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#1 in Google for keywords, please help

by vtrujillo
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Just bought a domain and site that was #1 in google for a couple of keywords. I just switched registrar to godaddy and hosting to dreamost.

will i hurt my SERP by taking long to get site back up on my server. i asked the seller of the site to let me direct to his nameservers but i hasnt brought up the old site yet.

so the site is down right now. i was always going to setup a new wordpress site on the new server using the same domain.

am i ok just geting up a new wordpress site and getting some new seo, keywords into the site. or should i concentrate on using the old site files up?

am i screwing up my SERP and rankings by taking a few hours to have figured this out?

thanks
#google #keywords
  • Profile picture of the author unnatural
    It varies case-by-case. In my experience though if it's had solid rankings for a while a few days of down time will cause it to drop in rankings. However, once the site is back online it usually takes over its previous rankings pretty quickly (a day or two).

    As an example that type of situation happens all the time when someone exceeds bandwidth on shared hosting.

    That's only if you're using the old content/setup though. It's impossible to say whether changing the site will hurt or change your rankings without testing.
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    • Profile picture of the author creativerobert
      @unnatural,You are right mate. It depends on so many procedures...
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  • Profile picture of the author rosesmark
    Originally Posted by vtrujillo View Post

    Just bought a domain and site that was #1 in google for a couple of keywords. I just switched registrar to godaddy and hosting to dreamost.

    will i hurt my SERP by taking long to get site back up on my server. i asked the seller of the site to let me direct to his nameservers but i hasnt brought up the old site yet.

    so the site is down right now. i was always going to setup a new wordpress site on the new server using the same domain.

    am i ok just geting up a new wordpress site and getting some new seo, keywords into the site. or should i concentrate on using the old site files up?

    am i screwing up my SERP and rankings by taking a few hours to have figured this out?

    thanks
    1. KEYWORDS:

    • Keyword in URL
    • Keyword in Domain name

    2. Keywords - Header:

    • Keyword in Title tag
    • Keyword in Description meta tag
    • Keyword in Keyword metatag

    3. Keywords - Body:

    • Keyword density in body text
    • Individual keyword density
    • Keyword in H1, H2 and H3
    • Keyword font size
    • Keyword proximity (for 2+ keywords)
    • Keyword phrase order
    • Keyword prominence (how early in page/tag)

    4.Keywords - Other

    • Keyword in alt text
    • Keyword in links to site pages (anchor text)
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    • Profile picture of the author vtrujillo
      Thanks for info. I know there are many factors, but I've always wondered how some websites completely change their site and maintain SERP.

      I have already got the site back up on my server and still using the original format and structure until i get my own changes done slowly and make sure i keep the built in SEO that was done.

      Thanks!
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      • Profile picture of the author talisien
        Could you come back to this thread in a few weeks and let us know if there was any change to the ranking after the switch but before your site edits? Thanks.
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