Can I reuse a URL after it's used for a 301 redirect?
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Is it possible to 301 redirect a page and then reuse the redirected URL again in the future? What are the disadvantages of using the old link?
For example:
www.example.com/contact 301 redirect to www.example.com/contact-us
And in the future I would like to reuse www.example.com/contact again.
seo url 301-redirect
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Is it possible to 301 redirect a page and then reuse the redirected URL again in the future? What are the disadvantages of using the old link?
For example:
www.example.com/contact 301 redirect to www.example.com/contact-us
And in the future I would like to reuse www.example.com/contact again.
seo url 301-redirect
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Is it possible to 301 redirect a page and then reuse the redirected URL again in the future? What are the disadvantages of using the old link?
For example:
www.example.com/contact 301 redirect to www.example.com/contact-us
And in the future I would like to reuse www.example.com/contact again.
seo url 301-redirect
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Is it possible to 301 redirect a page and then reuse the redirected URL again in the future? What are the disadvantages of using the old link?
For example:
www.example.com/contact 301 redirect to www.example.com/contact-us
And in the future I would like to reuse www.example.com/contact again.
seo url 301-redirect
seo url 301-redirect
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As long as you remove the 301 redirect link that you create between www.example.com/contact to www.example.com/contact-us, you should be fine.
If /contact has a lot of 'seo juice', it is advised to try to keep the 301 redirect in place for a few months before removing it. Once you remove the 301 redirect, feel free to re-add /contact back into your sitemap and have Google re-index the page.
Just note that if you have both /contact and /contact-us pages with similar content, Google may penalize both pages for duplicate content.
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complete explanation. this is what I looking for. thank you.
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It's fine to do this, and there is no disadvantage beyond the possible slight hit of the 301 itself.
If you decide to switch it back, make your 301 point the other direction, from contact-us to contact.
answered 2 hours ago
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thank you for the explanation. it's very useful information.
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As long as you remove the 301 redirect link that you create between www.example.com/contact to www.example.com/contact-us, you should be fine.
If /contact has a lot of 'seo juice', it is advised to try to keep the 301 redirect in place for a few months before removing it. Once you remove the 301 redirect, feel free to re-add /contact back into your sitemap and have Google re-index the page.
Just note that if you have both /contact and /contact-us pages with similar content, Google may penalize both pages for duplicate content.
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complete explanation. this is what I looking for. thank you.
– Scramble
2 hours ago
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As long as you remove the 301 redirect link that you create between www.example.com/contact to www.example.com/contact-us, you should be fine.
If /contact has a lot of 'seo juice', it is advised to try to keep the 301 redirect in place for a few months before removing it. Once you remove the 301 redirect, feel free to re-add /contact back into your sitemap and have Google re-index the page.
Just note that if you have both /contact and /contact-us pages with similar content, Google may penalize both pages for duplicate content.
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complete explanation. this is what I looking for. thank you.
– Scramble
2 hours ago
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1
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accepted
up vote
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As long as you remove the 301 redirect link that you create between www.example.com/contact to www.example.com/contact-us, you should be fine.
If /contact has a lot of 'seo juice', it is advised to try to keep the 301 redirect in place for a few months before removing it. Once you remove the 301 redirect, feel free to re-add /contact back into your sitemap and have Google re-index the page.
Just note that if you have both /contact and /contact-us pages with similar content, Google may penalize both pages for duplicate content.
answered 2 hours ago
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As long as you remove the 301 redirect link that you create between www.example.com/contact to www.example.com/contact-us, you should be fine.
If /contact has a lot of 'seo juice', it is advised to try to keep the 301 redirect in place for a few months before removing it. Once you remove the 301 redirect, feel free to re-add /contact back into your sitemap and have Google re-index the page.
Just note that if you have both /contact and /contact-us pages with similar content, Google may penalize both pages for duplicate content.
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complete explanation. this is what I looking for. thank you.
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2 hours ago
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complete explanation. this is what I looking for. thank you.
– Scramble
2 hours ago
complete explanation. this is what I looking for. thank you.
– Scramble
2 hours ago
complete explanation. this is what I looking for. thank you.
– Scramble
2 hours ago
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It's fine to do this, and there is no disadvantage beyond the possible slight hit of the 301 itself.
If you decide to switch it back, make your 301 point the other direction, from contact-us to contact.
answered 2 hours ago
Maximillian Laumeister
1,444520
thank you for the explanation. it's very useful information.
– Scramble
2 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
It's fine to do this, and there is no disadvantage beyond the possible slight hit of the 301 itself.
If you decide to switch it back, make your 301 point the other direction, from contact-us to contact.
answered 2 hours ago
Maximillian Laumeister
1,444520
thank you for the explanation. it's very useful information.
– Scramble
2 hours ago
add a comment |Â
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
It's fine to do this, and there is no disadvantage beyond the possible slight hit of the 301 itself.
If you decide to switch it back, make your 301 point the other direction, from contact-us to contact.
answered 2 hours ago
Maximillian Laumeister
1,444520
It's fine to do this, and there is no disadvantage beyond the possible slight hit of the 301 itself.
If you decide to switch it back, make your 301 point the other direction, from contact-us to contact.
answered 2 hours ago
Maximillian Laumeister
1,444520
edited 2 hours ago
answered 2 hours ago
Maximillian Laumeister
1,444520
answered 2 hours ago
Maximillian Laumeister
1,444520
answered 2 hours ago
Maximillian Laumeister
1,444520
1,444520
thank you for the explanation. it's very useful information.
– Scramble
2 hours ago
add a comment |Â
thank you for the explanation. it's very useful information.
– Scramble
2 hours ago
thank you for the explanation. it's very useful information.
– Scramble
2 hours ago
thank you for the explanation. it's very useful information.
– Scramble
2 hours ago
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