Changed Old URL to New URL and messed up. Help!!

Discussion in 'Search Engine Optimization' started by winappleworld, Jan 9, 2016.

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    Hey guys. I am in a big mess right now.

    So I had this blog with old url ABC.com and I wanted to shift the blog to XYZ.com

    ABC.com was getting 8000 hits per day. For moving to new URL, I did a 301 redirect instead of 302. The redirect was properly done though.

    I intimated Google about it via Webmaster tools. All was fine till here.

    Now, I have lost all my traffic and rankings. I heard it will happen for a week or so to regain but its been 2+ weeks now.

    I am unable to gain back the old ranking even after a proper redirect. What can I do?
     
    winappleworld, Jan 9, 2016 IP
  2. paw42uk

    paw42uk Well-Known Member

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    If the new url is going to be permanent, then using a 301 redirect was the correct way to go.
    Your site should recover given a little time.
     
    paw42uk, Jan 10, 2016 IP
  3. na9endra

    na9endra Well-Known Member

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    dont panic on the web traffic. Well if the xyz.com is a new domain, it is inevitable that you allow time to get the traffic to your blog.
    it generally is not measured in a week or two , a lil time will fix.

    if this xyz.com is an old domain( purchased in auction or someone fail to renew it), the history of the old domain will have a prominent impact on yours too, spare a little research on it.
     
    na9endra, Jan 10, 2016 IP
  4. David@CDNsun

    David@CDNsun Active Member

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    Make sure that you have 301 (permanent redirect) and not 302 (temporary redirect). If so then you need to wait for your new domain to be indexed.
     
    David@CDNsun, Jan 11, 2016 IP