seo: how to properly change domain name
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How to Properly Change Domain Name (URL)Step By Step SEO Guide
Think about it in 3 phases:Before Changing Changing Process After Changing
Tool: domaintools.com
In depth: http://bit.ly/1qlj0EE
Before ChangingStep 1
Check The New Domain History
Tool: WIX.com
Examples: http://bit.ly/ComingSoonPages
Before ChangingStep 2
Upload “Coming Soon” Page
Add a backlink from the old site to the new one
Anchor Text Example: “Our new website is coming soon”
Before ChangingStep 3
Link New Domain With Old Domain
Redirect all current pages to the new domain page using 301 redirect
In depth: http://bit.ly/301redirectgoogle
Changing ProcessStep 4
301 Redirect
Use the Change Of Address tool to tell Google about your new Domain
In depth: http://bit.ly/ChangeDomainGoogle
Changing ProcessStep 5
Tell Google About The Change
Let search engines know about 301 redirects
In depth: http://bit.ly/SubmitSitemapGoogle
Changing ProcessStep 6
Submit Old Domain Sitemap
Let search engines know about new pages under the new domain
In depth: http://bit.ly/SubmitSitemapGoogle
Changing ProcessStep 7
Submit New Domain Sitemap
Examples: Wikipedia, big media sites .. etc
In depth: http://bit.ly/BacklinksBuuteeq
After Changing Step 8
Redirect Important Backlinks
To benefit from it's backlinks that are redirected to the new domain
After Changing Step 9
Keep Old Site For Couple Of Months
To avoid any risk of losing the page rank of the current domain, move the website in parts, starting with the part that has the lowest traffic
Notes
If you are changing the host, its better to choose the new server physical location to be in the same country of the targeted users, or the same country of the current host
Notes
For few months, expect traffic decrease. After that it should be back to its normal situation
Notes
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