301 redirect

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    I have switched to .php but a few pages on my website are still in .htm

    IF I do a 301 redirect will I lose the page rank of those site and the backlinks?
    Thanks in advance
     
    pcz, Sep 10, 2009 IP
  2. Simong_1984

    Simong_1984 Member

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    #2
    I did a similar thing on my site recently and switched all htm pages to php and I didn't lose any position in Google SERP. I can't say for sure but in my experience it didn't make a difference.
     
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  3. magda

    magda Notable Member

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    No, a 301 is the right way to do it - it's telling search engines that it's a permanent redirect and backlinks and PR belong there now.
     
    magda, Sep 10, 2009 IP
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    no no no, you will not loose your back links with 301 redirection.
     
    purnachender, Sep 11, 2009 IP
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    magda is absolutely right, the whole idea of 301 redirect is to fix issue like yours.
     
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  6. Jeff Collision

    Jeff Collision Peon

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    301 Redirection is the right one to do. You won't loose your linkjuice of site with 301 redirection. Don't go for 302 redirection - there is more chance to loose the credibility of your existing site.
    For more information, please read this article..
     
    Jeff Collision, Sep 11, 2009 IP
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    301 redirect will pass the PR but there is no guarantee that the new page will get all the PR and ranking of the old page. Matt Cutts said something like that in his blog.
     
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    pcz Well-Known Member

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    Ok thanks guys.
    I will use 301 then :)
     
    pcz, Sep 11, 2009 IP