Help! Website has lost all DA since being 301'd
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Hi,
We have redirected a small WP website to a new site and domain and it has lost all DA and PA. Does anyone know if there's a fix for this? Would reverting back to the old domain help?
We redirect www.northcornwallgardens.co.uk to cornishlawns.co.uk
Thank you
James
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Sorry -basic stuff I know. I can research it to save you any hassle. Cheers.
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Hi
Thanks so much for this Patrick.
I'm new to SEO but I understand some of what you've gone through. With G Analytics do I have to set things up again or can I change the domain? I guess its the same quesiton for Webmaster tools.
I thought the designer had set everything up but obviously he just added 301s.
Thanks,
James
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Hi there
What Trevor said is correct but I want to point out a couple of other things real quick.
Make sure you set up proper URL mapping when you migrate your site, so that Google and other search engines know "This old page should now go to this new page" (redirects). Let Google and Bing know that your site moved in Search Console and Webmaster, respectively. Make sure you conduct a proper backlink audit as well so you can update valuable links and remove risky ones. Also, if local SEO is important to you, make sure all of your business listings and citations (including social profiles) have correct domain / contact information listed. Companies forget to do this all of the time and it's easy to overlook!
And lastly, run through a technical audit of your website and make sure that all of your bases are covered there as well.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
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Hi Trevor,
Thanks for info and replying so soon!!
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All new domains start with a new DA and PA. You will need to wait for the content to be recognised by google again. Reverting back to the old domain would help, and google isn't awfully keen on 301's, but if you want to establish a new brand then you will maybe have to just stick with it. Start buliding some links to your new domain. That will give it a decent leg up and will help google to recognise your new domain quicker.
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