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**manishwebmaster** · 04-02-2008, 04:29 AM

I have a website http://www.comparecards.in/ . I had made some modifications in its internal pages URL and applied permanent redirect on old urls to updated urls.
Now I want to remove those old URLs from google index as those URLS are still visible in search results. I made a request in my google webmaster tool for URL removal, but it denied my request as there is a condition that without finding 404 status on the pages, it could not remove pages from google index. But I don't want to loose the traffic coming through my old URLs.

Please suggest me is there any way to remove my old URLs from google index without loosing my traffic.

**chrishirst** · 04-02-2008, 04:39 AM

You mean you don't have a tip like that on your SEO Tips & Techniques blog????

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I had made some modifications in its internal pages URL and applied permanent redirect on old urls to updated urls.

So wait! it takes anything up to 6 months for a redirect to replace the URIs.

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as there is a condition that without finding 404 status on the pages, it could not remove pages from google index.

So the answer to this is???

**zeruel** · 04-02-2008, 04:45 AM

There is a Google webpage removal tool on your Google webmaster tools. Try to check that out...

**manishwebmaster** · 04-02-2008, 04:51 AM

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Originally Posted by zeruel

There is a Google webpage removal tool on your Google webmaster tools. Try to check that out...

But to add removal request in webmaster tools, I have to remove permanent redirects on that pages, but the important fact is I don't want to loose my traffic that are coming from my old links or urls.

**sachinagg** · 04-03-2008, 07:10 AM

you have done right thing this applying 301 redirection. I did same thing for my site. I changed my page names & did 301 redirect old pages to new one. And all my old pages removed from google indexing. Right now i have only new pages in google indexing. So just do wait make confirmation you have done right 301 redirection.

**manishwebmaster** · 04-03-2008, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by chrishirst

You mean you don't have a tip like that on your SEO Tips & Techniques blog????

Ya I don't have any clue. If you have do reply me. The main problem is for some of my keywords both (old and new URLs are appear), so i need to remove my old URLs from google index..

And could you please suggest me how long it'll take to remove urls from google index...

Thanks in advance

**chrishirst** · 04-03-2008, 10:25 AM

well you could always read post #2

**manishwebmaster** · 04-03-2008, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by chrishirst

well you could always read post #2

If I say it'll take only 6 hours to remove your URLs from google index...would you believe that...

**chrishirst** · 04-03-2008, 10:52 AM

Huh? ..

**Learning Newbie** · 04-03-2008, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by manishwebmaster

Ya I don't have any clue. If you have do reply me. The main problem is for some of my keywords both (old and new URLs are appear), so i need to remove my old URLs from google index..

Why do you care if you're getting 2 listings for the price of 1? It'll right itself, but in the meantime, I'd say it's a good thing and not a situation to worry about ending.

**coolguy27** · 04-04-2008, 04:49 AM

If you want you url to be removed from index.. Change your title tag surely it will deindexed...

**chrishirst** · 04-04-2008, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by coolguy27

If you want you url to be removed from index.. Change your title tag surely it will deindexed...

Well, in the most ridiculous thing I heard today stakes ....

.... You are winning!

**manishwebmaster** · 04-04-2008, 05:16 AM

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If you want you url to be removed from index.. Change your title tag surely it will deindexed...

Might be new concept of SE.....