SEO and site re-design

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by calisonder, Apr 26, 2007.

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    if i were to have a client that was ranked #1 for a paticular search term and i were to completly redesign there website, but still use good on page SEO, whould the site remain #1 because of all the backlinks or would it drop down because it is organized differantly?


    same question but lets say the client was #10 and i improved the on page SEO, would it drop, stay the same, or raise and if so how fast?



    i know this thred has a lot of question but if you can answer any one them that would help.

    thanks in advance
     
    calisonder, Apr 26, 2007 IP
  2. rayn_84

    rayn_84 Banned

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    Redesigning pages will effect your rankings especially if the site has only PR 2 or lower. In this case, your rankings might drop.
     
    rayn_84, Apr 26, 2007 IP
  3. calisonder

    calisonder Peon

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    what if the site is pr4, whould it still drop, and how long would it take to go back up/ what can i do to limit how far it drops
     
    calisonder, Apr 26, 2007 IP
  4. splashkid

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    you can use .htaccess to redirect the old URLs to the new pages
     
    splashkid, Apr 26, 2007 IP
  5. onedollar

    onedollar SEO Consultant for Hire

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    redesign the site but try to retain the earlier urls if you can - if retaining the urls is not a possibility 301 them :)
     
    onedollar, Apr 26, 2007 IP
  6. coolguy27

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    Yes, it really affects the ranking when redesigning a website with PR 2 or 1. Splash kid is right redirect the old URL to the new pages... 'coz the PR will be the same as the old one.... Add more quality links to add more PR... related quality links I mean.....:)
     
    coolguy27, Apr 27, 2007 IP
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    Does it really affect rankings if you're just going to redesign the site but all on-page optimization that has been done before will still remain? I'm just a little bit confused.
     
    Janna122003, Apr 27, 2007 IP