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Hey Irving,

Thanks for your great response. A lot of what  you've talked about was along the lines of where I was heading, so I appreciate the time you took to write back to the question.

The JS idea is a really good one.

Thanks again.

Hey there

It depends on a couple of factors, I'd say. Is this a forum where users have made the content, or is it a discussion/post that has covered a similar topic?

I get the feeling it's a variation of the latter, and if that's the case, I don't think you need to redirect it at all, namely for a couple of reasons:

1. It's site content, and a variation of a similar topic, which can be seen as "related" to the theme of your other discussion (assuming that's how your site works).

2. If the traffic isn't there in the first place, and hasn't taken off for some time - which includes no inbound links, external discussions and so on - then it's not going to be in the way of your other content.

I'd use the 301 if this is a duplicate issue, and you're worried that people won't find the real target of your campaign.

When you consider the themes for most sites, a lot of content is going to overlap and be very similar to other pieces. The Moz is a good example of that: so many blog posts with very similar themes; just variations of one another.

Hope this helps

Helloooooooo (hey, we're in SEO...surely we need some sound effects as told in dramatic word elongation?)

//First - background.

I work on a site that does pretty well with search visibility naturally (by 'naturally', I mean it didn't need a lot of optimisation due to the relationships it has with its link network).

I work on a site that sells a particular product - green widgets will do - as part of its verticals. Traffic to this section is great, and tends to convert rather well.

These green widgets, however, are also part of another site that's part of the client I work for.

The larger company was interested to understand what would happen to their conversions if these green widget visits were sent to them instead of staying on-site (namely, that's because they turn a bigger profit over there). So they set up a link on the page on my site to a landing page on theirs.

Sure enough, conversions stayed the same on their site, and showed there may be value in keeping that flow active.

//Second - question.

I see a few options which mainly revolve around not changing anything, but the bigger part of company wants to see that change.

My question is this: long term, should I keep the green widgets section of my site there, and use a link that goes to green widgets on the other site, or should I 302 it until they decide on what they want to do with the relationship between the sites?

I know...a bit convoluted, but I'd love to get some ideas on what others have experienced in these situations, and what kinds of outcomes can help both sites remain strong.

Thanks a ton, guys.

Hey there

It depends on a couple of factors, I'd say. Is this a forum where users have made the content, or is it a discussion/post that has covered a similar topic?

I get the feeling it's a variation of the latter, and if that's the case, I don't think you need to redirect it at all, namely for a couple of reasons:

1. It's site content, and a variation of a similar topic, which can be seen as "related" to the theme of your other discussion (assuming that's how your site works).

2. If the traffic isn't there in the first place, and hasn't taken off for some time - which includes no inbound links, external discussions and so on - then it's not going to be in the way of your other content.

I'd use the 301 if this is a duplicate issue, and you're worried that people won't find the real target of your campaign.

When you consider the themes for most sites, a lot of content is going to overlap and be very similar to other pieces. The Moz is a good example of that: so many blog posts with very similar themes; just variations of one another.

Hope this helps