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October 17, 2005
Matt Cutts Gives Tips On Moving Sites & Keeping Google Happy
Google's Matt Cutts has moved his blog to a new host, and he shares some advice on how to keep Google happy if you have to do a similar move here. The last step is most important. Once you are sure Googlebots are visiting the new site and not the old, it's safe to shut things down. He also touches on what do to if you need to change domains (short answer, 301 redirect from old to new). By the way, Retaining Traffic after a Web Site Redesign from SearchDay last year has some related tips you may find useful.
Posted by Danny Sullivan on October 17, 2005 7:27 PM
