Comments on: Migrating from taskspro.com http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom Alex King's blog - software, photography, sports, etc. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 14:07:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: tasks.biz | alexking.org http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-55713 tasks.biz | alexking.org Wed, 18 Apr 2007 19:18:09 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-55713 [...] I mentioned previously, I now own the tasks.biz domain. I didn’t go looking for it, I was approached in late 2005 by [...] […] I mentioned previously, I now own the tasks.biz domain. I didn’t go looking for it, I was approached in late 2005 by […]

]]> By: Chris Meller http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54062 Chris Meller Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:23:27 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54062 Isn't that the truth... Still waiting for that follow-up post! :P Isn’t that the truth… Still waiting for that follow-up post! :P

]]> By: Alex http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54046 Alex Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:42:02 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54046 My ways are often mysterious to you, Meller. ;) My ways are often mysterious to you, Meller. ;)

]]> By: Chris Meller http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54045 Chris Meller Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:23:17 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54045 <blockquote> Didn’t he already answer this in his post? </blockquote> Obviously not to my satisfaction, no... :P <blockquote> He doesn’t want to give that kind of jarring experience to his customers that have been going to taskspro.com for the last 3 years. </blockquote> I'm not seeing the point here. That's why we redirect... taskspro.com continues to work like a champ, seamlessly redirecting them back to the new home. Even visually they aren't <em>that</em> different looking. Seems to me that redirecting them would accomplish everything we want: 1) Users don't have to give up taskspro.com; 2) Users get to the new home without even noticing it was gone; 3) Google re-indexes and forwards along all the PR juice (uhh, maybe, assuming they do it the way they say they do); 4) Alex can stop maintaining multiple websites for a single product. <blockquote> He even talks about doing a redirect in the future after a transition period at the end, did you read it? </blockquote> I know he talks about doing a redirect later. His footnote (#2) says he'll talk about it more in a later post. That means I can't go ahead and ask questions now? Quite obviously I did read it, and apparently with more comprehension...

Didn’t he already answer this in his post?

Obviously not to my satisfaction, no… :P

He doesn’t want to give that kind of jarring experience to his customers that have been going to taskspro.com for the last 3 years.

I’m not seeing the point here. That’s why we redirect… taskspro.com continues to work like a champ, seamlessly redirecting them back to the new home. Even visually they aren’t that different looking. Seems to me that redirecting them would accomplish everything we want: 1) Users don’t have to give up taskspro.com; 2) Users get to the new home without even noticing it was gone; 3) Google re-indexes and forwards along all the PR juice (uhh, maybe, assuming they do it the way they say they do); 4) Alex can stop maintaining multiple websites for a single product.

He even talks about doing a redirect in the future after a transition period at the end, did you read it?

I know he talks about doing a redirect later. His footnote (#2) says he’ll talk about it more in a later post. That means I can’t go ahead and ask questions now? Quite obviously I did read it, and apparently with more comprehension…

]]> By: Geof F. Morris http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54037 Geof F. Morris Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:40:04 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54037 I expect that, assuming you add more commercial products, you'll find a use for TasksPro.com again. I expect that, assuming you add more commercial products, you’ll find a use for TasksPro.com again.

]]> By: Bill http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54028 Bill Sat, 20 Jan 2007 22:21:49 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54028 Didn't he already answer this in his post? He doesn't want to give that kind of jarring experience to his customers that have been going to taskspro.com for the last 3 years. He even talks about doing a redirect in the future after a transition period at the end, did you read it? Didn’t he already answer this in his post? He doesn’t want to give that kind of jarring experience to his customers that have been going to taskspro.com for the last 3 years. He even talks about doing a redirect in the future after a transition period at the end, did you read it?

]]> By: Chris Meller http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54027 Chris Meller Sat, 20 Jan 2007 19:47:41 +0000 http://alexking.org/blog/2007/01/18/migrating-from-tasksprocom#comment-54027 Why not just redirect taskspro.com to its new home using a 301 response code to indicated it's moved? No one would have to read the page to realize it's moved, and Google should (maybe?) give its good PR juice to the new home when it re-indexes and realizes that's where it's moved... Why not just redirect taskspro.com to its new home using a 301 response code to indicated it’s moved?

No one would have to read the page to realize it’s moved, and Google should (maybe?) give its good PR juice to the new home when it re-indexes and realizes that’s where it’s moved…

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