How do I redirect SEO from pages on old website to new website with new domain name?
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How do I redirect SEO from pages on old website to new website with new domain name?
My website in squarespace has good rankings and we have rebranded to a new name and enw domain name, how do I move across the rankings fomr the old site in squarespace to my new site thats in wordpress please?
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301 redirects & point the root domain also, your hosting provider will help with this.
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I would recommend setting up server side redirects from your host with 301 redirects. It can be a tedious job but it's well worth it SEO wise.
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Effectdigital has hit the nail on the head there. A well performed 301 redirect is your answer and the links given are perfect.
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You would need to use 301 redirects for this:
https://support.squarespace.com/hc/en-us/articles/205815308-Creating-URL-redirects
Note that there are many factors which can stop a 301 redirect from properly transferring SEO authority from one page to another (regardless of whether it's on a new domain or not)
This one: https://moz.com/community/q/changed-url-and-now-not-listing#reply_394821 - is quite important!
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