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Will new website (not indexed) under new domain hurt the original website`s ranking?

by NewOne1
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Hello to all Warriors!

Please answer me if you know will new copied website that is not indexed (and have norobots.txt) hurt the ranking of the original website?

So, I plan to make a copy of my current website, completely identical, and put it under brand new domain. I will put norobots.txt mark. Is there a chance that my original website will be hurt by this?

What if someone post a backlink leading to my new domain of copied non indexed website? Will then it will be indexed?

The main question is will this hurt the ranking of the original website?

Thank you in advance!
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  • Profile picture of the author paulgl
    What is norobots.txt? You wrote that twice, no less.

    You don't need a robots.txt Is that what you mean?

    I can't even fathom the question.

    You ask as if you want the new website to stay buried, so the
    old website still ranks.

    So what's the reason?

    So, I plan to make a copy of my current website, completely identical, and put it under brand new domain. I will put norobots.txt mark. Is there a chance that my original website will be hurt by this?
    You want a copied website? Two identical websites?

    That in and of itself is no problem, if there is a reason.

    I can't think of a reason for a normal website to have that.

    Other than a mirror-site, which can be useful.

    I just thought of mirror sites, and am thinking how looney the dupe content
    people must be on that.

    But I digress.

    Paul
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  • Profile picture of the author NewOne1
    Sorry, I haven't explained well. Will try again.

    My original site is on Wix. And it is indexed. I want to copy it and put it under brand new domain name and will chose "don't allow search engines to find my website". I guess it is norobots.txt.

    The reason why I want to do this is not important at the moment. I just can say that my original website is indexed and completely legal.

    I would appreciate to know if my new website (full copy of the original one) will hurt my original website because of duplicated content? Like I wrote, I will select "don't allow search engines to find my website" so it should not be indexed, but I am not sure if Google will still know for it and lower the ranking of my original website because of this?

    Also, if someone post a backlink (of my new website) at some indexed website will because of that Google find my website anyway?
    Thanks

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  • Profile picture of the author ADavisAA
    As long as the identical website has a "no index" attribute, as you stated that you selected "don't allow search engines to find my website", your original site would be fine. Duplicate content wouldn't be an issue in this kind of situation.
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    • Profile picture of the author NewOne1
      Originally Posted by ADavisAA View Post

      As long as the identical website has a "no index" attribute, as you stated that you selected "don't allow search engines to find my website", your original site would be fine. Duplicate content wouldn't be an issue in this kind of situation.
      Thank you. Is this 100% sure? Even if someone post dofollow backlink leading to my "copied no index website"?
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