What precaution should we take to change the default page of the site

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by myindiahub, Aug 18, 2012.

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    For some reason we wanted to change the default page of my site from example.com to example.com/default.aspx. We will be using 301 redirection to get the back link benefits.
    Do we need to make any changes in webmaster tool and sitemap too??
     
    myindiahub, Aug 18, 2012 IP
  2. tmamedov

    tmamedov Greenhorn

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    No, you don't need to change anything in webmaster tools, but if you have many links to old page then you will lose some link juice because of 301 redirect
     
    tmamedov, Aug 18, 2012 IP
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    johnfambrini Greenhorn

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    If you are doing it because you are moving to a CMS, please check on forum related to that CMS. I once moved my site from static html to Joomla. It used to be PR3. The homepage fell from PR3 to PR0. It recovered in two months to PR2 and a year later was PR3 but came back to PR2 and remains there. Worse yet SERPs never recovered. My mistake was that I was not aware of 301 redirects then. Not sure if 301 redirect will take care of link juice
     
    johnfambrini, Aug 18, 2012 IP