Google & Mod Rewrite

How does Google treat this scenario.

Domain OLD needs mod rewriting to Domain NEW - the new domain name is recently indexed. Would Google put this new domain name in the sandbox?

 

I did a rewrite and 301ed all old urls to the new ones. Google replaced all of them and ranking even improved marginaly (loads on MSN/Y). No sandboxing in my experience.

 

TOPs are you a mod rewrite expert? I'm need to pay someone to do a lot of mod rewrite work, and I need someone I can trust.

Darren

 

No, I'm not. Far from even. I just used an osCommerce contribution. Nintendo is the guru, PM him I'd say.

 

I would help you for free if I have time...

301 is the key though as tops said

 

Thanks guys. Yes, I was thinking 301, but wasn't sure about what effect it had on the new domain - I'm worried that I'll do the 301 and the new domain will get stuck in the sandbox, and take 12 months to come out - in return, ruining the business.

 

What would you guys suggest if someone wanted to take content from an old domain that is going to be revamped with new content and placing the old content on an exsisting new domain.

Could their be any duplicate issues even though this content ( About 150 pages ) will not exsist on the old domain anymore? What would be the best way to do this? Thanks

 

Thanks for hijacking my thread LA Homes

Get rid of the old content on the older domain, and use robots.txt and Google's removal tool, wait a few weeks for it to disappear from all data centers, and then load the content on to the new domain.

Back on to my issue - has anyone else dont a 301 redirect on to a new domain, which is recently being indexed in Google, and not been affected by the Google Sandpit?

 

From my experience a new domain reged 10 years should be fine and not sandboxed.

 

Sorry WWH I figured since you and Shoe were the only ones in here and your question was answered you wouldnt mind I thought as well this might pertain to a 301. I will write on the board 100 times I will not hijack wwh thread, bad bad LVH... Thank you for answering though.

 

Hello

I have done many mod-rewrite. i have specially worked with web directories, search engines and oscommerce.

I have idea that google will pick all of your pages to new domain and it should not go into the sandbox.

 

301 redirect is SE friendly and safe, in my experience.

 

You don't need to pay anybody to do mod rewrites...just ask here. I can help, I just finished a site which is all dynamic PHP with usually two parameters and I have it so that there is not a single php url google will ever find.