I am considering to improvise the URLs of my website — Flickstime.com
Already we are ranking well for many search terms, I wondered what impact will it have on the existing organic traffic if I changed the URL.
I read two fantastic articles and I got a good understanding of the impact, here’s a quick summary:
- 85 percent of the link juice will be passed to the new URL when you do 301 Redirect
- Expect a 25 percent drop in traffic initially and if the URLs are well optimized, you can later see an fantastic improvement in the organic traffic
- It would take around 6 Weeks (1.5 to 2 months) to recovery from the lost organic traffic
Addition:
- Monitor your webmaster data weekly if possible for your targeted keyword
- After 1.5 Months if the orginal keywords do not recover in ranking, you might want to take some immediate steps to fix it.
Articles I read:
- SEO Traffic Changes When URLs Change
- For Redesigns, Protect SEO with 301 Redirect Strategy
Friend I reached out:
I had also reach out to Krinal Mehta (Fantastic SEO Guy) and shared my concern of downsides of changing the URL.
He responded well, decided to add his exact reply below:
Look at the bigger picture.
