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May 05.2009

I am going to be moving a website to a new domain. We will still own the old domain. I would like to know if anyone can tell me the best way to do this and keep our search engine rankings and listings. Should I forward the old domain to the new one, or use some sort of redirect. I’ve never tried anything like this before, so any input would be appreciated.

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@yamaharussMay 07.2009 — Be careful with redirects. Done improperly could cause the engines to drop you. Best to just keep the old domain as an alias.
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@bldstrJun 05.2009 — Why the new domain? Has the company name changed? I wouldn't change your main domain unless it is really necessary.

If the content remains identical then 301ing the old domain to the new one [I]should[/I] go down OK.
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