Q: My redirects work, but they go through 2-3 hops. Does that matter? Short answer: each extra hop is a small tax — worth flattening, not worth losing sleep. Long answer: A 'chain' is when URL A redirects to B, which red…
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Q: I used 302 redirects by accident. Did I ruin my migration? Short answer: no, you didn't ruin anything — but fix them this week. Long answer: A 301 says 'moved permanently,' a 302 says 'moved temporarily.' Google usual…
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Q: We moved domains 3 weeks ago and traffic is still down. Normal? Short answer: yes, three weeks is still inside the messy window. Don't panic-revert. Long answer: Google has to recrawl every old URL, follow the redirec…
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Q: We're merging two of our sites into one. How is that different from a normal move? Short answer: it's a migration plus a consolidation — the redirect mapping gets trickier because pages overlap. Long answer: A normal …
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