Migrating to a subdirectory in the same domain

[ociosu]

Hi!

I have a new version of my website, running with a different CMS (joomla).

In order to install the new CMS while not loosing my all content and links I was forced to install the new site in a subdirectory.

So the old website was http://www.mydomain.com

And the new one is http://www.mydomain.com/subdirectory

I had redirected  http://www.mydomain.com  to http://www.mydomain.com/subdirectory

but I am not sure if that is correct, or if it will generate SEO problems.

I named the subdirectory with a keyword, at least to have any advantage of something that to my short knowledge looks bad...

What do you think?

Another question...

I understand that it is a good SEO rule to optimize each page for a different keyword.

Is it a problem if http://www.mydomain.com is not optimized for anything?

Thanks!

[lavellester]

Now that the new site is ready maybe you can move it out of its set-up directory into the root domain?  I'd also set-up 301 redirects so the pages from the old CMS are forwarded to corresponding pages on the new CMS

www.yousite.com/blog/story1 >>301 redirects >> www.yousite.com/news/tech/story1

Is it a problem if http://www.mydomain.com is not optimized for anything?

The root domain is forwarded onto the directory with Joomla install so you can't optimize it for anything.  If you keep it like this make sure its a 301 redirect.

Hope this helps.