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      • EGOL
        EGOL last edited by

        Just sayin' what I would do if this was my site.

        I would not allow my hypothesis about "possible benefits of URLs" dictate a redirect of website categories.... when I don't really know if these URLs will have any benefits.

        Why?  Because I am pretty certain that there is a loss of linkjuice and anchor text when they are passed through a redirect.

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        • FXDD
          FXDD @EGOL last edited by

          Egol, thanks for answering.

          please disregard question 2, because just realized I made a mistake: all the URLs are changing anyway, because we are adding the /us/ section, as in   mybrand.com/US/strock-trading-software/supertrader.

          Since we have to redirect anyway, what do you think about question 1?

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          • JarnoNijzing
            JarnoNijzing @FXDD last edited by

            Mozter,

            personally i would make it like you said it would be: url:/US/stock-trading-software/supertrader

            Don't implement the keyword more then once in the domain name including the extensions and folder because it could be interpreted as keyword spam.

            this is what i would do.

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            • FXDD
              FXDD @FXDD last edited by

              thanks do you think that /us/software/supertrader-stock-trading would send a much stronger signal than /us/stock-trading-software/supertrader ?

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