Duplicate content: is it possible to write a page, delete it and use it for a different site?

[salvyy]

Hi,

I've a simple question. Some time ago I built a site and added pages to it. I have found out that the site was penalized by Google and I have neglected it. The problem is that I had written well-optimized pages on that site, which I would like to use on another website. Thus, my question is: if I delete a page I had written on site 1, can use it on page 2 without being penalized by Google due to duplicate content? Please note: site one would still be online. I will simply delete some pages and use them on site 2.

Thank you.

[stubby]

In my opinion, yes.

[ChrisDyson]

If you add a 301 redirect from the old page to the new page then that is a perfectly reasonable thing to do.

[salvyy]

Hi,

Please forgive my ignorance: in the case you have illustrated, I will not have to delete the old page, right? I simply have to copy a page from the old site, add a 301 redirect, and then paste the page in the new site? Please confirm this.

Thank you.