Hey guys,
Recently changed domain name and had the old domain 301 to the new domain even with this in place it went from a PR 5 to a PR3. The new primary domain previous was 301 to what is now the old domain, basically we swapped them around. Any ideas why I've lost PR, am I now seeing the PR of the new domain? Will I get the PR 5 back?
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Domain Change Results In Pagerank Loss
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dowhatnow
, May 15 2009 03:41 AM
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Posted 15 May 2009 - 06:52 AM
Impossible to say. In fact it's impossible to say if the domain change was even a factor.
The reason it's impossible to say is that Toolbar PR does not show real PR.
How about your rankings and traffic. You didn't mention them. Have your rankings taken a tumble as well? Has your traffic decreased dramatically?
As we've said about a thousand times, changing your domain is not for the faint of heart and should only be done for valid, non-SEO reasons. Because there is always risk involved.
The reason it's impossible to say is that Toolbar PR does not show real PR.
How about your rankings and traffic. You didn't mention them. Have your rankings taken a tumble as well? Has your traffic decreased dramatically?
As we've said about a thousand times, changing your domain is not for the faint of heart and should only be done for valid, non-SEO reasons. Because there is always risk involved.
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Posted 15 May 2009 - 07:43 AM
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Any ideas why I've lost PR, am I now seeing the PR of the new domain? Will I get the PR 5 back?
Of course you've lost toolbar PR. It's only updated like 4 times a year. Once the next update comes, yours will probably be back if you've got your redirects in place correctly.
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Posted 15 May 2009 - 11:28 AM
Have you lost any rankings? How has the traffic been to your website? I would only be concerned if you've lost rankings, which has then resulted in a loss of traffic. I'm with Jill and Randy, pay no attention to the toolbar - just concentrate on the traffic and making sure those visitors stick to the website.
I would be interested to know if you have lost rankings since the 301 redirect went live.
I would be interested to know if you have lost rankings since the 301 redirect went live.
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Posted 18 May 2009 - 06:34 AM
Unfortunately the domain change was essential from a business perspective. I did everything I knew how to, to ensure that it was as 'safe' as possible. There have been no changes in traffic which is a positive.
I need to explain why it happened, I'm looking for potential reasons/ explanations as it basically happened over night last week.
I need to explain why it happened, I'm looking for potential reasons/ explanations as it basically happened over night last week.
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Posted 18 May 2009 - 07:42 AM
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I need to explain why it happened, I'm looking for potential reasons/ explanations as it basically happened over night last week.
I already explained why it happened above. New domain, it won't get it's PR updated until the next update, prolly in a few months. It means nothing, tell them not to worry about it.
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