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  • smut416
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2002
    • 256
    #1

    I just made a major website acquisition, how do I transition the site?

    Ok, I need some sharp ideas from some sharp minds. I just made a major website acquisition (To be announced officially later this week) how do I transition the site? I mean, should I just make all links on the site auto-forward to my current site? Or should I delete al content on the site, so that everyone that visits it goes to a 404 splash page that says, company x, has been acquired by company y? Also, I know I have to keep in mind maintaining the SE traffic, if I take down all the page, and forward them to a 404, will search engines start to drop all the links?

    Any and all feedback is appreciated!!



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    • Basic_man
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      • Oct 2003
      • 27360
      #2
      Keep all the pages up for SE & hardlinks, and make them all foward to website Y (or a 404 page) after lets say 1 second. But I'm still not sure if it will be okay for the SE..
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        • smut416
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          • Sep 2002
          • 256
          #3
          Yes, I dont want the SE's to start dropping the links. Thats one of the major items of this, at http://www.uptimebot.com this site has over 100,000 links to it on Yahoo!


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            • borked
              Totally Borked
              • Feb 2005
              • 6284
              #4
              if it's the website + domain name, just tarball the entire thing and unpack it on your server. Then you have all the time you want to modify stuff

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                • smut416
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                  • Sep 2002
                  • 256
                  #5
                  Right but..

                  Originally posted by borked
                  if it's the website + domain name, just tarball the entire thing and unpack it on your server. Then you have all the time you want to modify stuff
                  Right, but how do I modify it is the question....


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                    • borked
                      Totally Borked
                      • Feb 2005
                      • 6284
                      #6
                      Originally posted by smut416
                      Right, but how do I modify it is the question....
                      I think I'm missing a piece of your conundrum!
                      OK, so you have the website on your own server, so the question is what you will do with it? If it's a major website like you say, then you must have already decided what to do with it before purchasing it? If not, then it may help to explain what type of site it is?
                      If it's a paysite, just collect the earnings. If it's something with affiliates, just change all the ref codes to your own.

                      Lacking a bit of info to help you decide!

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                        • Snake Doctor
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                          • Mar 2001
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                          #7
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                            • smut416
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                              • Sep 2002
                              • 256
                              #8
                              Well heres the deal...

                              Originally posted by borked
                              I think I'm missing a piece of your conundrum!
                              OK, so you have the website on your own server, so the question is what you will do with it? If it's a major website like you say, then you must have already decided what to do with it before purchasing it? If not, then it may help to explain what type of site it is?
                              If it's a paysite, just collect the earnings. If it's something with affiliates, just change all the ref codes to your own.

                              Lacking a bit of info to help you decide!

                              Well, heres the deal. Its actually a webmaster resource site thats getting over 1,500 uniques per day (which is alot in my opinion for a niche like a webmaster resource site) SO.. I also run a webmaster resource site with similar content. I dont want to use their pages, design etc. Just include their content on my original pages. So basically, I want to find out how to best take advantage of this sites 1,500 unique visitors without losing any traffic. Does that make sense?


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                                • alan-l
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                                  • May 2003
                                  • 2477
                                  #9
                                  iframe? just an idea, but really don't get excatly what do you need

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                                    • shuki
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                                      • Aug 2004
                                      • 3070
                                      #10
                                      where in Boston are you?
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                                        • borked
                                          Totally Borked
                                          • Feb 2005
                                          • 6284
                                          #11
                                          I get it - so why not change all referrer codes over to you then keep the existing site running for a while but advertise the hell out of your site on it. That way the SE traffic, links are still there, but your site gets more PR bonus... after a few months redirect all traffic to you...

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                                            • borked
                                              Totally Borked
                                              • Feb 2005
                                              • 6284
                                              #12
                                              ... and gradually, bit by bit incorporate their content onto yours.

                                              For coding work - hit me up on andy // borkedcoder // com
                                              (consider figuring out the email as test #1)


                                              All models are wrong, but some are useful. George E.P. Box. p202

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                                                • smut416
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Sep 2002
                                                  • 256
                                                  #13
                                                  Good Idea...

                                                  Originally posted by borked
                                                  I get it - so why not change all referrer codes over to you then keep the existing site running for a while but advertise the hell out of your site on it. That way the SE traffic, links are still there, but your site gets more PR bonus... after a few months redirect all traffic to you...
                                                  Thats a good idea.... I think thats the route I will go!


                                                  BTW: I am in Boston's North End!!


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                                                    • kmanrox
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                                                      • Oct 2001
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                                                      #14
                                                      he said 'conundrum' nice!
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                                                        • smut416
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                                                          • Sep 2002
                                                          • 256
                                                          #15
                                                          Does this make me dumb??

                                                          Originally posted by Hedonistic
                                                          he said 'conundrum' nice!
                                                          I headed to http://www.m-w.com on that one!!


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                                                            • borked
                                                              Totally Borked
                                                              • Feb 2005
                                                              • 6284
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by smut416
                                                              Thats a good idea.... I think thats the route I will go!


                                                              BTW: I am in Boston's North End!!
                                                              Best of luck with the renewed popularity to your site

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                                                                • FireFoz
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                                                                  • Apr 2002
                                                                  • 480
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Maybe you should think again if you dont want to use their design etc... probably out of those 1500 there are quite a few bookmarkers. They'll find it odd if they get a totally different site when they go to their bookmark. You might want to take over the site into your style in steps.

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                                                                    • smut416
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                                                                      • Sep 2002
                                                                      • 256
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Good Idea

                                                                      Originally posted by FireFoz
                                                                      Maybe you should think again if you dont want to use their design etc... probably out of those 1500 there are quite a few bookmarkers. They'll find it odd if they get a totally different site when they go to their bookmark. You might want to take over the site into your style in steps.
                                                                      I didn't think of that. Yes, what I will most likely do is keep their design and slowly transition it over to my site... I think this is the best approach. Thanks.


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                                                                        • smut416
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                                                                          • Sep 2002
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                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by FireFoz
                                                                          Maybe you should think again if you dont want to use their design etc... probably out of those 1500 there are quite a few bookmarkers. They'll find it odd if they get a totally different site when they go to their bookmark. You might want to take over the site into your style in steps.
                                                                          Thanks for your input!


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                                                                            • smut416
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                                                                              • Sep 2002
                                                                              • 256
                                                                              #20
                                                                              FireFox.. Hmm, thats right around the corner. Good to know! Maybe ill replace it with something if I ever find it!


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