Domain change and site is gone!

Asad Moeen · 09-22-2011, 12:37 AM

Well I had a website ranking very well at top 5 spots on Google.

I went through a domain name change because I believed that could do better for the rankings as I didn't like the dash domain names. So I bought the new domain and properly moved my old site to it with proper redirection as Google recommended. In 2 days, I was ranking at the same spots my old site was.

But the 5th day, my website has gone totally away from rankings. The pages are still indexed but I can't see any result even upto the 10th page. I don't really know what happened so please help.

Asad Moeen · 09-22-2011, 01:26 PM

If anyone recovered from it, please advice?

medicareprodct · 09-23-2011, 12:18 AM

Which redirection you've implemented??
If 301 then wait it'll back soon...

samual james · 09-23-2011, 03:42 AM

wait for some time your ranking will be back if you done correct redirection,

smd10 · 09-23-2011, 04:10 AM

Give it some time. Let google crawl the redirects a few times and in a couple of weeks it should resolve itself.

This happened to one of my sites. I bought a better domain and 301 redirected to the new domain and it took about 3 weeks for my position to be regained. On some pages my ranking improved a little due to a more keyword rich domain name.

johnsander1 · 09-23-2011, 04:21 AM

According to my experience you should also submit your site maps once again should review your redirect once again is it via proper channel or not.

C Rebecca · 09-24-2011, 05:21 AM

Well, whenever you make some changes on your website, your rankings may fall down, especially if its redirection.

Don't worry your rankings will bounce back to normal.

Asad Moeen · 09-28-2011, 12:52 PM

Yeah its 301 redirection and its been 2 weeks I'm waiting.

All sitemaps and feeds have been submitted, now waiting for Google to hop back on it. I hope it comes back to its place.

jr1228 · 09-28-2011, 01:12 PM

I have worked with a few 301 redirect sites, and they took at least two months to get back to where the original site was. I kept building links the whole time.

Justin Lewis · 09-28-2011, 01:54 PM

I just want to be yet another to say this, so that you know it's probably the case.

You are dealing with the "Google Dance".

Learn more about it:

"In search engine optimization (SEO), Google Dance is an out-dated slang term used to describe the period of time in which Google used to rebuild its rankings, and as a result of this rebuilding, rankings of Web sites on Google's SERP may fluctuate in order during a several day period. The "Google Dance" would happen anywhere up to 36 times per year, however in 2003 Google begun updating its index on a weekly basis, which all but eliminated the Google Dance."

Source: What is Google Dance? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary

09-22-2011, 12:37 AM	#1
Asad Moeen I'm a Socialist Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lahore. Posts: 84 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Contact Info	Domain change and site is gone! Well I had a website ranking very well at top 5 spots on Google. I went through a domain name change because I believed that could do better for the rankings as I didn't like the dash domain names. So I bought the new domain and properly moved my old site to it with proper redirection as Google recommended. In 2 days, I was ranking at the same spots my old site was. But the 5th day, my website has gone totally away from rankings. The pages are still indexed but I can't see any result even upto the 10th page. I don't really know what happened so please help.

09-22-2011, 01:26 PM	#2
Asad Moeen I'm a Socialist Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lahore. Posts: 84 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Contact Info	Re: Domain change and site is gone! If anyone recovered from it, please advice?

09-23-2011, 12:18 AM	#3
medicareprodct Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 15 Thanks: 3 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Domain change and site is gone! Which redirection you've implemented?? If 301 then wait it'll back soon...

09-23-2011, 03:42 AM	#4
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09-23-2011, 04:10 AM	#5
smd10 Warrior Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Domain change and site is gone! Give it some time. Let google crawl the redirects a few times and in a couple of weeks it should resolve itself. This happened to one of my sites. I bought a better domain and 301 redirected to the new domain and it took about 3 weeks for my position to be regained. On some pages my ranking improved a little due to a more keyword rich domain name.
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09-24-2011, 05:21 AM	#7
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09-28-2011, 12:52 PM	#8
Asad Moeen I'm a Socialist Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Lahore. Posts: 84 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Contact Info	Re: Domain change and site is gone! Yeah its 301 redirection and its been 2 weeks I'm waiting. All sitemaps and feeds have been submitted, now waiting for Google to hop back on it. I hope it comes back to its place.

09-28-2011, 01:12 PM	#9
jr1228 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: OH Posts: 328 Thanks: 20 Thanked 39 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Domain change and site is gone! I have worked with a few 301 redirect sites, and they took at least two months to get back to where the original site was. I kept building links the whole time.
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09-28-2011, 01:54 PM	#10
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