Comments on: How to Change Domain Names and Keep Your Search Engine Rankings http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/search-engine-optimization/how-to-change-domain-names-and-keep-your-search-engine-rankings/ Doing Big Things in the Big Easy. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:42:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: inlayout http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/search-engine-optimization/how-to-change-domain-names-and-keep-your-search-engine-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-289 inlayout Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:20:19 +0000 http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/?p=81#comment-289 All I meant by, "the new domain name was pointed to the new copy of the site," was that the dns was set for the domain name to point to the web server where the new site was hosted. The 301 redirects were written to the .htaccess file in the old site, so that visitors and search engine spiders would be directed to the new site. It's also important to make sure that you redirect all pages of the old site to the corresponding page on the new site, not just the homepage, and not just redirecting everything to the homepage of the new site. All I meant by, “the new domain name was pointed to the new copy of the site,” was that the dns was set for the domain name to point to the web server where the new site was hosted.

The 301 redirects were written to the .htaccess file in the old site, so that visitors and search engine spiders would be directed to the new site.

It’s also important to make sure that you redirect all pages of the old site to the corresponding page on the new site, not just the homepage, and not just redirecting everything to the homepage of the new site.

]]> By: Atul http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/search-engine-optimization/how-to-change-domain-names-and-keep-your-search-engine-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Atul Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:57:11 +0000 http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/?p=81#comment-288 Hi, Excellent write-up. Even a novice like me was able to get it ! Please clarify one thing. You saud that you made a new copy of the existing site and then "The new domain name was pointed to the new copy of the site". Can you please point what this meant and how this could be done. Will i use 301 to redirect new domain name to new copy of site ? Thanks Hi,

Excellent write-up. Even a novice like me was able to get it ! Please clarify one thing. You saud that you made a new copy of the existing site and then
“The new domain name was pointed to the new copy of the site”. Can you please point what this meant and how this could be done. Will i use 301 to redirect new domain name to new copy of site ?

Thanks

]]> By: Niall Doherty http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/search-engine-optimization/how-to-change-domain-names-and-keep-your-search-engine-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-269 Niall Doherty Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:51:09 +0000 http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/?p=81#comment-269 Thanks for the reply. I'll keep that in mind next time I'm registering a domain. Thanks for the reply. I’ll keep that in mind next time I’m registering a domain.

]]> By: inlayout http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/search-engine-optimization/how-to-change-domain-names-and-keep-your-search-engine-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-263 inlayout Mon, 09 Jun 2008 18:56:57 +0000 http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/?p=81#comment-263 Niall, you are correrct; those factors were learned from reading Google patent applications for their search methodology. They have also been discussed on a few SEO / Webmaster forums I participate in. While I feel they are important, they are a very small "piece of the pie" when it comes to SEO. I just make sure to cover all of the bases - if registering for 10 years helps, then I do it. Niall, you are correrct; those factors were learned from reading Google patent applications for their search methodology. They have also been discussed on a few SEO / Webmaster forums I participate in.

While I feel they are important, they are a very small “piece of the pie” when it comes to SEO. I just make sure to cover all of the bases - if registering for 10 years helps, then I do it.

]]> By: Niall Doherty http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/search-engine-optimization/how-to-change-domain-names-and-keep-your-search-engine-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-262 Niall Doherty Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:13:31 +0000 http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/?p=81#comment-262 Very interesting. I have a similar move coming up for one of my own sites soon and this info will definitely help. I'm intrigued by the "trust factors" you mention at the end of the post. It seems you're suggesting that factors such as long term registration and not hiding registration info help improve search engine rankings. Is this the case, or have I misunderstood? Very interesting. I have a similar move coming up for one of my own sites soon and this info will definitely help.

I’m intrigued by the “trust factors” you mention at the end of the post. It seems you’re suggesting that factors such as long term registration and not hiding registration info help improve search engine rankings. Is this the case, or have I misunderstood?

]]> By: inlayout http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/search-engine-optimization/how-to-change-domain-names-and-keep-your-search-engine-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-261 inlayout Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:34:36 +0000 http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/?p=81#comment-261 Thanks Erica! Thanks Erica!

]]> By: Erica DeWolf http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/search-engine-optimization/how-to-change-domain-names-and-keep-your-search-engine-rankings/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Erica DeWolf Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:26:39 +0000 http://neworleansinternetmarketing.com/?p=81#comment-260 This was a beautifully put together tutorial and advice post in one. Thanks! I'm bookmarking this for future reference! This was a beautifully put together tutorial and advice post in one. Thanks! I’m bookmarking this for future reference!

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