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WarChild · 01-15-2008, 12:43 PM

Okay here's the situation:

I have a domain that I've been playing with SEO on for a few years. Let's say it's mydomain.com

It's done pretty well, and I'm getting better at it, so I decided to convert the static html pages I've always used to a Wordpress blog. It's more or less a blog layout anyway. For bulding testing purposes I've located that at mydomain.com/blog

I've moved all the old content fromt he static pages in to Word Press and now want to put the Wordpress live to enjoy all the SE traffic I've built up to that domain.

Question: Can I just use the .htaccess to redirect to the /blog or will that be recognized as a redirect and cost me in terms of SE traffic? Would I be better served by actually moving the directory for the blog up to the root?

Thanks.

01-15-2008, 12:43 PM
WarChild Let slip the dogs of war. Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Bermuda Posts: 17,263	Quick SEO and Wordpress question. Please help. Okay here's the situation: I have a domain that I've been playing with SEO on for a few years. Let's say it's mydomain.com It's done pretty well, and I'm getting better at it, so I decided to convert the static html pages I've always used to a Wordpress blog. It's more or less a blog layout anyway. For bulding testing purposes I've located that at mydomain.com/blog I've moved all the old content fromt he static pages in to Word Press and now want to put the Wordpress live to enjoy all the SE traffic I've built up to that domain. Question: Can I just use the .htaccess to redirect to the /blog or will that be recognized as a redirect and cost me in terms of SE traffic? Would I be better served by actually moving the directory for the blog up to the root? Thanks. __________________ .