Re: will redoing a website hurt your page rank on Google?

[MrBrightside]

The content will probably stay the same or will be added too BUT, the structure of the website would most likely be tottaly different.

Like the navigation would be different, probably using sub pages to break up the 10+ links there now.

The other idea is to open up a totally different site, then slowly try to transition when the Google ranks pick up. which is a pretty good option, but it also seems somewhat needless. but again there’s fear, he’s also worried that Google will think the Repetition two websites about the same thing, will put the rank down on both pages, is this a real fear?