You can remove your unwanted pages from the domain and backlinks.
     
    kutekutta, Jun 13, 2009 IP
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    i did the same with one of my arcade site www.beearcade.com it was first using the FGS arcade script and i change it to onarcade and the time it was using FGS my PR was 4 now its only one so i guess it does effect and some how its like starting a site not from scratch but still starting......so i would suggest you to change the content but not the infrastructure

    Regards
    Free Games
     
    BeeArcade, Jun 13, 2009 IP
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    jg123 Notable Member

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    Try and contact some of the owners of the sites with the links and ask them to take them down. Truth is they will fade by themselves over time, as webmasters realize the content is not relevant anymore.
     
    jg123, Jun 13, 2009 IP
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    Why don't you customise your 404 'not found' page or redirect from it to your home page?
     
    praetserge, Jun 14, 2009 IP
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    How would I do that?
     
    Chris Guthrie, Jun 14, 2009 IP
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    Chris Guthrie Active Member

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    Quick anyone - how do I redirect old URL's to the main site?
     
    Chris Guthrie, Jun 15, 2009 IP