Do links transfer after a 301? Please advise.

[WhiteCap]

We own 2 websites.  Website "A" has 100 external followed links pointing to it.  I put a 301 on that domain and pointed it to Website "B".  Shouldn't Website "B" now get credit for the followed links originally pointing to Website "A"?   I'm hoping my external followed link count for Website "B" increases.

Please advise...

Thanks in advance!

[Thos003]

Yes. It should pass the link and you should get credit. But the value seems to be decreased. You will get the most credit if the content is still valid.

[EGOL]

Yes, linkvalue from Website A will transfer to Website B.

This will work best if Website A and Website B are about the same topic.  If they are not about the same topic then this might not be a good idea.

Also, before you do this you should ask.... 1) do both of these sites have the same linksources? If they do then those duplicated links might not be worth much.... also, 2) will the webmasters who linked to Website A be pleased to see that they are now linking to Website B.  If not, you will probably lose some of your links.

Good luck!