Changing Servers / domains, and Search Engines

Discussion in 'Site & Server Administration' started by Rbk Miranda, Sep 2, 2009.

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    Hello everybody,

    I'm working in a project, where i`'m redesigning and creating a new website for a company, which has originally two servers (UK and US), 3 domains with the same information.
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    situation
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    www.company.com - UK server
    www.company.co.uk - UK server

    www.companyusa.com - US server


    - the UK site is Number 1 in UK google
    - In US we appeard like in the 3/5 page (it was even worse)

    this problem were due to :
    - duplication
    - very important lack of good structure and optimization of UK site.


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    DILEMMA
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    Being in the US market is Key.

    I've proposed to rid out of one the domains (companyusa.com), and use a unique server. (US one)

    But my concern is that when changing the site to one of the servers we're gonna loose our first position in the page rank of UK.

    Because even if I keep in the UK server, all the current pages are gonna change to others ones, so again, redirections worry me.

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    QUESTIONS
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    Should I Keep one or two servers?
    In the case of one, which one should I keep, US or UK?
    How to get Number one Page Rank in the States Google and keep our current #1 in the UK?.


    Thank you very much.
     
    Rbk Miranda, Sep 2, 2009 IP