Moving an entire section of a website to a new URL
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Hello there,
I currently have a website that offers services to both domestic and business clients.Currently these are hosted on a single URL, then split out .com/business and .com/domestic
We're going to be moving the .com/business structure and content to an entirely new URL which will be dedicated to only the business part of the business.
This will also mean a change in the branding of the existing content as the new URL will come under the name of the parent company.
My question is two fold:
(1) What's the best way to go about this?
(2) What would be the estimated effect on the traffic?
Many thanks for your help in advance.
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To build off of what Kevin has said (which I recommend), I would set up Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster tools (on the current site) and proactively check it post launch of the new site to make sure there are no issues in URL and redirects of pages that you've moved.
Thanks!
John
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Hi Craig,
(1) What's the best way to go about this? 301 redirects from .com/business to the new one (good Moz guide).
(2) What would be the estimated effect on the traffic? You may see a slight drop for a limited amount of time (typically around 15%).
Good luck!
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