Will changing dynamic links affect search engine listings

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JayB
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Will changing dynamic links affect search engine listings

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Hi,

My company is currently working on a massive dynamic website which was not originally developed by us, but we are having to repair the previous developers' work as well as providing new development.

My problem is that the client wants us to change the dynamic link. We have got to take out the php?id=cd635f93a328f to something like php?id=georges-blanc - in other words, a specific name rather than id numbers.

What I need to know is, is this going to affect his search engine rankings and visibility? because the links will be different. I don't want to disrupt our SEO and SES as it has taken a lot of hard work and DCI to get it to where it is now, which is fantastic visibility, no lower than 6th on any site submitted to.

Can anyone tell me for definate whether changing the id numbers will upset the SE rankings? thank you for your help.

Judith,
http://www.whitenoiseconsulting.co.uk
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changing id=cd635f93a328f to id=georges-blanc won't help a lot
but changing it to http://www.yourwebsite.com/georges-blanc will get you extra points

read about mod_rewrite in apache
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