Google Search

[Carol V.]

I had named my folders and files with capital letters. I read a suggestion
here to use all lower case. So, I changed my files and folders to lower
case (folder\file.htm).

When I google my site, it brings up the old path with the caps
(www.mysite.com/Folder/File.htm), not even the home page, but the gallery
page in fact. Is it best to just leave it be and google will eventually
link to my site or should I do a page with these caps and just have it
redirect to the correct home page? If I do a page with a redirect, will
that screw things up in the future?

Carol

 

[Carol V.]

Edited to add:

the page google brings up leads to an error page since the file name has
been changed, the page is no longer on the site.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

That is the problem with site hosted under Unix/Linux. You can't change your folder / file name
without breaking links from search engine or users that have bookmarked pages.

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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
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[Kevin Spencer]

It's best to just leave it be.

And the next time you read a suggestion, don't do anything unless you
understand the reasons behind the suggestion! People make suggestions all
the time, and there are 7 billion people in the world. Some of them are not
good ones. The only way to know if they are good ones is to research the
reasoning behind them.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP

Printing Components, Email Components,
FTP Client Classes, Enhanced Data Controls, much more.
DSI PrintManager, Miradyne Component Libraries:
http://www.miradyne.net

 

[Carol V.]

Good Point.

I notice both you and Tom have file names and folder names in caps.

Should I change my folder names and file names back to capitals? The site
is new. Up about a week. Maybe it would be good to change it back. I just
changed it to lower case the other day so, if I change it back, it wouldn't
be that bad.

Carol

 

[Carol V.]

If I just leave it, will google find the correct page?. The site has only
been up about a week?

Carol

 

[Carol V.]

The site is with GoDaddy.

That is the problem with site hosted under Unix/Linux. You can't change
your folder / file name without breaking links from search engine or users
that have bookmarked pages.

--
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Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

 

[Tom Willett]

Eventually. It could take weeks or months.
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Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
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http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
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| If I just leave it, will google find the correct page?. The site has only
| been up about a week?
|
| Carol
|
| | > Good Point.
| >
| > I notice both you and Tom have file names and folder names in caps.
| >
| > Should I change my folder names and file names back to capitals? The
| > site is new. Up about a week. Maybe it would be good to change it
back.
| > I just changed it to lower case the other day so, if I change it back,
it
| > wouldn't be that bad.
| >
| > Carol
| >
| > | >> It's best to just leave it be.
| >>
| >> And the next time you read a suggestion, don't do anything unless you
| >> understand the reasons behind the suggestion! People make suggestions
all
| >> the time, and there are 7 billion people in the world. Some of them are
| >> not good ones. The only way to know if they are good ones is to
research
| >> the reasoning behind them.
| >>
| >> --
| >> HTH,
| >>
| >> Kevin Spencer
| >> Microsoft MVP
| >>
| >> Printing Components, Email Components,
| >> FTP Client Classes, Enhanced Data Controls, much more.
| >> DSI PrintManager, Miradyne Component Libraries:
| >> http://www.miradyne.net
| >>
| >> | >>>I had named my folders and files with capital letters. I read a
| >>>suggestion here to use all lower case. So, I changed my files and
| >>>folders to lower case (folder\file.htm).
| >>>
| >>> When I google my site, it brings up the old path with the caps
| >>> (www.mysite.com/Folder/File.htm), not even the home page, but the
| >>> gallery page in fact. Is it best to just leave it be and google will
| >>> eventually link to my site or should I do a page with these caps and
| >>> just have it redirect to the correct home page? If I do a page with a
| >>> redirect, will that screw things up in the future?
| >>>
| >>> Carol
| >>>
| >>
| >>
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Tom Willett]

...and GoDaddy uses Linux.
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Tom Willett
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
---
FrontPage Support:
http://www.frontpagemvps.com/
===
| The site is with GoDaddy.
|
|
| | > That is the problem with site hosted under Unix/Linux. You can't change
| > your folder / file name without breaking links from search engine or
users
| > that have bookmarked pages.
| >
| > --
| > ==============================================
| > Thomas A. Rowe
| > Microsoft MVP - FrontPage
| >
| > http://www.Ecom-Data.com
| > ==============================================
| >
| >
| > | >>I had named my folders and files with capital letters. I read a
| >>suggestion here to use all lower case. So, I changed my files and
folders
| >>to lower case (folder\file.htm).
| >>
| >> When I google my site, it brings up the old path with the caps
| >> (www.mysite.com/Folder/File.htm), not even the home page, but the
gallery
| >> page in fact. Is it best to just leave it be and google will
eventually
| >> link to my site or should I do a page with these caps and just have it
| >> redirect to the correct home page? If I do a page with a redirect,
will
| >> that screw things up in the future?
| >>
| >> Carol
| >>
| >
| >
|
|

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

Unless you choose one of the Windows Server plan(s)

--
==============================================
Thomas A. Rowe
Microsoft MVP - FrontPage

http://www.Ecom-Data.com
==============================================

 

[Kevin Spencer]

Unless you're having some sort of issue with the file and folder names, it's
best to just leave it be.

Your biggest concern with search engines will not be file and folder names,
but the popularity of the site. I would work on that (getting visitors).
Content content content.

--
HTH,

Kevin Spencer
Microsoft MVP

Printing Components, Email Components,
FTP Client Classes, Enhanced Data Controls, much more.
DSI PrintManager, Miradyne Component Libraries:
http://www.miradyne.net

 

[Carol V.]

Thanks. I think I will just leave it be. I did a google search just a few
minutes ago and now the main/home page is listed #1.

Carol