How to Change Your Domain Name Without Losing Traffic?

How to Change Your Domain Name Without Losing Traffic

To avoid the traffic while change your domain by following the below steps:



1) Backup your site


IF you wish to move to a new domain, there are more errors. The best way to avoid such a disaster, to backup the existing account. Make sure you have a complete and functional backup of your files and database before making any modifications for your new domain. If you have a WordPress site, there is an internal plugin which helps to migrate your website to a new domain.


2) Keep same structure as much as possible:


Switching domains is not an easy thing, so keep it as much the same as the old one. To help Google understand the relationship between the old and new pages and ease the transition, keep URL structures the same as the old one. Do not change the CMS and keep the website page content and design the same as the old one. During the migration some technical errors may occur, such as broken internal or redirect chain links can be fixed.  


3) Move website content to the new domain


If you wish to manually move your website content to the new domain without using a plugin, make sure you have a content management system. In WordPress, if you are migrating from one site to another, a plugin like  All-in-One WP Migration can help you automate the process.


4) Use 301 (permanent) redirect


A 301 redirect which is used to inform search engines that the page has been moved permanently and transfers link credit to the new page. You can use your .htaccess file, you can construct a wild card redirect that will move everything on a domain-name level. The 301 redirect which redirects to all of your old domain URLs and redirects them to the new domain with the same URL.


5. Update backlinks


Google considers while indexing pages is the level of trust that each page is given while searching your website. A backlink from another site to yours, provides a measure of this trust to search engines. 


Nowadays, hosting providers support team assist you to migrate your website to another domain. The providers have experts and make your things easier.

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