New file name?

Hi Everyone,

I just did a few pages of technical books at
http://www.usernomics.com/human-fact...ce-design.html .

I want to change the URL to something simpler like
_______books-human-factors.html .

The page is new and Google has it at PR=0 but it is indexed (actually #1 for
human factors books).

Can I just change it or do I have to do a redirect of some sort? I never did
that before so if I need it can you point me to one?

Thanks a lot,

Bob

BobK wrote in
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Hi Everyone,

I just did a few pages of technical books at
http://www.usernomics.com/human-fact...ce-design.html .

I want to change the URL to something simpler like
_______books-human-factors.html .

The page is new and Google has it at PR=0 but it is indexed (actually
#1 for human factors books).

Can I just change it or do I have to do a redirect of some sort? I
never did that before so if I need it can you point me to one?

You need a redirect in your .htaccess file - if that sounds horrendously
technical it is actually really simple and you'll get guidance here if you
need it. Sorry if I've just insulted your technical expertise

It's just a line like:
redirect 301 old.html http://www.example.com/new.html

HTH

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On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 12:39:47 +0000, BobK wrote:

Can I just change it or do I have to do a redirect of some sort? I never did
that before so if I need it can you point me to one?

The Google-preferred method is to use a 301 Redirect:
http://www.internet-search-engines-f...redirect.shtml

Yahoo doesn't see it that way, but what can you do?

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Will
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"PeterMcC" <peter (AT) mccourt (DOT) org.uk> wrote

BobK wrote in
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Hi Everyone,

I just did a few pages of technical books at
http://www.usernomics.com/human-fact...ce-design.html .

I want to change the URL to something simpler like
_______books-human-factors.html .

The page is new and Google has it at PR=0 but it is indexed (actually
#1 for human factors books).

Can I just change it or do I have to do a redirect of some sort? I
never did that before so if I need it can you point me to one?


You need a redirect in your .htaccess file - if that sounds horrendously
technical it is actually really simple and you'll get guidance here if you
need it. Sorry if I've just insulted your technical expertise

It's just a line like:
redirect 301 old.html http://www.example.com/new.html

Thanks Peter. That is just what I was looking for. The limitation of my
knowledge is unlimited.

When you do a 301, can I assume that you don't loose any position or PR in
the process?

Thanks,

Bob