I took the big plunge and finally got up enough courage to do what I've been wanting to do for a very long time now ... rename /techtalkforums/ to just /forums/. I've set up 301 redirects and updated my Google sitemap. Is there anything else that I should to to make sure I'm good to go?
Dani 4,329 The Queen of DaniWeb Administrator Featured Poster Premium Member
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
why change it when it worked ? as the old saying goes "if it aint broke dont fix it"
stymiee 111 He's No Good To Me Dead Team Colleague
There'll be a hit while Google catches up the the change but that's all you can really do.
Dani 4,329 The Queen of DaniWeb Administrator Featured Poster Premium Member
why change it when it worked ? as the old saying goes "if it aint broke dont fix it"
All the same reasons why we ditched the techtalkforums.com domain name ... too long-winded, etc.
jbennet 1,618 Most Valuable Poster Team Colleague Featured Poster
I suppose yeah, it is better.
Dani 4,329 The Queen of DaniWeb Administrator Featured Poster Premium Member
For anyone who is afraid to do this ... it's worth it, don't be scared. Only 8 days later, all of the new URLs are appearing in google's index, and there has been no noticable decrease in traffic. I'm happy :)
stymiee 111 He's No Good To Me Dead Team Colleague
I think the speed with which this happened is directly related to the strength of your website. Smaller sites would be looking at a much longer transition period and almost certainly a lapse in the SERPs.
Guess it pays to be big. :)
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