I am planning to move our DNS to new hosting, but worry re: our SEO ranking will be jepordized; is that a valid concern?
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If moving to new hosting causes SEO loss, what can be done to mitigate loss in SEPR?
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Thank you for all the responses! I feel confident going forward with the move & am happy to not be linked to our former SEO company, with expensive hosting. My web builder and I have been doing our own SEO, for over a year, with MOZ reports & I couldn't be happier. Being able to have this forum is invaluable!
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Agree with Cole. I always do a site:mydomain.com and manually click through all the pages to make sure everything matches. Also, monitor your Google Webmaster Tool to see any issues. Even if you launch and have some issues, as long as you fix them quickly, you won't see much loss if any. Good luck!
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We switched from Network Solutions to Bluehost awhile back. Our serps improved, and we had no problem SEO-wise...but, we paid to have bluehost do the migration for us ($100). If I had to do it myself, there could definitely have been problems. If you aren't very comfortable with migrating the site, then paying someone else to do it for you could be a way to mitigate any potential loss.
Happy Migrating!
Ruben
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If you are not changing your domain, I dont think you have much to worry about. If the new host is faster, it should help both your SEO, and more importantly your users experience.
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Moving a site is always a valid concern, double check your redirects (both pages and media - such as images and pdfs) and double check your on-site optimization.
Hope this helps.
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